2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The team was coached by Tony Skole, in his 3rd season at The Citadel.

Previous season The Bulldogs struggled to a 12–43 overall record, just 5–19 in the Southern Conference. They were eliminated in the play-in round of the 2019 Southern Conference baseball tournament by Western Carolina

Personnel

Roster 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball roster Pitchers 6 - Hunter Barbee - Senior 13 - Chace Cooper - Freshman 15 - Cameron Reeves - Sophomore 17 - Shane Connolly - Junior 18 - Lathan Todd - Sophomore 19 - Brandon Mulier - Senior 20 - Zach Taglieri - Senior 24 - Gant Starling - Freshman 28 - Thomas Swafford - Senior 31 - Caleb Speedy - Freshman 33 - Devin Beckley - Junior 37 - Simon Graf - Freshman 40 - Will Barker - Freshman 42 - Austin Blakely - Sophomore Catchers 4 - Will Bastian - Sophomore 14 - Travis Lott - Freshman

Infielders 0 - Brooks O'Brien - Junior 1 - Tyler Corbitt - Sophomore 10 - Crosby Jones - Freshman 16 - Anthony Badala - Freshman 21 - John Lanier - Freshman 22 - Tilo Skole - Sophomore 23 - Adam Colon - Junior 32 - Noah Mitchell - Freshman Outfielders 2 - Wesley Lane - Sophomore 3 - Luke Montenery - Freshman 5 - Cam Jensen - Senior 8 - Jeffery Brown - Senior 9 - Lane Botkin - Sophomore 11 - Andrew Judkins - Junior 12 - Ryan McCarthy - Junior 30 - Grant Dowis - Freshman 34 - Cole Simpson - Sophomore 39 - Clay Wilson - Freshman

Utility 25 - Ches Goodman - Sophomore

Coaches 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff Tony Skole – Head coach – 3rd year Zach Lucas – Assistant coach (hitting/recruiting) – 1st year Blake Cooper – Assistant coach (pitching) – 3rd year Jonathan Sabo – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Schedule Legend The Citadel win The Citadel loss CancellationBoldThe Citadel team member * Non-Conference game

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record Feb 14 * Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 5–1 Connolly (1–0) Rea (0–1) None 1–0 Feb 15 Coppin State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 9–3 Reeves (1–0) Canales (0–1) None 247 2–0 Feb 16 Coppin State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 15–7 Taglieri (1–0) Ruffino (0–1) None 227 3–0 Feb 21 * Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–3 Connolly (2–0) Stiegler (0–1) Starling (1) 165 4–0 Feb 22 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 10–3 Reeves (2–0) Walsh (0–1) None 317 5–0 Feb 23 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 0–9 Handa (1–0) Goodman (0–1) None 263 5–1 Feb 25 at * Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC W 10–5 Taglieri (2–0) Yoder (0–3) Starling (2) 156 6–1 Feb 28 * Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 14–7 Connolly (3–0) Albunia (0–1) None 235 7–1 Feb 29 Saint Peter's* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 13–0 Reeves (3–0) Candelaria (0–1) None 197 8–1 March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record Mar 1 Saint Peter's* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 9–0 Todd (1–0) Lebron (0–2) None 211 9–1 Mar 3 at * Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC L 3–5 Wheeler (1–1) Beckley (0–1) None 192 9–2 Mar 6 Hartford* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 0–2 Dombkowski (3–0) Connolly (3–1) Nowak (3) 294 9–3 Mar 7 Hartford* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 7–0 Reeves (4–0) Florence (1–2) None 281 10–3 Mar 8 Hartford* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 3–13 Judenis (1–1) Todd (1–1) None 275 10–4 Mar 10 at South Carolina* Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 1–10 Bosnic (2–0) Taglieri (2–1) None 5,623 10–5 Mar 11 VCU* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 4–8 Delane (1–2) Blakely (0–1) None 217 10–6 Mar 13 * Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 14 Rider* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 15 Rider* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 18 * Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 20 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 21 Western Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 22 Western Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 24 * Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 27 at Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 28 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 29 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Mar 31 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemicApril Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record Apr 3 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 4 Samford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 5 Samford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 7 USC Upstate* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 9 at Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 10 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 11 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 14 at College of Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 17 at Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 18 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 19 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 21 South Carolina* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 24 at * Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 25 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 26 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Apr 28 Charleston Southern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemicMay Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoCon Record May 1 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 2 UNC Greensboro Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 3 UNC Greensboro Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 5 at Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 7 at Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 8 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 10 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 12 Clemson* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 14 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 15 Furman Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic May 16 Furman Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemicPost-Season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SoConT Record May 19 TBD Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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