2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	12–39 (4–25 SoCon)
Head coach	Tony Skole (4th season);
Hitting coach	Zach Lucas (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Blake Cooper (4th season)
Home stadium	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

2021 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Blue
Samford ‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	10	.667	35	–	24	.593
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	24	–	25	.490
VMI ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	18	–	29	.383
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	27	–	25	.519
Red
Wofford ‍‍‍	21	–	9	.700	36	–	21	.632
Mercer ‍‍‍	18	–	9	.667	35	–	22	.614
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	14	–	11	.560	28	–	21	.571
The Citadel ‍‍‍	4	–	25	.138	12	–	39	.235

‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 2021 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 4th season at The Citadel.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the COVID-19 shortened season with a 10–6 record, including a 9–1 start.

Personnel

Roster

2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff^[2]

Pitchers

4 - Will Bastian - Sophomore
13 - Zack Jones - Graduate Student
15 - Cameron Reeves - Sophomore
17 - Conner Cummiskey - Freshman
18 - Lathan Todd - Sophomore
19 - Brandon Mulier - Graduate Student
24 - Gant Starling - Freshman
25 - Jake Pilarski - Graduate Student
31 - Caleb Speedy - Freshman
33 - Devin Beckley - Junior
35 - Harmon Cox - Freshman
36 - Collier Mershon - Freshman
37 - Simon Graf - Freshman
38 - Logan Barker - Graduate Student
39 - Chace Cooper - Freshman
42 - Austin Blakely - Sophomore
Luke Kissenberth - Freshman
Rohan Shah - Freshman

Catchers

9 - Ben Hutchins - Freshman
14 - Travis Lott - Freshman
28 - Logan Taplett - Graduate Student
40 - Gray Sobel - Freshman

Infielders

0 - Brooks O'Brien - Junior
1 - Tyler Corbitt - Sophomore
6 - Anthony Badala - Freshman
10 - Crosby Jones - Freshman
20 - Travis Elliott - Freshman
21 - John Lanier - Freshman
22 - Tilo Skole - Sophomore
23 - Adam Colon - Junior
30 - Sawyer Reeves - Freshman
32 - Noah Mitchell - Freshman
44 - Jeffrey Zeigler - Freshman
Antonio Colon - Freshman

Outfielders

2 - Wesley Lane - Sophomore
5 - Cam Jensen - Junior
8 - Jeffery Brown - Senior
12 - Ryan McCarthy - Junior
34 - Cole Simpson - Sophomore
Grant Dowis - Freshman
Clay Wilson - Freshman

Utility

3 - Luke Montenery - Freshman
16 - Wyatt Spurrier - Freshman

Coaches

2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff^[2]
Tony Skole – Head coach – 4th year Zach Lucas – Assistant coach (hitting/recruiting) – 2nd year Blake Cooper – Assistant coach (pitching) – 4th year Jonathan Sabo – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd year

Schedule

Legend
	The Citadel win
	The Citadel loss
	Cancellation
Bold	The Citadel team member
*	Non-Conference game

2021 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SoCon Record
Feb 19	Longwood*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 5–12	D'Ercole (1–0)	Pilarski (0–1)	None	225	0–1
Feb 20	Longwood*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–4¹⁰	Saale (1–0)	Barker (0–1)	Champagne (1)	375	0–2
Feb 21	Longwood*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 9–6	Beckley (1–0)	Brezner-Mendoza (0–1)	None	337	1–2
Feb 26	North Florida*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 8–4	Pilarski (1–1)	Roca (0–1)	Starling (1)	202	2–2
Feb 27	North Florida*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–3	Madonna (1–1)	Jones (0–1)	Miller (1)		2–3
Feb 27	North Florida*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 6–13	Jean (1–0)	Lathan (0–1)	None	303	2–4

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SoCon Record
Mar 3	at Jacksonville*	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksvonille, FL	W 7–6	Graf (1–0)	Brunnig (0–1)	Starling (2)	210	3–4
Mar 5	North Carolina A&T*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 6–7¹¹	Gates (1–0)	Beckley (1–1)	None	257	3–5
Mar 6	North Carolina A&T*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 7–6	Reeves (1–0)	Martinez (0–1)	Starling (3)	307	4–5
Mar 7	North Carolina A&T*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 1–12	Parks (2–0)	Todd (0–2)	None	337	4–6
Mar 10	No. 12 South Carolina*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 7–11	Peters (2–0)	Barker (0–2)	None	1,500	4–7
Mar 12	Davidson*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 2–0	Cooper (1–0)	Levy (1–2)	Beckley (1)	237	5–7
Mar 13	Davidson*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 19–0	Reeves (2–0)	Hely (2–1)	None	252	6–7
Mar 14	Davidson*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 8–4	Todd (1–2)	Fenton (0–3)	Beckley (2)	421	7–7
Mar 19	Wofford	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 5–3	Pilarski (2–1)	Heinecke (2–3)	Beckley (3)		8–7	1–0
Mar 19	Wofford	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 4–5	Rhadans (2–0)	Reeves (2–1)	Schwaner (3)	507	8–8	1–1
Mar 20	Wofford	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 0–6	Carney (2–2)	Todd (1–3)	None	434	8–9	1–2
Mar 23	at No. 25 South Carolina	Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 3–8	Sanders (3–1)	Beckley (1–2)	None	1,938	8–10
Mar 26	at Western Carolina	Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	L 8–12	Matthews (3–1)	Jones (0–2)	Franklin (2)		8–11	1–3
Mar 26	at Western Carolina	Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	L 6–11	Corn (1–0)	Reeves (2–2)	None	100	8–12	1–4
Mar 27	at Western Carolina	Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	Cancelled

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SoCon Record
Apr 2	Mercer	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–12⁷	Delano (3–0)	Reeves (2–3)	Non	423	8–13	1–5
Apr 3	Mercer	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 5–6	Lobus (4–2)	Beckley (1–3)	Sutko (4)		8–14	1–6
Apr 3	Mercer	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–12⁷	Farmer (2–0)	Todd (1–4)	None	458	8–15	1–7
Apr 6	at College of Charleston*	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	L 4–5	Carr (1–3)	Reeves (2–4)	None	624	8–16
Apr 10	at Samford	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 11–12	Long (1–1)	Reeves (2–5)	None	174	8–17	1–8
Apr 10	at Samford	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 1–14	McCord (3–3)	Jones (0–3)	None	174	8–18	1–9
Apr 11	at Samford	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 4–8	Skinner (3–0)	Reeves (2–6)	None	113	8–19	1–10
Apr 14	Jacksonville*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 3–2¹¹	Graf (2–0)	McCoy (1–3)	None	248	9–19
Apr 16	East Tennessee State	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 5–4	Reeves (3–6)	Lloyd (4–2)	Pilarski (1)	229	10–19	2–10
Apr 17	East Tennessee State	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–7	Stuart (4–1)	Jones (0–4)	Bollenbacher (4)		10–20	2–11
Apr 17	East Tennessee State	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 6–4	Todd (2–4)	Acosta (0–2)	None	373	11–20	3–11
Apr 20	College of Charleston*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–11	Privette (1–1)	Beckley (2–4)	None	147	11–21
Apr 23	at UNC Greensboro	UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	L 7–9	Koehn (2–2)	Reeves (3–6)	Stephens (3)	228	11–22	3–12
Apr 23	at UNC Greensboro	UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	L 2–4	Parsley (4–2)	Todd (2–5)	None	228	11–23	3–13
Apr 24	at UNC Greensboro	UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	L 1–14⁷	Hoppe (1–2)	Jones (0–5)	None	123	11–24	3–14
Apr 27	at South Carolina	Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 5–9	Mahoney (3–0)	Todd (2–6)	None	2,514	11–25
Apr 30	VMI	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 5–13⁸	Light (2–8)	Pilarski (2–2)	None	401	11–26	3–15

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	SoCon Record
May 1	VMI	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 5–9	Meders (4–2)	Beckley (1–5)	None		11–27	3–16
May 1	VMI	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 4–5	Morgan (2–2)	Graf (2–1)	None	617	11–28	3–17
May 5	Mississippi State	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 2–10	Smith (2–0)	Reeves (2–8)	None	1,173	11–29
May 7	at Wofford	Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC	L 2–11	Vitus (2–3)	Todd (2–7)	None	181	11–30	3–18
May 8	at Wofford	Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC	L 10–11	Schwaner (5–0)	Beckley (1–6)	Rhadans (6)		11–31	3–19
May 8	at Wofford	Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC	L 0–9	Carney (5–2)	Reeves (2–9)	None	243	11–32	3–20
May 11	College of Charleston*	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 3–6	Williams (2–0)	Jones (0–6)	Carr (3)	399	11–33
May 14	at Mercer	OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA	L 1–5	Delano (5–1)	Pilarski (2–3)	Sutko (10)	582	11–34	3–21
May 15	at Mercer	OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA	L 5–8	Lobus (9–3)	Reeves (3–10)	Sutko (11)	576	11–35	3–22
May 15	at Mercer	OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA	W 8–7	Cooper (2–0)	Sutko (3–5)	None	582	12–35	4–22
May 18	at College of Charleston	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	L 3–10	Carr (3–3)	Jones (0–7)	None	504	12–36
May 21	Western Carolina	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 1–2	Snyder (1–0)	Pilarski (2–4)	None	175	12–37	4–23
May 22	Western Carolina	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 3–6¹¹	Franklin (6–4)	Todd (2–8)	None		12–38	4–24
May 22	Western Carolina	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	L 0–21	Campbell (2–3)	Blakely (0–1)	None	277	12–39	4–25

References

↑ "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
1 2 "2021 Baseball Roster". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
↑ "2021 Baseball Schedule". CitadelSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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[1] "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2021roster-2] 1 2 "2021 Baseball Roster". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[3] "2021 Baseball Schedule". CitadelSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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