2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

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

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2020 record5–1 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coachTony Skole (3rd season)
Hitting coachZach Lucas (1st season)
Pitching coachBlake Cooper (3rd season)
Home stadiumJoseph P. Riley Jr. Park
2020 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Samford  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  13–2 .867
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–3 .824
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  13–3 .813
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  12–3 .800
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–5 .688
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–6 .625
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  8–8 .500
Furman  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  8–9 .471
VMI  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  4–13 .235
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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 coaching staff[2]
 

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

Uility

  • 25 - Ches Goodman - Sophomore

Coaches
2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 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
 Cancellation
BoldThe Citadel team member
*Non-Conference game
2020 The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SoCon Record
Feb 14Coppin State*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SCW 5–1Connolly (1–0)Rea (0–1)None1–0
Feb 15Coppin State*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SCW 9–3Reeves (1–0)Canales (0–1)None2472–0
Feb 16Coppin State*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SCW 15–7Taglieri (1–0)Ruffino (0–1)None2273–0
Feb 21Yale*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SCW 4–3Connolly (2–0)Stiegler (0–1)Starling (1)1654–0
Feb 22Yale*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SCW 10–3Reeves (2–0)Walsh (0–1)None3175–0
Feb 23Yale*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SCL 0–9Handa (1–0)Goodman (0–1)None2635–1
Feb 25at Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC
Feb 28Saint Peter's*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC
Feb 29Saint Peter's*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC
Post-Season

References
  1. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. "2020 Baseball Roster". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. "2020 Baseball Schedule". CitadelSports.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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