Bulldogs Host Western Carolina to Open SoCon Slate
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina (12-4, 2-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| The Citadel (7-8, 1-2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| @ Charleston, S.C. | Joseph P. Riley Park | ||||||||||||
| Pitching |
|---|
| Win: Preston Hatcher (2-0) - Western Carolina |
| Loss: Ross White (0-3) - The Citadel |
| Western Carolina Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Tyler White; Ross Heffley 2 |
| 3B: none |
| HR: Dale Urquhart |
| The Citadel Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Drew DeKerlegand |
| 3B: none |
| HR: Joe Jackson; Justin Mackert |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina (10-4, 0-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| The Citadel (7-6, 1-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| @ Charleston, S.C. | Joesph P. Riley Park | ||||||||||||
| Pitching |
|---|
| Win: Austin Pritcher (2-1) - The Citadel |
| Loss: Jordan Smith (1-2) - Western Carolina |
| Save: TJ Clarkson (2) - The Citadel |
| Western Carolina Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Bryant Noteboom; Dale Urquhart |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
| The Citadel Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Mason Davis; Joe Jackson; Nick Orvin; Drew DeKerlegand |
| 3B: none |
| HR: Justin Mackert |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina (11-4, 1-1) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| The Citadel (7-7, 1-1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| @ Charleston, S.C. | Joseph P. Riley Park | ||||||||||||
| Pitching |
|---|
| Win: Morgan McKinney (3-1) - Western Carolina |
| Loss: James Reeves (3-1) - The Citadel |
| Western Carolina Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Connor Andrus 2 |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
| The Citadel Batting |
|---|
| 2B: Nick Orvin; Justin Mackert; Drew DeKerlegand |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
SERIES INFORMATION
Location: Charleston, S.C.
Stadium: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (6,000)
Series: CIT trails 59-72
Trend: WCU 3
TV: None
Radio: WQNT 1450 AM, Danny Reed (pxp)
Internet: Live Video on Bulldog Insider at CitadelSports.com
PROBABLE STARTERS - THE CITADEL
FRIDAY
5 Austin Pritcher
RHP 6-1 180 Jr. Charleston, S.C.
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
1-1 3.38 18.2 19 8 7 7 12 0
SATURDAY
28 James Reeves
LHP 6-2 175 Fr. Summerville, S.C.
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
3-0 2.51 14.1 14 4 4 8 7 0
SUNDAY
7 Logan Cribb
LHP 5-9 160 So. Rock Hill, S.C.
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
1-0 1.62 16.2 18 6 3 7 9 0
FRIDAY
28 Jordan Smith
RHP 6-1 210 So. Liberty, N.C.
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
1-1 0.89 20.1 15 5 2 8 15 0
SATURDAY
46 Jeremy Null
RHP 6-8 220 Fr. Claremont, N.C.
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
2-0 6.75 13.1 14 11 10 7 12 0
SUNDAY
22 Morgan McKinney
LHP 6-3 190 R-Jr. Gainesville, Fla.
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K SV
2-1 3.18 17.0 14 6 6 6 14 0
DOGS HOST WESTERN CAROLINA TO OPEN SOCON SLATE
After falling to USC Upstate by a 6-5 score on Tuesday night, the Bulldogs open Southern Conference play this weekend by welcoming Western Carolina to Riley Park for a three-game series starting Friday evening at 6:00 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
USC Upstate's Trey Richardson lined a RBI single to right in the top of the ninth to plate the winning run as the Spartans defeated The Citadel 6-5 Tuesday evening at Riley Park dropping the Bulldogs to 6-6 overall. With two outs and Bulldog RHP Ryan Hines on the mound, Greg Guers lined a double to right and Richardson followed with his first hit of the season, a timely one that plated Guers for the go-ahead run. Joe Jackson led the Bulldogs' offense with three hits.
SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA
The Catamounts enter the weekend with a 10-3 overall record, including a perfect 8-0 mark at home. Western Carolina has won six straight after defeating East Tennessee State 7-3 Wednesday afternoon in nonconference action at Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. Jacob Hoyle leads the Catamounts at the plate with a .438 average, two home runs and 23 RBI.
ORVIN CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Senior Nick Orvin is steadily making his mark on the Bulldogs' record book in his final season. The Moncks Corner, S.C. native is posed to overtake the top spot in the career runs and hits charts this season.
CAREER RUNS
1. Philip Hartig 229 1998-01
2. Terrence Smalls 222 1995-98
3. Chris Swauger 211 2005-08
4. Bryan Altman 208 2007-10
5. Sonny Meade 199 2006-09
6. David Beckley 198 1993-96
7. Nick Orvin 191 2009-Current
8. Bo Betchman 189 1994-97
9. Jon Aughey 185 2002-05
10. Anthony Jenkins 179 1989-92
CAREER HITS
1. Philip Hartig 360 1998-01
2. Sonny Meade 355 2006-09
3. Chris Swauger 314 2006-09
4. Bryan Altman 310 2007-10
5. Chris Ard 296 2002-05
6. Terrence Smalls 295 1995-98
7. Bo Betchman 291 1994-97
8. Jon Aughey 266 2002-05
9. Nick Orvin 265 2009-Current
10. Matt Matulia 258 2003-06
CITADEL BASEBALL ON THE AIR
Citadel baseball fans will be able to follow the Bulldogs this season on Sports Radio 1450 with the "Voice of the Bulldogs," Danny Reed. The Bulldogs sport one of the region's toughest schedules with games against South Carolina, Coastal Carolina and an always-competitive Southern Conference slate.
Sports Radio 1450 will broadcast the majority of games from the second half of the Bulldogs' schedule, including home games against South Carolina and Coastal Carolina, home series with Wofford, UNC Greensboro, Georgia Southern and Furman, and road games at South Carolina and the College of Charleston.
All season long, fans can watch home games online through Bulldog Insider with subscription broadcasts on CitadelSports.com.
Below is the full list of games that will air on Sports Radio 1450.
Friday, March 9, 6 p.m. vs. Western Carolina
Saturday, March 10, 2 p.m. vs. Western Carolina
Sunday, March 11, 1 p.m. vs. Western Carolina
Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m. vs. South Carolina
Friday, March 30, 6 p.m. vs. Wofford
Saturday, March 31, 2 p.m. vs. Wofford
Sunday, April 1, 1 p.m. vs. Wofford
Tuesday, April 3, 6 p.m. vs. Coastal Carolina
Tuesday, April 10, 7 p.m. at South Carolina
Friday, April 13, 6 p.m. vs. UNC Greensboro
Saturday, April 14, 2 p.m. vs. UNC Greensboro
Sunday, April 15, 1 p.m. vs. UNC Greensboro
Friday, April 20, 6 p.m. at College of Charleston
Saturday, April 21, 3 p.m. at College of Charleston
Sunday, April 22, 1 p.m. at College of Charleston
Friday, April 27, 6 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern
Saturday, April 28, 2 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern
Sunday, April 29, 1 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern
Friday, May 11, 6 p.m. vs. Furman
Saturday, May 12, 2 p.m. vs. Furman
Sunday, May 13, 1 p.m. vs. Furman
2012 Southern Conference Tournament starting May 23
TWO SELECTED PRESEASON ALL-SOCON; BULLDOGS PICKED TO FINISH EIGHTH BY MEDIA AND COACHES
Sophomore infielder Drew DeKerlegand was selected to the Southern Conference preseason all-conference first team and senior outfielder Nick Orvin was chosen to the all-conference second team, as voted on by the league's 11 head coaches.
Last season, DeKerlegand was selected to the SoCon All-Freshman Team after starting all 56 games in 2011 at third base for the Bulldogs and finishing with an average of .317 with 32 runs, 66 hits, 11 doubles, four triples, two homers and 24 RBI to go with 15 walks. The freshman was second on the team in triples, on base percentage and total bases and reached base in the final 16 contests of the season.
Orvin earned first team all-conference in 2011 after being named to the second team in 2010 and to the all-freshman team in 2009. He entered the career top-10 at The Citadel in runs scored last season and sits just three base knocks away from entering the career top-10 in hits. Last season, Orvin batted .320 with 74 hits, 47 runs, 14 doubles, nine home runs, 32 RBI, 23 walks and 19 stolen bases. He led the squad in hits, runs, homers, total bases, slugging percentage, walks and stolen bases in 2011. The centerfielder reached base in the final 23 games of the season.
Georgia Southern swept the top preseason awards, with junior outfielder Victor Roache named SoCon Preseason Player of the Year and junior right-hander Chris Beck as Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
The Citadel was picked to finish eighth in both the coaches' and media preseason polls. The SoCon baseball coaches have selected College of Charleston as the preseason favorite to win the league championship in 2012, while the media representatives who cover the league have chosen Georgia Southern as the conference favorite. The Cougars received six of the 11 possible first-place votes and 93 points in the coaches' balloting, narrowly edging Georgia Southern by a single point. The Eagles were the clear preseason favorite of the league's media, earning 20 of 25 first-place votes and 269 points overall.
A FRESH LOOK
With 18 newcomers this season, The Citadel will feature a new look in several areas this season. The entire middle of the infield will be experiencing their first playing time in college as freshmen Bailey Rush and Johnathan Stokes will battle for the starting spot at short and Mason Davis has grabbed the spot at second. Two freshman are likely to see significant time in starting pitching roles as Kevin Connell and James Reeves toe the rubber. With the loss of a handful of members of the last season's bullpen, several first-year players are expected to contribute in that area as well.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Citadel will play their first 16 games in the friendly confines of Riley Park to start the 2012 season. The Bulldogs don't leave Charleston until March 16 when they travel to Appalachian State. In addition, two of their first three SoCon series of the year will take place at home.
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