CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel baseball team has released its schedule for the 2016 campaign, head coach Fred Jordan announced Thursday.
“Once again we will embark on an exciting schedule,” Coach Jordan said. “The non-conference part is extremely challenging. We will improve as the season goes on because of that competition so we will once again be prepared to make a run at the SoCon Tournament.”
There will be 30 chances to catch Bulldog baseball at Riley Park over the regular season, beginning on Feb. 19 when The Citadel takes on Virginia Tech in its season opener. Non-conference play will continue until March 25 when The Citadel travels to Lexington, Virginia, to take on VMI in an early Southern Conference opener.
SoCon competition continues April 8-10 as the Bulldogs host UNCG before traveling to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to take on Wofford April 15-17. The Citadel hosts Western Carolina April 22-24 and Furman the following weekend, featuring a scheduled doubleheader on April 30.
The Bulldogs are back on the road May 5-8 as they take on Mercer before returning to Riley Park to play Samford May 13-15 in the final home series of the season. The blue and white take on ETSU in Johnson City, Tennessee, on May 19-21 before competing in the SoCon Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, on May 25-29.
The Citadel will host South Carolina on March 1 and will take on the Gamecocks again on May 17 in Columbia, South Carolina. The Bulldogs face an ACC opponent on March 15 & 16 when they host Clemson in a mid-week matchup.
College of Charleston and The Citadel will both play host in a crosstown series on March 4-6. The first and third games will be played at Riley Park, while College of Charleston will host the second at Patriot’s Point. The Bulldogs play Charleston Southern on two occasions, hosting the Bucs on March 29 and traveling to CSU on April 5.
