Tuesday, May 14
Patriots Point
6:00 PM
College of Charleston
vs
The Citadel
Cougars to Close Home Slate in Tuesday Tilt With Bulldogs
5/13/2019 4:38:00 PM | Baseball
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (32-19) vs. THE CITADEL (10-40)
Game No. 53 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point
How to Follow the Cougars
Twitter: @CofCBaseball
Live Stats: CofCStats.com
Video: None
Audio: None
Probable Pitchers
Tuesday | 6:00 pm ET: LHP Trent Joiner (0-1, 6.92 ERA, 4 K) vs. RHP Jordan Merritt (3-7, 3.84 ERA, 65 K)
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team will play its final game of 2019 at Patriots Point on Tuesday when the Cougars host The Citadel in the last match-up in their season series with the Bulldogs. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., with junior Trent Joiner (Huntersville, N.C.) taking the ball for the Cougars opposite The Citadel senior Jordan Merritt.
Game Preview
The Cougars and Bulldogs meet for the 93rd time on Tuesday evening in their final match-up of the regular season. Charleston is riding a four-game winning streak while The Citadel has dropped 20 in a row.
Scouting The Citadel
The Citadel carries a 10-40 overall record after being swept by East Tennessee State over the weekend. The Bulldogs are batting .231 as a team this season as a team with 16 home runs and 72 doubles.
Ben Peden leads the Bulldogs with eight home runs and 34 RBI's. Tyler Corbitt paces the team with a .333 batting average to go along with 15 doubles and 21 RBI's. Tuesday's starter, Jordan Merritt, makes his 14th fourth start with a 3-7 record and a 3.84 ERA in 84.1 innings.
Series History
The Cougars lead the all-time series with The Citadel, 51-41, and have won the last 13 meetings in the series dating back to the 2014 season. The Citadel's last win in the series came on March 8, 2014 by a score of 5-4.
Last Five Games in Series
W, 11-1 3/26/19 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 10-6 5/8/18 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 3-1 3/5/17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 10-1 3/4/17 in Charleston, S.C.
W, 3-2 3/3/17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Game Promotions
It's $2 Tuesday at Patriots Point! Selection concession items will be only $2 – including beer! Tickets are available for purchase by calling (843) 953-COFC or online at: www.CofCSports.com/tickets.
Last Time Out
The Cougars pushed their win streak to four with a series sweep of Towson over the weekend, including back-to-back comeback victories and a walk-off win on Sunday.
Closing Stretch
One series remains before next week's 2019 CAA Tournament and the Cougars are one of only two teams that are guaranteed to be among the six-team field. Charleston is currently in second and three games ahead of four teams locked in a tie for third. The Cougars have a magic number of one to clinch a first-round bye heading into a three-game set at Delaware this weekend.
Tough Out
Luke Manzo has been one of the toughest players in both the CAA and the nation to retire via the strikeout this season. The senior shortstop has struck out just seven times so far this spring and leads the nation in toughest to strikeout (19.1 PA per K). He has struck out only once in his last 18 games.
Rookie Raking
Freshman Tanner Steffy has made the most of his first five games in collegiate baseball, batting .333 with three doubles, two RBI's and a .476 slugging percentage. He delivered easily the biggest hit of his young career on Sunday with a game-tying RBI double in the ninth inning.
Walking into History
Dupree Hart celebrated Senior Day in record-setting style on Sunday, drawing three walks to become the program's all-time leader with 128 career free passes. He is currently tied with Logan McRae for the team-lead with 32 walks this season.
Game No. 53 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point
How to Follow the Cougars
Twitter: @CofCBaseball
Live Stats: CofCStats.com
Video: None
Audio: None
Probable Pitchers
Tuesday | 6:00 pm ET: LHP Trent Joiner (0-1, 6.92 ERA, 4 K) vs. RHP Jordan Merritt (3-7, 3.84 ERA, 65 K)
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team will play its final game of 2019 at Patriots Point on Tuesday when the Cougars host The Citadel in the last match-up in their season series with the Bulldogs. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., with junior Trent Joiner (Huntersville, N.C.) taking the ball for the Cougars opposite The Citadel senior Jordan Merritt.
Game Preview
The Cougars and Bulldogs meet for the 93rd time on Tuesday evening in their final match-up of the regular season. Charleston is riding a four-game winning streak while The Citadel has dropped 20 in a row.
Scouting The Citadel
The Citadel carries a 10-40 overall record after being swept by East Tennessee State over the weekend. The Bulldogs are batting .231 as a team this season as a team with 16 home runs and 72 doubles.
Ben Peden leads the Bulldogs with eight home runs and 34 RBI's. Tyler Corbitt paces the team with a .333 batting average to go along with 15 doubles and 21 RBI's. Tuesday's starter, Jordan Merritt, makes his 14th fourth start with a 3-7 record and a 3.84 ERA in 84.1 innings.
Series History
The Cougars lead the all-time series with The Citadel, 51-41, and have won the last 13 meetings in the series dating back to the 2014 season. The Citadel's last win in the series came on March 8, 2014 by a score of 5-4.
Last Five Games in Series
W, 11-1 3/26/19 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 10-6 5/8/18 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 3-1 3/5/17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 10-1 3/4/17 in Charleston, S.C.
W, 3-2 3/3/17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Game Promotions
It's $2 Tuesday at Patriots Point! Selection concession items will be only $2 – including beer! Tickets are available for purchase by calling (843) 953-COFC or online at: www.CofCSports.com/tickets.
Last Time Out
The Cougars pushed their win streak to four with a series sweep of Towson over the weekend, including back-to-back comeback victories and a walk-off win on Sunday.
Closing Stretch
One series remains before next week's 2019 CAA Tournament and the Cougars are one of only two teams that are guaranteed to be among the six-team field. Charleston is currently in second and three games ahead of four teams locked in a tie for third. The Cougars have a magic number of one to clinch a first-round bye heading into a three-game set at Delaware this weekend.
Tough Out
Luke Manzo has been one of the toughest players in both the CAA and the nation to retire via the strikeout this season. The senior shortstop has struck out just seven times so far this spring and leads the nation in toughest to strikeout (19.1 PA per K). He has struck out only once in his last 18 games.
Rookie Raking
Freshman Tanner Steffy has made the most of his first five games in collegiate baseball, batting .333 with three doubles, two RBI's and a .476 slugging percentage. He delivered easily the biggest hit of his young career on Sunday with a game-tying RBI double in the ninth inning.
Walking into History
Dupree Hart celebrated Senior Day in record-setting style on Sunday, drawing three walks to become the program's all-time leader with 128 career free passes. He is currently tied with Logan McRae for the team-lead with 32 walks this season.
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