2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 2020 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 3rd season at The Citadel.

2020 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–6 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Hitting coachZach Lucas (1st season)
Pitching coachBlake Cooper (3rd season)
Home stadiumJoseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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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

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Roster

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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

Utility

  • 25 - Ches Goodman - Sophomore

Coaches

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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

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Legend
  The Citadel win
  The Citadel loss
  Cancellation
Bold The Citadel team member
* Non-Conference game
2020 The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Post-Season

References

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