Sunday, March 14, 2021

Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, March 8-14: The Citadel





The Citadel (3-1 for the week)
(lost to South Carolina; went 3-0 vs. Davidson)

If The Citadel had any after-effects regarding the manner of its midweek loss to South Carolina, it certainly didn't show up over the weekend.

The Bulldogs dispatched Davidson in a three-game series, getting back-to-back shutouts and scoring 19 runs on Saturday, the most in a game since 2017.

Coach Tony Skole's squad appeared poised to knock off South Carolina, holding the lead with two outs in the eighth inning. But the Gamecocks scored six two-out runs to make what was a tight game look otherwise when looking at just the 11-6 final.

Ryan McCarthy had six hits and five RBIs and Jeffery Brown had eight hits for the week as the Bulldogs reached .500 (7-7) on the season.

Up next for the Bulldogs: at home against Wofford Friday to open Southern Conference play.

Also considered

Charleston Southern (2-1) - consecutive Big South series wins
Florence-Darlington Tech (2-0) - winning streak hits eight
Lander (3-1)
North Greenville (3-0) - eight straight wins
USC Salkehatchie (3-3) - won three of four over USC Sumter to open region play
Wofford (3-1)

Previous winners
Jan. 29-Feb. 7: Lander
Feb. 8-14: USC Beaufort
Feb. 15-21: North Greenville
Feb. 22-28: South Carolina
March 1-7: USC Upstate


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