Bulldogs hook up with Phoenix for fifth time this year
Listen live and free this afternoon as The Citadel takes on Elon in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament. We’ll be on the air 20 minutes prior to first pitch SCHEDULED for 1pm on Fox Sports Radio 1450 or by clicking the link on the right side of the page. A win, and the Bulldogs advance to tomorrow’s title game…a loss, and the two teams play for the sixth time this year later today.
Talley’s gem leads Bulldogs to 40th win
Justin Mackert begins his slide into the plate for the go ahead run in the ninth. The play touched off an ugly brawl overshadowing an otherwise tremendous college baseball game.
Citadel baseball coach Fred Jordan emerged clutching his left shoulder after a wild ninth-inning brawl between his Bulldogs and Elon players Thursday night at Riley Park.
“I don’t know how I hurt it,” Jordan said after his team survived in a 6-3, 10-inning victory over No. 4 Elon in the Southern Conference baseball tournament. “But that’s the least of our worries.”
The top-seeded Bulldogs (40-20) will have today off, with a chance to decompress and get ready for a 1 p.m. Saturday game against the winner of today’s elimination game between Elon and Samford.
Late Thursday night, SoCon officials were reviewing videotape of a melee touched off by a collision at the plate in the ninth inning, a full-blown fight that left the crowd of 3,093 buzzing.
Continue reading Jeff Hartsell’s recap here. Bulldogs play again at 1pm Saturday against the winner of today’s Elon-Samford game.
‘Dogs tangle with Phoenix at 5pm
Kyle Jordan's two-run double fueled a 7th inning rally helping The Citadel top Furman in the first round
Listen live tonight as The Citadel renews its rivalry with Elon in a second round, winner’s bracket game. The Bulldogs will throw Matt Talley up against Elon’s Ken Ferrer, who pitched three innings of relief against the Bulldogs during the regular season.
Air time 20 minutes prior to first pitch (approximately 4:40) on Fox Sports Radio 1450 in Charleston or FREE ONLINE by clicking the link on the right side of this page!
Bulldogs open SoCon Tournament play today – LISTEN LIVE AND FREE
Listen live to all Citadel games in the SoCon Tournament on Fox Sports Radio 1450 or FREE ONLINE by clicking the link on the right side of this page.
The top seeded Bulldogs open with #8 Furman today at 5pm.
Jordan, Wojciechowski sweep SoCon awards
- The all-time winningest coach in Citadel history captured both the Coaches and Media vote for SoCon Coach of the Year
Bryan Altman also collects second 2nd Team nod
Spartanburg, S.C. – A day after the league coaches selected junior Asher Wojciechowski for Pitcher of the Year and Fred Jordan for Coach of the Year, the Southern Conference Sports Media Association (SCSMA) followed suit with the same selections on Tuesday.
Wojciechowski (Sturgis, Mich.) fashioned a 10-2 mark during the regular season with a 3.23 ERA and a league-high 128 strikeouts. The junior fanned at least nine batters in nine of his 14 starts on the year while holding the opposition to a .218 batting average. Wojciechowski notched three complete games and tossed 103 innings during the regular season.
Father and son have grown together
- Kyle Jordan’s resurgence has helped fuel the top seeded Bulldogs
Before he recruited his son to play baseball for him at The Citadel, Bulldogs coach Fred Jordan sought advice from Florida State’s Mike Martin and Sam Houston State’s Mark Johnson, veteran coaches whose sons played for them.
“If he’s playing good, he’s gonna be your shortstop,” they told Jordan. “If he’s playing bad, he’s gonna be your son.”
Said Jordan with a laugh, “That pretty much has held true.”
Continue reading Jeff Hartsell’s article here
Every tournament game for The Citadel will air locally on Fox Sports Radio 1450 and free online by clicking the link on the right side of this page, beginning tomorrow at 5pm.
Awards start to roll in
Head Coach Fred Jordan tabbed SoCon Coach of the Year and Asher Wojciechowski earns Pitcher of the Year in a voting of the league’s 11 head coaches. Orvin, Altman and Clevinger also honored, while Justin Mackert picks up his first career SoCon Player of the Week award for his three-homer weekend.
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Championship Call
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2010 SoCon CHAMPS!
Behind seven strong innings from Matt Talley and four homeruns in support of the junior lefty, the Bulldogs captured the 2010 SoCon Championship with a 7-2 win over Georgia Southern. Listen live to the series finale, including pregame reaction from the Championship at 2:15 on Fox Sports Radio 1450 in Charleston or LIVE AND FREE by clicking the link on the right side of this page.
The season comes down to the final weekend – Listen live!
- Bulldogs head to Georgia Southern in search of their 13th regular season title, and first since 2002.
Expectations were modest this season for a Citadel baseball team picked to finish third or fourth in the Southern Conference after losing a school-record four players to the major league draft.
But entering the final weekend of the regular season, the Bulldogs control their own fate with regard to a SoCon regular season championship and the top seed for next week’s SoCon Tournament at Riley Park. Keep reading…
Listen live and free to all three games by clicking the link on the right side of this page or in Charleston on Fox Sports Radio 1450, beginning with Thursday night’s opener at 6pm.
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