# 1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games in College Park. The team was coached by Chal Port, in his 26th season at The Citadel.
The Bulldogs won their first Southern Conference baseball tournament, hosted in their home park. They then went on to win the Atlantic Regional of the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, earning a berth in the 1990 College World Series. During the regular season, The Citadel won 26 consecutive games, the longest of any team in the 1990 season. The Bulldogs were ranked #6 in the final Collegiate Baseball poll.
Three players from the team would go on to serve as head coaches at the Division I level. Dan McDonnell became head coach at Louisville in 2007, Chris Lemonis became head coach at Indiana in 2015, and Tony Skole served as head coach at East Tennessee State from 2000 to 2017 before taking over at The Citadel in 2018.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | The Citadel win |
| | The Citadel loss |
| * | Non-Conference game |
1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| February 9 | Armstrong State* | Savannah, GA | W 5–4 | 1–0 |
| February 17 | NC State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 3–5 | 1–1 |
| February 18 | NC State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 12–1 | 2–1 |
| February 21 | Augusta* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–4 | 3–1 |
| February 24 | Davidson* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 4–3 | 4–1 |
| February 24 | Davidson* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–7 | 5–1 |
| February 25 | Davidson* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 15–4 | 6–1 |
| February 26 | Gannon* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–2 | 7–1 |
| February 27 | Gannon* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 10–6 | 8–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SoCon Record |
| March 3 | at Campbell* | Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC | W 4–0 | 9–1 | |
| March 5 | Norfolk State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 5–2 | 10–1 | |
| March 7 | Coastal Carolina* | Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC | W 7–3 | 11–1 | |
| March 8 | Liberty* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 10–3 | 12–1 | |
| March 10 | Western Carolina | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 6–3 | 13–1 | 1–0 |
| March 10 | Western Carolina | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 7–3 | 14–1 | 2–0 |
| March 11 | Western Carolina | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 10–3 | 15–1 | 3–0 |
| March 13 | George Mason* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–8 | 16–1 | |
| March 14 | Mount Olive* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–7 | 17–1 | |
| March 15 | Belmont Abbey* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 7–3 | 18–1 | |
| March 18 | at Appalachian State | Red Lackey Field • Boone, NC | W 10–5 | 19–1 | 4–0 |
| March 18 | at Appalachian State | Red Lackey Field • Boone, NC | W 5–2 | 20–1 | 5–0 |
| March 19 | Howard* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 14–4 | 21–1 | |
| March 20 | Le Moyne* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 16–11 | 22–1 | |
| March 21 | Le Moyne* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 5–2 | 23–1 | |
| March 24 | Furman | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 3–1 | 24–1 | 6–0 |
| March 24 | Furman | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 3–0 | 25–1 | 7–0 |
| March 25 | Furman | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 3–2 | 26–1 | 8–0 |
| March 26 | Kent State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 13–3 | 27–1 | |
| March 27 | Kent State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 1–2 | 27–2 | |
| March 28 | Kent State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 7–9 | 27–3 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SoCon Record |
| April 1 | at Davidson* | Wildcat Park • Davidson, NC | W 2–1 | 28–3 | |
| April 1 | at Davidson* | Wildcat Park • Davidson, NC | L 7–8 | 28–4 | |
| April 3 | at South Carolina* | Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC | L 12–13 | 28–5 | |
| April 4 | Charleston Rainbows* (exh) | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 6–5 | | |
| April 7 | East Tennessee State | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–1 | 29–5 | 9–0 |
| April 8 | East Tennessee State | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 4–6 | 29–6 | 9–1 |
| April 8 | East Tennessee State | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 7–0 | 30–6 | 10–1 |
| April 10 | South Carolina* | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 3–5 | 30–7 | |
| April 11 | at Armstrong State* | Savannah, GA | L 5–21 | 30–8 | |
| April 13 | VMI | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–3 | 31–8 | 11–1 |
| April 16 | USC Spartanburg* | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 4–8 | 31–9 | |
| April 17 | at Baptist* | Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC | L 5–7 | 31–10 | |
| April 18 | at Augusta* | Augusta, GA | L 4–12 | 31–11 | |
| April 19 | Armstrong State* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 4–0 | 32–11 | |
| April 22 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 4–2 | 33–11 | 12–1 |
| April 22 | at Marshall | Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV | W 18–4 | 34–11 | 13–1 |
| April 24 | Baptist* | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–4 | 35–11 | |
Post-season :
SoCon Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SoConT Record |
| April 27 | Appalachian State | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 7–2 | 36–11 | 1–0 |
| April 28 | Marshall | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–2 | 37–11 | 2–0 |
| April 28 | East Tennessee State | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 6–0 | 38–11 | 3–0 |
| April 29 | Western Carolina | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–5 | 39–11 | 4–0 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| May 15 | at Armstrong State | Savannah, GA | L 2–4 | 39–12 |
| May 16 | Armstrong State | College Park • Charleston, SC | L 3–4 | 40–12 |
| May 21 | #23 Clemson | College Park • Charleston, SC | W 11–2 | 41–12 |
NCAA tournament Atlantic Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 25 | NC State | Mark Light Stadium • Coral Gables, FL | W 11–3 | 42–12 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | East Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 8–5 | 43–12 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | at Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 6–2 | 44–12 | 3–0 |
| May 29 | at Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 4–1 | 45–12 | 4–0 |
1990 College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 2 | (2) LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–8 | 45–13 | 0–1 |
| June 3 | (6) Cal State Fullerton | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–7 $^{12}$ | 46–13 | 1–1 |
| June 4 | (2) LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–6 | 46–14 | 1–2 |