# 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

2022 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The team were coached by Tony Skole, in his 5th season at The Citadel.
The Citadel recorded an overall record of 26–31, and finished in 8th place with a record of 5–16 in the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished 12–39 overall, and 4–25 in the Southern Conference in 2021. They were 8–7 on March 19 before struggling through the remainder of the season.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | The Citadel win |
| | The Citadel loss |
| | Cancellation |
| Bold | The Citadel team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2022 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 18 | Fairleigh Dickinson* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–1 | Reeves (1–0) | Stewart (0–1) | None | 537 | 1–0 |
| Feb 19 | Fairleigh Dickinson* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 11–7 | Beatson (1–0) | Medero (0–1) | None | 332 | 2–0 |
| Feb 20 | Fairleigh Dickinson* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 11–6 | Hutchins (1–0) | Racobaldo (0–1) | None | 293 | 3–0 |
| Feb 22 | at Charleston Southern* | Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC | W 16–3 | Beckley (1–0) | Braun (0–1) | None | 222 | 4–0 |
| Feb 25 | Villanova* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–7 | Cummiskey (1–0) | Siegenthaler (0–1) | None | 240 | 5–0 |
| Feb 26 | Villanova* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 1–6 | Patten (1–1) | Paulsen (0–1) | None | 360 | 5–1 |
| Feb 27 | Villanova* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 13–10 | Beckley (2–0) | Vanderslice (0–1) | None | 219 | 6–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Mar 1 | Charleston Southern* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 5–9 | Robinson (1–0) | Graf (0–1) | Padysak (1) | 253 | 6–2 |
| Mar 4 | Northern Kentucky* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–5 | Reeves (2–0) | Klingerbeck (1–2) | None | 223 | 7–2 |
| Mar 5 | Northern Kentucky* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 4–8 | Richardson (1–0) | Beckley (2–1) | None | 403 | 7–3 |
| Mar 6 | Northern Kentucky* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–5 | Hutchins (2–0) | Echeman (0–2) | None | 283 | 8–3 |
| Mar 9 | USC Upstate* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 2–3 | Parson (1–0) | Beatson (1–1) | Matheny (1) | 148 | 8–4 |
| Mar 12 | Siena* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 1–9 | Seiler (1–2) | Reeves (2–1) | Marynczak (1) | | 8–5 |
| Mar 12 | Siena* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 15–10 | Paulsen | Rubino (0–2) | Dunn (1) | 219 | 9–5 |
| Mar 13 | Siena* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 13–7 | Hutchins (3–0) | Kahn (0–1) | None | 154 | 10–5 |
| Mar 16 | No. 2 Texas* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 4–18 | Sthele (2–0) | Graf (0–2) | None | 1,316 | 10–6 |
| Mar 18 | Saint Peter's* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 4–0 | Beckley (3–1) | Mahady (1–2) | None | 271 | 11–6 |
| Mar 19 | Saint Peter's* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 7–3 | Paulsen (2–1) | Dubois (1–3) | None | 273 | 12–6 |
| Mar 20 | Saint Peter's* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 18–3 | Hutchins (4–0) | Markantonatos (1–3) | None | 307 | 13–6 |
| Mar 22 | South Carolina* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 4–3 | Dunn (1–0) | Braswell (1–1) | None | 3,533 | 14–6 |
| Mar 25 | George Mason* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 6–3 | Graf (1–2) | Lyons (2–3) | Dunn (2) | 371 | 15–6 |
| Mar 26 | George Mason* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 5–4 | Paulsen (3–1) | Shields (0–1) | Beckley (1) | 404 | 16–6 |
| Mar 27 | George Mason* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 4–6 | Hosley (3–2) | Dunn (1–1) | None | 308 | 16–7 |
| Mar 29 | North Florida* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–1 | Beckley (4–1) | Holden (0–1) | None | 231 | 17–7 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SoCon Record |
| Apr 1 | at Creighton* | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 2–11 | Lamb (2–1) | Reeves (2–2) | None | 1,249 | 17–8 | |
| Apr 2 | at Creighton* | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 3–5 | Bergstrom (2–1) | Beckley (4–2) | Steier (4) | 1,308 | 17–9 | |
| Apr 3 | at Creighton* | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 3–8 | Lamb (3–1) | Hutchins (4–1) | None | 1,494 | 17–10 | |
| Apr 8 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA | L 2–8 | Harlow (5–1) | Reeves (2–3) | None | 750 | 17–11 | 0–1 |
| Apr 9 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA | L 1–4 | Lobus (5–1) | Paulsen (3–2) | Kelley (3) | 415 | 17–12 | 0–2 |
| Apr 10 | at Mercer | OrthoGeorgia Park • Macon, GA | L 5–11 | Farmer (5–0) | Beatson (1–2) | Franklin (1) | 550 | 17–13 | 0–3 |
| Apr 12 | College of Charleston* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–6 | Floyd (1–0) | Lucas (0–1) | None | 505 | 18–13 | |
| Apr 15 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA | L 2–5 | Morgan (1–1) | Reeves (2–4) | Riley (3) | 1,814 | 18–14 | 0–4 |
| Apr 16 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA | L 2–3 | Riley (1–3) | Beatson (2–2) | None | 132 | 18–15 | 0–5 |
| Apr 17 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA | W 22–5$^7$ | Cummiskey (2–0) | Plummer (1–3) | Cooper (1) | 154 | 19–15 | 1–5 |
| Apr 19 | at North Florida* | Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | L 3–12 | Griesemer | Beverly (0–1) | None | 538 | 19–16 | |
| Apr 20 | Charleston Southern* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 6–2 | Floyd (2–0) | Sendziak (0–1) | Beatson (1) | 276 | 20–16 | |
| Apr 22 | Western Carolina | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 2–4 | Franklin (3–1) | Beckley (4–3) | Matthews (2) | 305 | 20–17 | 1–6 |
| Apr 23 | Western Carolina | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 1–8 | Mortenson (3–5) | Reeves (2–5) | None | 206 | 20–18 | 1–7 |
| Apr 24 | Western Carolina | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 3–0 | Paulsen (4–2) | Corn (3–2) | Floyd (1) | 248 | 21–18 | 2–7 |
| Apr 26 | at Winthrop* | Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC | W 11–5 | Beatson (2–3) | Gainey (4–4) | None | 214 | 22–18 | |
| Apr 29 | UNC Greensboro | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 3–6 | Hoppe (6–2) | Beatson (2–4) | None | 251 | 22–19 | 2–8 |
| Apr 30 | UNC Greensboro | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 0–4 | Parsley (7–3) | Reeves (2–6) | None | 364 | 22–20 | 2–9 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SoCon Record |
| May 1 | UNC Greensboro | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 3–5 | King (1–1) | Paulsen (4–3) | Hoppe (2) | 227 | 22–21 | 2–10 |
| May 6 | at Wofford | Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC | L 6–8 | Rhadans (6–3) | Hutchins (4–2) | None | 302 | 22–22 | 2–11 |
| May 8 | at Wofford | Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC | L 1–11 | Buchanan (4–0) | Reeves (2–7) | None | | 22–23 | 2–12 |
| May 8 | at Wofford | Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC | L 5–6 | Rhadans (7–3) | Beatson (2–5) | None | 392 | 22–24 | 2–13 |
| May 10 | Winthrop* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 6–9$^{11}$ | Jones (2–6) | Floyd (2–1) | Lumpkin (1) | 227 | 22–25 | |
| May 13 | Samford | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 2–8 | Cravey (3–3) | Beckley (4–4) | None | 211 | 22–26 | 2–14 |
| May 14 | Samford | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 5–4$^{10}$ | Cummiskey (3–0) | Hobbs (1–4) | None | 255 | 23–26 | 3–14 |
| May 15 | Samford | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 10–0$^7$ | Paulsen (5–3) | Long (2–5) | None | 274 | 24–26 | 4–14 |
| May 17 | at College of Charleston* | CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC | L 9–15 | Reed (6–0) | Dunn (1–2) | None | 713 | 24–27 | |
| May 19 | East Tennessee State | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 9–2 | Reeves (3–7) | Kirby (3–3) | Beckley (2) | 475 | 25–27 | 5–14 |
| May 20 | East Tennessee State | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 6–13 | Loyd (4–4) | Paulsen (5–4) | Smiddy (2) | 563 | 24–28 | 5–15 |
| May 21 | East Tennessee State | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | L 10–11$^8$ | Bollenbacher (5–1) | Cummiskey (3–1) | None | 415 | 24–29 | 5–16 |
Post-season :
SoCon Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SoConT Record |
| May 25 | (5) East Tennessee State | (8) | Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC | W 3–1 | Reeves (4–7) | Kirby (3–4) | None | | 25–29 | 1–0 |
| May 25 | (4) UNC Greensboro | (8) | Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC | L 6–7 | Hoppe (8–2) | Hutchins (4–3) | None | | 25–30 | 1–1 |
| May 26 | (2) Mercer | (8) | Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC | L 1–2 | Kelley (7–0) | Hutchins (4–4) | None | 1,863 | 25–31 | 1–2 |