2023 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

American college baseball season

2023 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 22–29 (7–14 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Tony Skole (6th season)

Hitting coach| Zach Lucas (4th season)
Pitching coach| Blake Cooper (6th season)
Home stadium| Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 Southern Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Samford ‍†‍‡‍y | 15 | - | 6 |  | .714 |  |  | 32 | - | 22 |  | .593
Mercer ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 8 |  | .619 |  |  | 32 | - | 23 |  | .582
Wofford ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 9 |  | .571 |  |  | 37 | - | 17 |  | .685
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 11 |  | .476 |  |  | 25 | - | 27 |  | .481
VMI ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 11 |  | .450 |  |  | 26 | - | 28 |  | .481
UNC Greensboro ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 12 |  | .429 |  |  | 22 | - | 32 |  | .407
Western Carolina ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 12 |  | .400 |  |  | 21 | - | 32 |  | .396
The Citadel ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 14 |  | .333 |  |  | 22 | - | 29 |  | .431
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 27, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

2023 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 2023 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 6th season at The Citadel.

The Citadel recorded an overall record of 22–29, and finished in 8th place with a record of 7–14 in the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished 26–31 overall, and 5–16 in the Southern Conference in 2022. They were 17–7 on March 29.

## Personnel

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### Roster

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2023 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff[2]

Pitchers

* 4 - Will Bastian - Graduate Student
* 9 - Ben Hutchins - Junior
* 12 - Sam Swygert - Junior
* 13 - George Derrick Floyd - Sophomore
* 15 - Cameron Reeves - Graduate Student
* 17 - Fisher Paulsen - Sophomore
* 19 - Tyler Jones - Graduate Student
* 23 - Will Holmes - Sophomore
* 24 - Gant Starling - Senior
* 28 - Aryan Patel - Freshman
* 30 - Luke Kissenberth - Junior
* 31 - Caleb Speedy - Senior
* 33 - CJ Van Slooten - Freshman
* 35 - Ethan Fewell - Junior
* 36 - Brandon Gielow - Junior
* 37 - Simon Graf - Senior
* 38 - Conner Cummiskey - Junior
* 39 - Chace Cooper - Senior
* 42 - Matthew Polk - Sophomore
* 44 - Yates Bland - Freshman

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Catchers

* 14 - Travis Lott - Senior
* 21 - Phillips Daniels - Freshman
* 34 - Calder Garris - Freshman
* 40 - Gray Sobel - Junior

Infielders

* 1 - Dylan Costa - Graduate Student
* 2 - Thomas Rollauer - Sophomore
* 5 - Sawyer Reeves - Junior
* 6 - Anthony Badala - Senior
* 8 - Garrett Dill - Sophomore
* 10 - Crosby Jones - Senior
* 20 - Travis Elliott - Junior
* 32 - Noah Mitchell - Senior

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Outfielders

* 0 - Wells Sykes - Sophomore
* 18 - Matthew Lively - Freshman
* 22 - Chase Loggins - Sophomore
* 29 - Clay Wilson - Senior

Utility

* 3 - Luke Montenery - Senior
* 25 - Antonio Colon - Junior
* 50 - Billy Holmes - Freshman

### Coaches

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2023 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff[2]

* Tony Skole – Head coach – 6th year
* Zach Lucas – Assistant coach (hitting/recruiting) – 4th year
* Blake Cooper – Assistant coach (pitching) – 6th year

## References

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1. ^ "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
2. ^ a b "2023 Baseball Roster". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved April 18, 2025.

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The Citadel Bulldogs baseball

Venues|

* WLI Field (?–1966)
* College Park (1967–1996)
* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (1997–present)

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* Furman
* VMI
* Wofford

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