2025 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team

2025 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	31–26 (12–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Russell Triplett (1st season)
Hitting coach	David Beckley (1st season)
Pitching coach	James Reeves (1st season)
Home stadium	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Tennessee State  ‍†‍‡‍y	14	–	7		.667			38	–	15		.717
Samford  ‍‍‍	13	–	8		.619			28	–	25		.528
The Citadel  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			30	–	24		.556
Mercer  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			33	–	23		.589
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍	10	–	11		.476			28	–	26		.519
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			21	–	32		.396
Wofford  ‍‍‍	8	–	13		.381			31	–	25		.554
VMI  ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			27	–	25		.519
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

2025 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team represented The Citadel in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, South Carolina. The team was coached by Russell Triplett, in his 1st season at The Citadel. ^[2]

The Bulldogs completed the regular season with a 12–9 conference record, good for third place on the SoCon. The team won 30 games for the first time since 2013. ^[3] They finished 1–2 in the SoCon Tournament.

Previous Season

The Bulldogs finished 21–32 overall, and 3–18 in the Southern Conference in 2024. Head coach Tony Skole was not retained after the season. ^[4]

Personnel

Roster

2025 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff [5]
	Pitchers 7 - Ben Brash - Sophomore 9 - Maddox Webb - Sophomore 10 - Conner Cummiskey - Graduate Student 13 - George Derrick Floyd - Senior 14 - Chandler Anderson - Junior 17 - Fisher Paulsen - Senior 23 - Will Holmes - Senior 24 - Oliver Wood - Junior 25 - Manning Burgess - Freshman 28 - Anthony Hausner - Junior 29 - Aryan Patel - Junior 33 - CJ Van Slooten - Junior 35 - Zane Davis - Junior 36 - Andrew Stanley - Senior 37 - Nathan Landeck - Freshman 42 - Matthew Polk - Senior 44 - Yates Bland - Junior 55 - Jack Thunberg - Senior		Catchers 4 - Garrett Fulmer - Sophomore 21 - Phillips Daniels - Junior 31 - Noah Cadiz - Redshirt Sophomore Infielders 1 - Lane Tobin - Senior 6 - Landon Kahl - Sophomore 8 - Garrett Dill - Senior 19 - Robbie Lane - Junior 20 - Travis Elliott - Graduate Student 38 - McKane Cantrell - Freshman		Outfielders 2 - Thomas Rollauer - Senior 3 - Tyler Christmas - Redshirt Junior 12 - Cole Canty - Freshman 16 - Maddox Floyd - Freshman 18 - Matthew Lively - Junior 22 - Chase Loggins - Senior 30 - Rhyder Poppell - Freshman Utility 32 - TJ Anderson - Junior

Coaches

2025 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball coaching staff [5]
Russell Triplett – Head Coach – 1st year David Beckley – Assistant Coach – 17th year James Reeves – Assistant Coach (Pitching) – 1st year

Schedule

Legend
	The Citadel win
	The Citadel loss
	Cancellation
Bold	The Citadel team member
*	Non-Conference game

2025 The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Game Log [6]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SoCon Record Feb 14 UIC* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 9–1 Holmes (1–0) Schueler (0–1) Stanley (1) 457 1–0 Feb 15 Miami (OH)* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 5–8 Benko (1–0) Davis (0–1) Mastrian IV (1) 577 1–1 Feb 15 Miami (OH)* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 1–16 Katskee (1–0) Brash (0–1) None 577 (DH) 1–2 Feb 17 UIC* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 10–4 Webb (1–0) Gould (0–1) None 439 2–2 Feb 21 Maine* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 2–4 Fitzgerald (1–1) Stanley (0–1) Lavigueur (1) 349 2–3 Feb 22 Maine* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 2–6 Holt (1–1) Bland (0–1) None 521 2–4 Feb 23 Maine* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 10–3 Brash (1–1) Gifford (0–1) None 405 3–4 Feb 25 Presbyterian* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–2 Davis (1–1) Harrell (0–1) Hausner (1) 269 4–4 Feb 28 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 2–0 Holmes (2–0) Shaw (1–1) Anderson (1) 835 5–4
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SoCon Record Mar 1 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 2–0 Yates (1–1) Cohen (0–1) Hausner (2) 619 6–4 Mar 2 Yale* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 6–2 Stanley (1–1) Lewis (1–1) None 433 7–4 Mar 5 South Carolina* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 1–9 Evans Jr. (2–0) Paulsen (0–1) None 4,937 7–5 Mar 7 Northwestern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–2 Holmes (3–0) Wade (1–2) Hausner (3) 507 8–5 Mar 8 Northwestern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 5–4 Webb (2–0) Kouser (2–1) None 609 9–5 Mar 8 Northwestern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 1–4 Hlibocki (1–1) Bland (1–2) Macmillan (2) 651 9–6 Mar 9 Northwestern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 7–10 Fornis (1–0) Brash (1–2) Grant (1) 417 9–7 Mar 11 at Presbyterian* Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 11–3 Wood (1–0) Saint (1–1) None 235 10–7 Mar 12 Charleston Southern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 3–13 Lewis (1–0) Brash (1–3) None 519 10–8 Mar 14 Kennesaw State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–3 Webb (3–0) Renfroe (2–1) None 427 11–8 Mar 15 Kennesaw State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 4–9 Pinson (2–0) Hausner (0–1) None 689 11–9 Mar 16 Kennesaw State* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Canceled Mar 18 at No. 7 Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 4–6 Dvorsky (4–0) Bland (1–3) Mahlstedt (7) 4,478 11–10 Mar 19 at No. 7 Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC L 1–11 Fitzgerald (2–0) Davis (1–2) None 4,415 11–11 Mar 21 Mercer Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 6–5 Hausner (1–1) Ackerman (1–2) None 393 12–11 1–0 Mar 22 Mercer Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 8–0 Floyd (1–0) Kersey (1–2) Bland (1) 679 13–11 2–0 Mar 23 Mercer Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 7–9 Busse (1–0) Hausner (1–2) None 415 13–12 2–1 Mar 25 Charleston* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–2 Davis (2–2) Thomas (1–0) Hausner (4) 1,029 14–12 Mar 28 Wofford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 3–147 Little (4–2) Stanley (1–2) None 523 14–13 2–2 Mar 29 Wofford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 0–7 Condon (1–0) Floyd (1–1) None 581 14–14 2–3 Mar 30 Wofford Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 7–1 Anderson (1–0) Rasmussen (2–1) Webb (1) 555 15–14 3–3
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SoCon Record Apr 2 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC W 7–5 Wood (2–0) Brodt (1–3) Webb (2) 1,006 16–14 Apr 4 at Western Michigan* Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI W 7–4 Stanley (2–2) McKinstry (1–6) Van Slooten (1) 273 17–14 Apr 5 at Western Michigan* Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI Canceled Apr 5 at Western Michigan* Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI W 11–3 Floyd (2–1) Wizceb (2–5) Brash (1) 178 18–14 Apr 6 at Western Michigan* Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI L 0–6 Gaber (2–3) Anderson (1–1) None 121 18–15 Apr 11 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL L 8–9 Steckmesser (3–1) Bland (1–4) None 317 18–16 3–4 Apr 12 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 4–3 Floyd (3–1) Leersson (1–2) Hausner (5) 413 19–16 4–4 Apr 13 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL L 5–8 Blasche (5–0) Anderson (1–2) None 377 19–17 4–5 Apr 15 at South Carolina* Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 0–4 Pitzer (4–0) Cummiskey (0–1) None 7,214 19–18 Apr 16 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC L 2–5 Lyon (6–1) Floyd (3–2) Aiken (7) 821 19–19 Apr 22 Charleston Southern* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 3–1 Wood (3–0) Chalfant (3–3) Webb (3) 543 20–19 Apr 25 VMI Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 5–0 Stanley (3–2) Spiegel (0–2) Webb (4) 817 21–19 5–5 Apr 26 VMI Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 4–2 Floyd (4–2) Hawley (1–1) Bland (2) 953 22–19 6–5 Apr 27 VMI Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 11–8 Bland (2–4) Plummer (4–3) None 591 23–19 7–5
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SoCon Record May 2 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 8–7 Webb (4–0) Thompson Jr. (2–2) None 168 24–19 8–5 May 4 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 8–7 Stanley (4–2) Miller (2–5) Hausner (6) 465 25–19 9–5 May 4 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC L 3–187 Chapman (5–1) Anderson (1–3) None 465 25–20 9–6 May 6 at College of Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, SC L 1–147 Eggert (2–1) Bland (2–5) None' 755 25–21 May 7 Winthrop* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 6–3 Hausner (2–2) Tompkins (2–2) Webb (5) 231 26–21 May 9 at Western Carolina Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC L 4–11 Revis (5–5) Floyd (4–3) None 768 26–22 9–7 May 10 at Western Carolina Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC L 2–157 Wright (4–6) Webb (4–1) None 689 26–23 9–8 May 11 at Western Carolina Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 9–7 Bland (3–5) Langley (2–1) None 732 27–23 10–8 May 13 at Charleston Southern* Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC W 15–8 Wood (4–0) Chalfant (4–4) None 187 28–23 May 15 East Tennessee State Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 7–3 Floyd (5–3) Fink (6–4) None 435 29–23 11–8 May 16 East Tennessee State Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 7–3 Stanley (5–2) McCarley (3–1) None 521 30–23 12–8 May 17 East Tennessee State Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 2–11 Frederick (7–1) Hausner (2–3) None 857 30–24 12–9
Post-Season
SoCon Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SoConT Record May 22 (7) Wofford (3) Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC L 4–12 Michaels (5–3) Stanley (5–3) None 1,019 30–25 1–0 May 23 (5) Western Carolina (3) Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC W 11–10 Floyd (6–3) Ossiander (3–2) None 711 31–25 1–1 May 24 (4) Mercer (3) Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC L 2–4 Busse (4–2) Hausner (2–4) Ewaldsen (4) 716 31–26 1–2

References

1. "SoCon Baseball 2025 Standings". soconsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
2. Andrew Miller (June 25, 2024). "The Citadel was 'right fit' for former Clemson baseball standout". Post and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
3. Andrew Miller (May 17, 2025). "The Citadel's first 30-win season in a decade earns the Bulldogs a No. 3 seed at SoCon Tournament". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
4. Jeff Hartsell and Andrew Miller (May 24, 2024). "The Citadel parts ways with baseball coach Tony Skole". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
5. "2025 Baseball Roster". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
6. "2025 Baseball Schedule". CitadelSports.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.