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.

1990 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
1990 record46–14 (13–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Park
1990 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 13–1–0 .929  46–14–0 .767
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  37–25–0 .597
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .588  20–19–0 .513
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  12–26–0 .316
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  19–22–1 .464
Furman  ‍‍‍ 6–11–0 .353  20–24–0 .455
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  10–31–0 .244
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1990 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1990[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball[2]

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.[3] 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.

Roster
1990 The Citadel Bulldogs roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 21 Steve Basch
  • 24 Ken Britt
  • Hal Hayden
  • 15 Hank Kraft
  • 16 Kevin McGarvey
  • 14 Richard Shirer
  • 22 Brad Stowell
  

Infielders

  

Outfielders

  • 23 Billy Baker
  • 13 Mike Black
  • 7 Mike Branham
  • 18 Cornell Caldwell
  • 19 Vic Correll
  • 10 Anthony Jenkins
  • 4 Jason Rychlick

Catchers

  • 9 Gettys Glaze
  • 2 Larry Hutto
  • 8 Derrick Rogers
  

Schedule
Legend
 The Citadel win
 The Citadel loss
*Non-Conference game
1990 The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Post-Season

References
  1. 2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SoConSports.com. p. 46. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. "1990 Final Collegiate Baseball Poll". Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  3. Gary Klein (May 30, 1990). "The Citadel Sends Storm Warning". LA Times. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. "Bulldogs celebrate with victory over Buccaneers". Citadel Sports. April 24, 2005. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  5. 2012 Baseball Record Book (PDF). citadelsports.com. p. 57. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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