The Citadel Bulldogs baseball, 1980–1989

The Citadel Bulldogs baseball teams represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The program was established in 1899, and has continuously fielded a team since 1947. Their primary rivals are College of Charleston, Furman and VMI.^[1]

1980 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	23–14 (9–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Chal Port (16th season)
Home stadium	College Park
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 East Tennessee State ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	1	.933	39	–	7	.848
Marshall ‍‍‍	10	–	3	.769	17	–	11	.607
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	17	–	19	.472
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	8	–	5	.615	22	–	15	.595
The Citadel ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	23	–	14	.622
Davidson ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467	15	–	24	.385
Furman ‍‍‍	2	–	10	.167	7	–	22	.241
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	1	–	11	.083	12	–	20	.375
VMI ‍‍‍	0	–	12	.000	4	–	22	.154

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1980^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	31–13 (11–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Chal Port (17th season)
Home stadium	College Park
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 East Tennessee State ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	4	.750	44	–	17	.721
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	12	–	4	.750	25	–	14	.641
Marshall ‍‍‍	12	–	4	.750	22	–	17	.564
The Citadel ‍‍‍	11	–	5	.688	31	–	13	.705
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	8	–	8	.500	35	–	17	.673
Davidson ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	18	–	26	.409
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	28	–	24	.538
Furman ‍‍‍	4	–	12	.250	11	–	33	.250
VMI ‍‍‍	0	–	16	.000	3	–	37	.075

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1981^[4] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1982 The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
Southern Conference champions
NCAA East Regional
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	40–8 (14–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Chal Port (18th season)
Home stadium	College Park
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 The Citadel ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	4	.750	40	–	8	.833
Western Carolina ‍†‍‍	12	–	4	.750	28	–	12	.700
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	10	–	4	.714	34	–	19	.642
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	8	–	8	.500	30	–	21	.588
Marshall ‍‍‍	8	–	8	.500	17	–	21	.447
VMI ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	11	–	29	.275
Furman ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	15	–	19	.441
Chattanooga ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	12	–	20	.375
Davidson ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	13	–	26	.333

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982^[6] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 The Citadel ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	2	.857	34	–	10	.773
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	9	–	3	.750	20	–	18	.526
Western Carolina ‍‍‍	9	–	5	.643	25	–	20	.556
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	33	–	14	.702
Marshall ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	19	–	14	.576
VMI ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	11	–	25	.306
Davidson ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	11	–	24	.314
Furman ‍‍‍	2	–	10	.167	4	–	22	.154

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983^[8] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
Appalachian State ^x‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	2	.857	35	–	7	.833
VMI ‍‍‍	6	–	7	.462	16	–	18	.471
Marshall ‍‍‍	5	–	8	.385	11	–	16	.407
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	9	–	19	.321
Southern
Western Carolina ^x‍‍‍	13	–	3	.813	37	–	20	.649
The Citadel ‍‍‍	12	–	5	.706	26	–	21	.553
Davidson ‍‍‍	5	–	12	.294	12	–	16	.429
Furman ‍‍‍	4	–	14	.222	16	–	19	.457

x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984^[10] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
Appalachian State ^x‍‍‍	14	–	3	.824	35	–	13	.729
Marshall ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	26	–	18	.591
VMI ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	16	–	24	.400
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	3	–	14	.176	10	–	31	.244
Southern
Davidson ^x‍‍‍	11	–	5	.688	24	–	19	.558
No. 26 Western Carolina ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	6	.647	37	–	35	.514
The Citadel ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	29	–	20	.592
Furman ‍‍‍	4	–	13	.235	16	–	29	.356

x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985^[12] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
Appalachian State ^x‍‍‍^y	15	–	2	.882	40	–	13	.755
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	21	–	21	.500
VMI ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	15	–	25	.375
Marshall ‍‍‍	4	–	13	.235	15	–	18	.455
Southern
Western Carolina ^x‍‍‡‍^y	12	–	5	.706	33	–	28	.541
Davidson ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	21	–	20	.512
The Citadel ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	29	–	20	.592
Furman ‍‍‍	4	–	13	.235	15	–	24	.385

x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1986^[14] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
VMI ^x‍‍‍	11	–	7	.611	20	–	20	.500
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	9	–	7	.563	29	–	17	.630
Marshall ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	23	–	17	.575
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	16	–	35	.314
Southern
Western Carolina ^x‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	3	.824	38	–	24	.613
The Citadel ‍‍‍	12	–	6	.667	33	–	20	.623
Davidson ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	28	–	26	.519
Furman ‍‍‍	2	–	15	.118	8	–	29	.216

x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1988^[18] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Carolina ‍†‍‡‍^y	10	–	5	.667	23	–	31	.426
Marshall ‍‍‍	8	–	5	.615	16	–	14	.533
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	9	–	7	.563	29	–	13	.690
VMI ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	16	–	23	.410
The Citadel ‍‍‍	8	–	9	.471	30	–	20	.600
Furman ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333	13	–	21	.382
East Tennessee State ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333	10	–	21	.323

† – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989^[20] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Year	Player	Round	Team
1982	Jeff Barkley	13	Indians
1982	Mike Knox	7	Braves
1982	Bill White	5	Dodgers
1983	Martin Blair	44	Rangers
1983	Mike Cherry	2	Dodgers
1984	John Murphy	23	Cardinals
1985	Tim Jones	2	Cardinals
1988	John Stephens	28	Cardinals

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