CofC at Elon Notes and Stats
4/9/2009 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
College of Charleston (21-9, 10-5 SoCon)
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Elon (17-11, 11-4 SoCon)
April 10-12, 2009 ? Latham Park (2,000) ? 7:00/7:00/1:30
? Elon
The Cougars get back into Southern Conference play with a pivotal three-game set at Elon this weekend ... first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 on Friday and Saturday, 1:30 on Sunday ... fans are reminded that audio broadcasts of each game will be streamed live at CofCsports.com each day.
? Scouting the Opposition
Elon comes into the three-game series with the Cougars posting a 17-11 overall mark, 11-4 in the SoCon ... The Phoenix dropped a heartbreaker to No. 19 Coastal Carolina 11-10 on Wednesday ... all-time, Charleston leads the series over Elon 15-6 ... last season, the Cougars took two of three from the Phoenix during the regular season, but Elon knocked off Charleston 17-8 in the Southern Conference tournament championship game to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
? Last Time Out
Charleston dropped a 16-12 slugfest at Mercer on Wednesday ... on the day, Joash Brodin hit a grand slam, while Brandon Sizemore and Matt Mansilla each belted two-run homers.
? Cougars Bash The Citadel
The Cougars got back to their winning ways on Tuesday night, as they cruised past rival The Citadel, 21-8 at Patriots Point. The win was an historic one in a few ways:
- The 21 runs by the Cougars were the most scored by Charleston against The Citadel . CofC had scored 15 runs on two previous occasions - the last, in a 15-9 win at The Citadel on April 28, 2007.
- It equalled the Cougars' largest win over the Bulldogs. CofC beat The Citadel, 13-0, on March 23, 2005.
- With the win, The Cougars are 18-7 vs. The Citadel dating back to the 2003 season, while the team has won nine of the last 10 matchups overall.
? Bergman Stays Red Hot
Third baseman Joey Bergman continued his torrid offensive season in The Citadel and Mercer games, going 5-for-10 with five RBI and two home runs ... the two homers came in the Cougars win against the Bulldogs, as Bergman hit a three-run and two run homer in the victory ... he is now batting .452 on the season with eight home runs and 33 RBI ... has also recorded a hit in 21 of the last 23 games he has played in on the season.
? Last Week
The Cougars hit .364 as a team and scored 44 runs in four games ... Clay McCord hit .500 with a homer and three RBI ... Hutson Dodds and Brodin hit .471 with two homers ... Bergman hit .400 with five runs scored ... Sizemore hit .333 with two homers and eight RBI ... Ryan Daniels hit two homers ... CofC 12-15 in stolen bases ... Charleston stole nine bases in a 15-8 win at Charleston Southern, one shy of the all-time school single-game mark.
