Baseball Returns Home to Host Wofford In SoCon Action This Weekend
4/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Games 32-34
College of Charleston (24-11, 9-6 SoCon) vs. Wofford (11-21, 4-8 SoCon)
Friday, April 16 - 7:00 p.m.
RHP #32 Christian Powell (4-2, 6.04 ERA) vs. RHP #36 Tom Dolinak (0-2, 9.47 ERA)
Saturday, April 17 - 7:00 p.m.
RHP #9 Kevin Decker (3-0, 3.29 ERA) vs. LHP #13 J.D. Osborne (3-1, 5.40 ERA)
Sunday, April 18 - 1:00 p.m.
RHP #23 David Peterson (4-2, 6.64 ERA) vs. TBA
***SUNDAY PARKING ADVISORY***
Due to the Blue Angels performance for Navy Week, beginning at 1 p.m., all cars wanting access to Patriots Point will be charged a fee of $3 at the intersection of Coleman and Patriots Point Boulevard. All fans planning on attending the game on Sunday and wishing to avoid this fee must be at the facility before 1 p.m.
- BATTING PRACTICE
Tuesday evening, College of Charleston allowed USC Upstate to jump to an early 5-1 lead, took a 10-8 lead into the bottom of the ninth, then allowed the Spartans to rally and score three runs as Andre Harris singled home the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded liner to right, shocking the Cougars 11-10 in non-conference action at Harley Park. Junior CF Cole Rakar leads the team with a .393 average, 59 hits and 17 stolen bases. Sophomore 3B Matt Leeds tops the team in home runs with 14 and the RBI chart with 49.
- SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
- ALL-TIME VS. WOFFORD
- START IT UP
SATURDAY - Senior RHP Kevin Decker takes the mound for his fifth straight start after five appearances out of the bullpen. In his last appearance, he went 6.1 innings in a no-decision against Furman on April 10, allowing six hits and five runs, four earned with a season-high eight strikeouts.
SUNDAY - Sophomore RHP David Peterson returns to the mound after earning his fourth victory of the season against Furman on April 11. Peterson scattered eight hits in 6.2 innings, giving up four runs and striking out three.
- CHARLESTON PLAYER NOTES
SS Joey Bergman - returned to action at the plate against Charleston Southern on March 24 after hamate bone surgery put him on the shelf earlier this season... batting .200 over the past four games, with two RBI and four walks.
1B Greg Blake - had a home run in Friday's loss to Furman... batted .429 last week... added three doubles and four RBI.
DH Kolby Epley - went 2-for-5 in Sunday's win over Furman with a three-run double... batted .333 in two games last week.
RHP Heath Hembree - came in the 9th inning of Sunday's win over Furman, striking out two and walking two... took the loss in the 11-10 defeat at USC Upstate, allowing three runs on four walks and one hit in two-thirds of an inning.
2B Baker Knox - batted .429 in four games last week... walked three times and added two RBI during the week.
C Rob Kral - batted .267 for the week with two home runs and four RBI... belted solo home runs in Saturday and Sunday's games against Furman... had one of the three grand slams in 28-9 win over Charleston Southern on March 24.
3B Matt Leeds - had a three-run home run (est. 440 feet to straightaway center) in the loss to Upstate Tuesday night... has 10 home runs in his last 16 games... was hit by a pitch three times in 11-8 win over Western Carolina on March 26... had one of the three grand slams in 28-9 win over Charleston Southern on March 24.
CF Cole Rakar - batted .235 in the four games last week, with two walks and two RBI.
LF Jose Rodriguez - had a .222 average with two home runs and four RBI in the four games last week... had a solo home run in the loss to USC Upstate.
- 2010 COUGARS BASEBALL RADIO SCHEDULE
2010 Cougar Baseball Radio Broadcast Schedule
Apr. 16 vs. Wofford 7 p.m.
Apr. 17 vs. Wofford 7 p.m.
Apr. 18 vs. Wofford 1 p.m.
Apr. 24 vs. Elon 1 p.m.
Apr. 25 vs. Elon 1 p.m.
May 1 at Davidson 2 p.m.
May 2 at Davidson 1 p.m.
May 8 vs. The Citadel 6 p.m.
May 9 vs. The Citadel 1 p.m.
May 15 at Appalachian State 3 p.m.
May 16 at Appalachian State 1 p.m.
May 22 vs. UNC-Wilmington 6 p.m.
May 26-30 at the SoCon Tournament
- COUGARS SWEEP SOCON WEEKLY AWARDS
Kral had a career day at the plate on March 19, hitting three home runs with five RBIs in the Cougars' series-opening win at UNC Greensboro. Kral's three home run output ties the program's record for home runs in a game with four others, including current head coach Monte Lee (1999). The sophomore had at least one RBI in all five games for the Cougars that week as CofC went 5-0. He had four multi-hit games, 10 RBIs and slugged 1.000.
Decker went 2-0 in two appearances that week, coming out of the bullpen to pick up the victory versus No. 8 Coastal Carolina and then making his first start at UNC Greensboro. The senior right-hander allowed only three hits in nine total innings, highlighted by two frames of hitless, shutout ball against the nationally-ranked Chants on March 16. He followed that by allowing two runs on three hits in seven innings of work against the Spartans March 20. Decker held opponents to a .103 batting average, giving up two singles and a double over 34 batters.
- ALL-SOCON COUGARS
- BERGMAN EARNS SECOND PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA NOD
Elected the 2009 Southern Conference Player of the Year, Bergman had a .452 average while drilling 15 home runs last season. He became the 10th player in Southern Conference history to record 100 hits in a single season. He garnered third-team All-America status by Collegiate Baseball and the ABCA.
- ON DECK
- SEASON-LONG PROMOTIONS
Two-for-Tuesdays - Two tickets for $5 to all Tuesday night games
Faculty/Staff Fridays - free entry to College of Charleston faculty and staff with their staff ID card
Family Fun Saturdays - free entry for two children with an adult ticket purchase
Military Appreciation Sundays - up to four free tickets with a military ID at all Sunday home games.
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