CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team will do battle with its second ranked opponent of the season when No. 24 Coastal Carolina makes the trek south to Patriots Point on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:00 pm, with Austin George (Mooresville, N.C.) starting opposite Coastal Carolina freshman Anthony Simonelli.
 
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Probable Pitchers
Tuesday | 6:00 pm ET: RHP Austin George (0-0, 2.38 ERA, 8 K) vs. RHP Anthony Simonelli (3-1, 6.65 ERA, 11 K)
 
Game Preview  
The Cougars and Chanticleers meet for the 46th time on Tuesday evening with Coastal leading the all-time series, 23-22. Coastal Carolina defeated the Cougars, 13-0, on February 21 at Patriots Point.
 
Last Time Out   
The Cougars completed their fourth series sweep of the season on Saturday, defeating William and Mary 8-7 and 7-2 in a doubleheader at Patriots Point. Charleston batted .356 in the series, as Dupree Hart posted a trio of three-hit games and Bradley Dixon went 5-for-8 with three RBIs.
 
Keeping Them In The Yard         
Charleston's pitching staff continues to impress nearly halfway through the season, allowing only five home runs and limiting the opposition to a .565 on-base plus slugging percentage through the first 25 games. The Cougars are outscoring their opponents 155-80 thus far.
 
Power Five Poachers     
The Cougars won their second series of the season against a Power Five program on Mar. 16-18, shutting out Kansas State by a combined score of 14-0 in the first two games of the series before falling to the Wildcats, 7-3, in Sunday's finale. CofC now owns a 5-1 record against Power Five schools this season including a sweep of Georgia.
 
On-Base Machine            
Dupree Hart has reached base in each of the Cougars' last 26 games dating back to last season. He has hit safely in all but two games this season, and leads the Cougars in on-base percentage (.464) while ranking second in batting average (.385).
 
Scouting Coastal Carolina            
Coastal Carolina comes into the week ranked 24th in the nation by D1Baseball.com with a 19-7 record following a weekend sweep of Texas State.
 
Kevin Woodall, Jr. leads the Chants with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs, while Zach Biermann is batting .338 with six homers and 21 runs batted in. Tuesday's starter, Anthony Simonelli, is 3-1 with a 6.65 ERA in five starts.