Friday, April 13
Patriots Point
6:00 PM
College of Charleston
vs
Northeastern
Pivotal Series With Huskies Awaits Cougars
4/12/2018 3:38:00 PM | Baseball
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team and Northeastern square off this weekend at Patriots Point with first place in the Colonial Athletic Association standings on the line. Evan Sisk (Chester, S.C.) takes the ball opposite Northeastern redshirt junior Tyler Brown on Friday evening at 6:00 pm.
How to Follow the Cougars
Twitter: @CofCBaseball
Live Stats: CofCStats.com
Video: Charleston Sports Network (Friday & Sunday)
Audio: Charleston Sports Radio (Saturday)
Probable Pitchers
Friday | 6:00 pm ET: LHP Evan Sisk (6-2, 2.61 ERA, 48 K) vs. RHP Tyler Brown (3-2, 6.27 ERA, 29 K)
Saturday | 2:00 pm ET: RHP Griffin McLarty (5-1, 2.47 ERA, 44 K) vs. RHP Brian Christian (1-5, 8.21 ERA, 29 K)
Sunday | 1:00 pm ET: RHP Jakob Frishmuth (4-1, 3.38 ERA, 33 K) vs. LHP Sean Mellen (7-1, 2.09 ERA, 50 K)
Series Preview
The Cougars and Huskies meet on the diamond for the 14th time on Friday evening, with Northeastern leading the all-time series, 8-5. Northeastern swept the season series in 2017, and has won the last four meetings.
Last Time Out
Wednesday's midweek tilt between the Cougars and Citadel Bulldogs was suspended with one out, two runners on, and the Cougars leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth after a technical malfunction with the lighting system at Joe Riley Park.
Walk-off Wizards
Charleston needed a bit of magic to complete its weekend sweep of James Madison on Sunday, orchestrating a pair of walk-off victories to put the finishing touches on its fifth series sweep of the season. After Danny Wondrack rung one off the wall for a walk-off single in game one, Bryson Ward scampered home when the throw to second went to the wall in the bottom of the ninth in game two.
Mowing Them Down
The Cougars' pitching staff put their strikeout prowess on display this weekend against James Madison, as five pitchers combined for 43 strikeouts while walking only five Dukes to take over the national lead in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Evan Sisk struck out 13 on Friday night to earn his sixth win of the season (ranked eighth nationally), while Griffin McLarty and Carter Love each recorded nine strikeouts.
Leading the Pack
The Cougars come into the weekend leading the CAA in nearly every offensive category, batting .286 as a team with 197 runs scored, 59 doubles, 35 home runs, and 48 stolen bases, while combining for a .445 slugging percentage. CofC also leads the CAA with a 2.75 team ERA, and has allowed the least number of home runs (10).
Scouting Northeastern
Northeastern enters the weekend with an 18-11 overall record, and a 5-1 mark in CAA play after sweeping Elon. The Huskies are batting .279 as a team - second in the CAA - with 16 home runs and 40 stolen bases.
Jake Farrell leads the Huskies with five home runs, 26 RBIs, and a .342 batting average, while Charlie McConnell is batting .374 with nine doubles and ranks 14th in the nation with 18 stolen bases. Sunday starter Sean Mellen is tied for the national lead with seven wins to go along with a 2.09 earned run average.
How to Follow the Cougars
Twitter: @CofCBaseball
Live Stats: CofCStats.com
Video: Charleston Sports Network (Friday & Sunday)
Audio: Charleston Sports Radio (Saturday)
Probable Pitchers
Friday | 6:00 pm ET: LHP Evan Sisk (6-2, 2.61 ERA, 48 K) vs. RHP Tyler Brown (3-2, 6.27 ERA, 29 K)
Saturday | 2:00 pm ET: RHP Griffin McLarty (5-1, 2.47 ERA, 44 K) vs. RHP Brian Christian (1-5, 8.21 ERA, 29 K)
Sunday | 1:00 pm ET: RHP Jakob Frishmuth (4-1, 3.38 ERA, 33 K) vs. LHP Sean Mellen (7-1, 2.09 ERA, 50 K)
Series Preview
The Cougars and Huskies meet on the diamond for the 14th time on Friday evening, with Northeastern leading the all-time series, 8-5. Northeastern swept the season series in 2017, and has won the last four meetings.
Last Time Out
Wednesday's midweek tilt between the Cougars and Citadel Bulldogs was suspended with one out, two runners on, and the Cougars leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth after a technical malfunction with the lighting system at Joe Riley Park.
Walk-off Wizards
Charleston needed a bit of magic to complete its weekend sweep of James Madison on Sunday, orchestrating a pair of walk-off victories to put the finishing touches on its fifth series sweep of the season. After Danny Wondrack rung one off the wall for a walk-off single in game one, Bryson Ward scampered home when the throw to second went to the wall in the bottom of the ninth in game two.
Mowing Them Down
The Cougars' pitching staff put their strikeout prowess on display this weekend against James Madison, as five pitchers combined for 43 strikeouts while walking only five Dukes to take over the national lead in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Evan Sisk struck out 13 on Friday night to earn his sixth win of the season (ranked eighth nationally), while Griffin McLarty and Carter Love each recorded nine strikeouts.
Leading the Pack
The Cougars come into the weekend leading the CAA in nearly every offensive category, batting .286 as a team with 197 runs scored, 59 doubles, 35 home runs, and 48 stolen bases, while combining for a .445 slugging percentage. CofC also leads the CAA with a 2.75 team ERA, and has allowed the least number of home runs (10).
Scouting Northeastern
Northeastern enters the weekend with an 18-11 overall record, and a 5-1 mark in CAA play after sweeping Elon. The Huskies are batting .279 as a team - second in the CAA - with 16 home runs and 40 stolen bases.
Jake Farrell leads the Huskies with five home runs, 26 RBIs, and a .342 batting average, while Charlie McConnell is batting .374 with nine doubles and ranks 14th in the nation with 18 stolen bases. Sunday starter Sean Mellen is tied for the national lead with seven wins to go along with a 2.09 earned run average.
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