COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (3-0) vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (1-2)
Game No. 4 | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | 6:00 PM ET
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point
 
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Probable Pitchers
Tuesday | 6:00 pm ET: RHP Noah Hinzman (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K) vs. LHP Cody Maw (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K)
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team continues its 12-game home stand to open the 2019 season with a Tuesday matchup against in-city foe Charleston Southern at 6:00 p.m. Senior Noah Hinzman (Greenwood, S.C.) is slated to make his first start at The College opposite Charleston Southern senior Cody Maw.
 
Game Preview
The Cougars carry an unblemished 3-0 record into Tuesday's game after sweeping UNC Asheville to start the season. Charleston Southern dropped two of three to LaSalle on opening weekend, with the Bucs' lone victory coming by a score of 7-3 on Saturday.
 
Scouting Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern enters Tuesday's contest with a 1-2 record following a series setback to LaSalle over the weekend. The Bucs pushed across 14 runs during the series with two doubles and a home run.
 
Josh Litchfield leads the Bucs with a .385 batting average and three RBIs, while Dante Blakeney has a home run and four runs batted in thus far. Tuesday's starter Cody Maw made one appearance over the weekend, allowing two unearned runs and striking out two in three innings.
 
Series History
The Cougars own a 54-16 lead in the all-time series with the Bucs dating back to 1991. CofC has won 10 of the last 11 games in the series.
 
Making His Mark
Senior transfer Chaz Davey wasted little time in getting off the mark at The College, driving in a team-high six runs with two doubles and a home run in the Cougars' season-opening sweep of UNC Asheville. The North Augusta, S.C. native also scored five runs.
 
Relieving the Stress
The Cougars sent eight different relievers to the mound on the season's opening weekend as part of a new-look bullpen that Coach Holbrook hopes will have much greater depth than a season ago. CofC's bullpen combined for a 2-0 record, a 1.06 earned run average, 21 strikeouts, and only four walks in 17 innings of work.
 
Sweeping Start
The Cougars opened the season with a series sweep for the second straight season and the fifth time in the last 10 years after outscoring UNC Asheville, 27-8, over the weekend.
 
Scrapbook Moments
A trio of freshman marked their collegiate debuts with some memorable moments over the weekend. Tanner McCallister collected a hit in his first collegiate at-bat as a pinch-hitter on Saturday, with McLendon Sears replicating the feat on Sunday. Jared Kirven drove in a run with his first career hit on Sunday as well.