COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (6-2) vs. NO. 11 COASTAL CAROLINA (7-2)
Game No. 9 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point
 
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Probable Pitchers
Wednesday | 4:00 pm ET: LHP Zach Williams (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 3 K) vs. RHP Bobby Holmes (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K)
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team renews its age-old rivalry with in-state foe and nationally ranked Coastal Carolina on Wednesday afternoon when the Cougars welcome the 11^th-ranked Chanticleers to Patriots Point. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m.
 
Game Preview
The Cougars come into Wednesday's game with a 6-2 overall record following a Tuesday setback to Georgia Southern. The Chanticleers enter the week with a 7-1 record after defeating Michigan State twice and Kent State once at home over the weekend.
 
Scouting Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina owns a 7-1 overall mark for the season after dropping its first game of the season to NC State, 7-6, in 11 innings on Sunday. The Chanticleers rank fifth in the nation with 21 doubles, while sporting the nation's eighth-best batting average (.340).
 
Parker Chavers leads Coastal with four home runs and 15 RBIs, which both rank among the nation's top 10 hitters. Anthony Veneziano paces the pitching staff with a 2-0 record and a 1.80 ERA in two starts.
 
Series History
The Cougars are 23-23 all-time against Coastal Carolina, with the Chanticleers taking three of the last five and the teams splitting the last 10 meetings. Charleston's last win against CCU came on March 21, 2018 in an 11-4 victory at Patriots Point.
 
Last Five Games in Series
W, 11-4          3/27/18 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
L, 0-13            2/21/18 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
W, 6-5             5/10/17 in Conway, S.C.
L, 5-8               4/19/17 in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
L, 7-16            2/22/17 in Conway, S.C.
 
Last Time Out
The Cougars were held to three hits in an 8-0 setback to Georgia Southern on Tuesday evening.
 
Always in the Fight
It may be only seven games into the season, but the Cougars are already proving to be a difficult opponent to put away with four come-from-behind victories on their early season resume, including back-to-back comeback wins to take the series with No. 27 UConn over the weekend.
 
Base-running Terrors
The Cougars are giving opposing pitching staffs fits in the early stages of the season, entering the week ranked fourth in the nation with 23 stolen bases in just seven games. Dupree Hart leads the CAA and the team with nine swipes, which places him one shy of a tie for the national lead.
 
Doubling Down
Charleston's batting order has been one of the top doubles producers in the nation through seven games, combining for a CAA-best 20 two-baggers thus far. Logan McRae leads the way with five doubles, which ranks fifth in the nation.