Charleston Returns Home For Weekend Set With Evansville

Friday, March 6

Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

4:00 PM

College of Charleston

Evansville

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Charleston Returns Home For Weekend Set With Evansville

3/5/2020 5:26:00 PM | Baseball

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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (8-2) vs. EVANSVILLE (4-8)
Game No. 11 | Friday, March 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point
Game No. 12 | Saturday, March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point
Game No. 13 | Sunday, March 8| 1:00 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Patriots Point

How to Follow the Cougars
Twitter: @CofCBaseball
Live Stats: CofCStats.com
Video: Charleston Sports Network
Audio: None

Probable Pitchers
Friday | 4:00 pm ET: LHP Jordan Carr (1-0, 2.33 ERA, 20 K) vs. LHP Nathan Croner (1-1, 4.15 ERA, 14 K)
Saturday | 2:00 pm ET: RHP Caswell Smith (2-0, 2.08 ERA, 16 K) vs. RHP Shane Gray (1-0, 2.89 ERA, 17 K)
Sunday | 1:00 pm ET: RHP CJ Czerwinski (0-0, 1.59 ERA, 7 K) vs. RHP Jake McMahill (0-0, 5.06 ERA, 9 K)

CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team will look to build on the momentum from Wednesday's win over Clemson when the Cougars return home to host Evansville in a three-game series this weekend. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

Weekend Preview
The Cougars enter the weekend on a high after thumping No. 21 Clemson by a score of 11-2 on Wednesday in Clemson. Evansville comes into the series on a four-game winning streak following a 0-8 start to the season.

Scouting Evansville
Evansville was picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll after posting an 11-11 mark in MVC play last season. The Purple Aces enter the week with a 4-8 mark following a 5-3 win at UT Martin on Wednesday.

Tanner Craig paces the Purple Aces with six home runs, 14 RBI and a .386 batting average while Indiana Stanley has clubbed two homers and driven in nine runs. Saturday starter Shane Gray is 1-0 thus far with a 2.89 ERA and 17 strikeouts.

Series History
Friday marks the first-ever meeting between Charleston and Evansville.

Last Time Out
The Cougars struck early and often in an 11-2 drubbing of No. 21 Clemson on Wednesday. Donald Hansis and Ari Sechopoulos combined for eight RBI and three home runs as Charleston equaled its largest-ever victory over a Power Five opponent.

Game Promotions
Kickin Chicken Strikeouts: 10 Strikeouts=Draw one winner who will take home $25 KC cash
Bingo: fans will play throughout the game and will win different prizes for single bingo, "C Bingo" and full card bingo (Bingo "headquarters" will be on the hospitality deck)
Kickin Chicken Cougars Win: When the Cougars win at home, fans can take their ticket stub to Kickin' Chicken to receive $3 off any entrée that night
7th Inning Stretch: Presented by Zack Kelly Agency

Hammerin' Hansis
Junior Donald Hansis put on a show in Wednesday's 11-2 win over Clemson going 3-for-4 with two home runs, six RBI and three runs scored. His first-inning two-out grand slam set the tone for the Cougars before he punctuated the performance with a solo shot in the sixth and an RBI single in the seventh.

Stellar Starters
The Cougars weekend rotation has delivered in a big way over the first three weekends combining for a 3-0 record with a 2.06 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 43.1 innings thus far. New Friday starter Jordan Carr has struck out 20 in 19.1 innings and carries a 2.33 ERA over three starts. Caswell Smith ranks third in the CAA with two wins and has fanned 16 in 13 frames. CJ Czerwinski carries a 1.59 ERA with seven K's in his first 11.1 innings of work.

Setting the Stage
Luke Stageberg has made his presence felt in the two-hole through the first nine games of the season batting .350 with five RBI and a .400 on-base percentage thus far. The senior second baseman has yet to commit an error in his first 41 chances in the field.