Cougars Drop Series Opener to UNCW

Friday, March 26

Patriots Point

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

5-11, 2-2

UNCW

13-6, 2-2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UNCW	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	6	11	0
Charleston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1

3/26/2021 10:16:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. --- UNCW plated five runs between the seventh and eighth innings and held College of Charleston off the scoreboard until the bottom of the ninth in a 6-1 series-opening win on Friday evening at Patriots Point.

LEADING OFF
Final Score: UNCW 6, College of Charleston 1
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Records: Charleston (5-11, 2-2 CAA), UNCW (13-6, 2-2 CAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Seahawks opened the scoring with a run in the third before adding two in the seventh and three in the eighth to take a 6-0 lead into the ninth. Charleston broke up the shutout in the last of the ninth when Trotter Harlan scampered home on a wild pitch.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE
Second-year freshman Ty Good fanned a career-high 10 batters over six and two-thirds innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits. The Rock Hill, S.C. struck out the side in the sixth and had five K's through his first four frames.

NOTABLES

Joseph Mershon collected three of the Cougars' five hits with a single in each of his first three at-bats.
Harlan doubled and scored in the ninth for CofC's lone run.
Brooks Lucas fanned one in a perfect ninth.

NEXT UP
The Cougars and Seahawks will meet in game two of the weekend CAA series tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m.