Phoenix Rally For Extra-Inning Win Over Cougars

Saturday, May 1

Elon, N.C.

4:00 PM

College of Charleston

17-18, 7-7

Elon

16-17, 8-6

Charleston

Elon

5/1/2021 8:43:00 PM | Baseball

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ELON, N.C. --- The Elon Phoenix rallied from a pair of six-run deficits and walked off with a 12-11 win in the 1tth inning to clinch the weekend series against College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association play.

LEADING OFF
Final Score: Elon 12, College of Charleston 11 (11)
Location: Elon, N.C.
Records: Charleston (17-18, 7-7 CAA), Elon (16-17, 8-6 CAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars took an early 4-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Tanner Steffy and a three-run homer by Landon Choboy. After Elon answered with one in the home half, the teams traded three-run frames in the fifth to send the game into the sixth with Charleston leading, 7-4. The Cougars would stretch the advantage to 10-4 with one in the sixth and two seventh to take their second six-run cushion of the day into the bottom of the eighth. Following two quick outs to start the frame, Elon strung together four key hits and capitalized on a Cougar miscue to send the game to the ninth tied at 10-10. Elon later made a pivotal defensive play in the top of the 11^th and walked off on an RBI double to complete the comeback.

NOTABLES

Hawkins posted his second three-hit game of the weekend with a 3-for-6 effort while scoring three runs and driving in one.
Choboy marked his first collegiate home run with a three-run bomb in the fourth.
Steffy and Ari Sechopoulos each went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs.

NEXT UP
The Cougars and Phoenix will meet in the series finale tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Sprake, Joe (6-0)

L: Smith, Ryan (1-2)

Charleston

Batting:

2B: Harlan, Trotter 1 ; Sechopoulos, Ari 1 ; Dean, Cam 1

HR: Choboy, Landon 1

RBI: Harlan, Trotter 1 ; Sechopoulos, Ari 2 ; Steffy, Tanner 2 ; Choboy, Landon 3 ; Stageberg, Luke 1 ; Dean, Cam 1

SH: Mershon, Joseph 1 ; Choboy, Landon 1 ; Dean, Cam 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Harlan, Trotter 1 ; Hawkins, Harrison 3 ; Sechopoulos, Ari 2 ; Steffy, Tanner 1 ; Hopkins, Brody 1 ; Choboy, Landon 2 ; Lobeck, Matt 1

CS: Belser, Sajon 1

Elon

Batting:

2B: Cassella, Justin 1 ; Havens, Willie 1

HR: Stonehouse, Garrett 1 ; Reynolds, Cole 1

RBI: Cassella, Justin 4 ; Stonehouse, Garrett 3 ; Cranston, Tyler 1 ; Reynolds, Cole 1 ; Pico, Jarrett 1

SH: Marte, Carlos 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Cassella, Justin 1 ; Stonehouse, Garrett 2 ; Reynolds, Cole 1 ; Cicci, Nick 1 ; Havens, Willie 3 ; Spurlin, Adam 1 ; Sponseller, J.P. 1 ; Pico, Jarrett 2