College of Charleston
23-22, 11-11
Elon
20-19, 9-7
Phoenix Outlast Cougars to Take Series Opener
5/20/2021 11:41:00 PM | Baseball
LEADING OFF
Final Score: Elon 10, College of Charleston 7
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Records: Charleston (23-22, 11-11 CAA), Elon (20-19, 9-7 CAA)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars opened the scoring with a run in the first before Elon struck for five runs in the top of the fourth to take a 5-1 lead. Charleston would counter with three runs over the next two innings to trim the margin to 5-4 on a solo shot by Trotter Harlan in the fifth. The teams traded three-run frames in the sixth before Elon scored once in the seventh and once in the ninth to keep the Cougars at bay.
STANDOUT PERFORMANCE
Senior infielder Luke Stageberg went 3-for-5 with two doubles including an RBI two-bagger in the fourth to spark the rally.
NOTABLES
- Harlan finished the night 2-for-5 with a single and his fourth homer of the season.
- Jared Kirven continued his torrid hitting with his third straight three-hit game going 3-for-5 with a double.
- Ari Sechopoulos added a 2-for-5 effort with a double.
- William Privette retired the first nine batters he faced in his fifth collegiate start.
- Ty Good fanned two and allowed one run on one hit over two and two-thirds innings of work out of the 'pen.
- Elon finished the night 7-of-14 (.500) with runners in scoring position compared to a 3-for-18 clip for the Cougars.
NEXT UP
The Cougars and Phoenix will meet in game two of the series on Friday evening. First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m. at Patriots Point.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Edgington, Brian (4-3)
L: Privette, William (1-3)
S: Sprake, Joe (7)
Batting:
2B: Iadisernia, Alex 1 ; Reynolds, Cole 1
3B: Havens, Willie 1
RBI: Iadisernia, Alex 2 ; Galason, Anthony 2 ; Havens, Willie 2
SH: Haskin, Parker 2 ; Stonehouse, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cassella, Justin 3 ; Iadisernia, Alex 1 ; Galason, Anthony 2 ; Reynolds, Cole 2 ; Havens, Willie 1 ; Stonehouse, Garrett 1
HBP: Reynolds, Cole 1 ; Havens, Willie 1
Batting:
2B: Sechopoulos, Ari 1 ; Kirven, Jared 1 ; Stageberg, Luke 2 ; Hansis, Donald 1
HR: Harlan, Trotter 1
RBI: Harlan, Trotter 1 ; Hawkins, Harrison 1 ; Steffy, Tanner 1 ; Stageberg, Luke 1 ; Hansis, Donald 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mershon, Joseph 1 ; Harlan, Trotter 1 ; Sechopoulos, Ari 1 ; Choboy, Landon 1 ; Kirven, Jared 1 ; Stageberg, Luke 1 ; Hansis, Donald 1
SB: Mershon, Joseph 1 ; Sechopoulos, Ari 1 ; Choboy, Landon 1
