Eight-Run Ninth Lifts Cougars Over Tribe, 9-4

Friday, May 7

Williamsburg, Va.

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

19-18, 0

William & Mary

12-23, 0

Charleston

William & Mary

5/7/2021 5:23:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. --- The College of Charleston sent 14 men to the plate and scored eight runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally from a 4-1 deficit and defeat William & Mary, 9-4, in the opening game of a crucial weekend series on Friday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association play.

LEADING OFF
Final Score: College of Charleston 9, William & Mary 4
Location: Williamsburg, Va.
Records: Charleston (19-18, 9-7 CAA), William & Mary (12-23, 9-10 CAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
William & Mary starter Wade Strain kept the Cougars' bats silent until the eighth inning while his offense plated four runs over the six frames to give him a 4-0 lead. With one out in the eighth, Trotter Harlan took Strain deep to left for a solo homer to trim the deficit to 4-1 and force the Tribe to make a call to the bullpen. The Cougars took full advantage in the ninth, sending 14 men to the plate and scoring a season-high eight runs on six hits to rally for a 9-4 victory.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE
Jared Kirven went 3-for-5 and delivered a key two-run single with the bases loaded in the ninth to give the Cougars an 8-4 cushion. The three-hit effort marks Kirven's sixth multi-hit game of the season and fourth with three base knocks.

NOTABLES

The eight-run ninth is the Cougars' largest inning of the season and their eighth time scoring at least five runs.
Harrison Hawkins continued his torrid hitting in conference play with a 4-for-5 afternoon and an RBI.
Ari Sechopoulos and Tanner Steffy each recorded two hits and drove in one.
Landon Choboy pinch hit and went 2-for-2 in the ninth with an RBI.
Luke Stageberg and Harlan each scored twice as Harlan launched his third homer of the season.
William Privette made his first weekend start and struck out three in five and one-third innings.
Ryan Smith tossed two and two-thirds shutout frames to earn the win.
Ty Good pitched a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.
The Cougars batted .471 (8-for-17) with two outs, with five of those hits coming in the ninth.