Cougars Take Down Second-Ranked Texas, 8-4

Tuesday, March 15

Patriots Point

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

10-7

Texas

13-5

Texas

Charleston

Photo by: Ben Clemens

3/15/2022 10:40:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. --- Junior JT Marr set the tone with a first-inning grand slam and Reed Parris, Ty Good and William Privette shut the door with five shutout innings out of the bullpen to lead the College of Charleston to an 8-4 win over No. 2 Texas on Tuesday evening at Patriots Point.

LEADING OFF
Final Score: College of Charleston 8, Texas 4
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Records: Charleston (10-7), Texas (13-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cougars opened the scoring in emphatic fashion in the bottom of the first plating five runs on a Marr's grand slam followed by a solo shot from Donald Hansis.
An RBI fielder's choice from Trotter Harlan in the second extended the advantage to 6-0.
Texas got on the board in the third plating three runs on RBI singles from Ivan Melendez and Murphy Stehly to cut the lead to 6-3.
The Longhorns would trim the deficit further in the fourth on a solo shot by Trey Faltine.
Charleston answered with an RBI single from Preston Hall in the fifth and a run scoring triple by Sam Cochrane in the sixth to push the margin to four at 8-4.
Hansis made perhaps the play of the game in the sixth making a running catch at the track in left before firing a bullet to Harlan to start a 7-6-3 inning-ending double play.
Privette delivered in the clutch in back-to-back innings leaving the bases loaded to close out the win.

KEY COUGARS

Marr made his only hit of the night count with a first inning opposite field grand slam – the Cougars' first of the season.
Joseph Mershon paced the College with a three-hit night finishing 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
Hansis mashed his second home run of the season to cap a five-run first.
Cam Dean and Cochrane each went 2-for-4 with an extra base hit.
It was an unconventional bullpen day for Friday starter Ty Good who came in and struck out the side in the seventh.
Parris spun two shutout innings to earn his second win of the season.
Privette pitched the final two frames fanning five to slam the door.

FOR THE NOTEBOOK

Marr has reached base in all 17 games he has played in as a Cougar.
Harlan drew his team- and league-leading 19^th walk of the season entering the night tied for second in the nation.
The win is the Cougars' highest-ranked victory since a 6-5 defeat of No. 2 South Carolina on March 29, 2016.
Charleston finished the night 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position while limiting Texas to two hits in 12 opportunities.

NEXT UP
The Cougars will wrap up their nine-game homestand with a three-game weekend series against East Carolina beginning on Friday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m. from Patriots Point.