College of Charleston
14-9, 2-0
Northeastern
12-10-1, 0-2
Power Surge Lifts Cougars to Series Win Over Huskies
3/26/2022 8:09:00 PM | Baseball
LEADING OFF
Final Score: College of Charleston 14, Northeastern 9
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Records: Charleston (14-9, 2-0 CAA), Northeastern (12-10-1, 0-2 CAA)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars struck first for the second straight day with a five-run first inning highlighted by a two-run double from Marr.
- Hansis pushed the advantage to 7-0 with a line drive two-run home run in the third.
- Northeastern fought back in the fourth plating five runs to close the gap to 7-5.
- The Huskies put up their second straight crooked number in the fifth pushing across four runs to take a 9-7 lead on run-scoring doubles by Jeff Costello and Luke Beckstein.
- Charleston answered in the sixth when Sam Cochrane dropped a two-run single into left to knot it up at 9-9.
- Hall would put the Cougars back in front with a solo blast in the seventh.
- Back-to-back wild pitches in the eighth brought in two insurance runs before Marr put an exclamation point on the frame with a two-run shot to right center.
- Marr drove in four runs in a 2-for-5 effort with a double and his third homer of the season.
- Luke Wood delivered his second three-hit game in a week with a 3-for-5 performance.
- Hansis reached base three times with a double, home run, a walk and two RBI.
- Freshman Cole Mathis surrendered one run on three hits in three and two-thirds innings of relief work to earn his second collegiate victory.
- With his 2-for-5 day on Saturday, Marr has now reached base safely in all 23 games this season and now leads the team with 19 RBI.
- Hall's homer in the seventh was his team-leading fifth of the campaign.
- Trotter Harlan went 1-for-4 and drew his CAA-best 24th walk of the season.
- The Cougars are 11-1 this season when scoring in the first inning.
- Charleston's three home runs on Saturday marked its sixth multi-homer game this spring.
The Cougars and Huskies will meet in the series finale on Sunday morning with first pitch scheduled for 11:45 am at Patriots Point.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mathis, Cole (2-1)
L: Allard,Jordy (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Costello,Jeff 2 ; Beckstein,Luke 1
RBI: Costello,Jeff 4 ; Beckstein,Luke 1 ; Viera,Max 1 ; Beaudet,Teddy 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Costello,Jeff 1 ; Sirota,Mike 1 ; Bosland,Justin 2 ; Crossen,Danny 2 ; Viera,Max 1 ; Doyle,Jack 1 ; Beaudet,Teddy 1
HBP: Beckstein,Luke 1 ; Bosland,Justin 1 ; Crossen,Danny 1 ; Doyle,Jack 2
Batting:
2B: Marr, JT 1 ; Hansis, Donald 1
HR: Marr, JT 1 ; Hall, Preston 1 ; Hansis, Donald 1
RBI: Marr, JT 4 ; Hall, Preston 1 ; Hansis, Donald 2 ; Wood, Luke 1 ; Mershon, Joseph 1 ; Dean, Cam 1 ; Cochrane, Sam 2
SH: Dean, Cam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sorrentino, Tyler 2 ; Harlan, Trotter 1 ; Hopkins, Brody 1 ; Marr, JT 2 ; Hall, Preston 2 ; Hansis, Donald 2 ; Wood, Luke 2 ; Mershon, Joseph 1 ; Dean, Cam 1
HBP: Mershon, Joseph 2
