Cougars Fall to Panthers in Sunday Finale

Sunday, March 6

High Point, N.C.

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

7-4

High Point

4-8

Co. of Charleston

High Point

3/6/2022 5:31:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

HIGH POINT, N.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team fell to High Point in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon as the Panthers rallied twice in a back-and-forth affair to secure a series sweep over the Cougars in non-conference play.

LEADING OFF
Final Score: High Point 5, College of Charleston 4
Location: High Point, N.C. (Williard Stadium)
Records: Charleston (7-4), High Point (4-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cougars struck first scoring twice in the top of the fourth inning to take an early 2-0 lead.
High Point capitalized on a two-out error in the home half scoring three runs to go ahead, 3-2.
Freshman Tyler Sorrentino tied it up at 3-3 in the fifth with a clutch RBI triple and scored on a sac fly by Joseph Mershon to put the Cougars back in front, 4-3.
The Panthers equalized half an inning later on an RBI single from Adam Stuart.
High Point loaded the bases and walked off with the win on a one-out hit-by-pitch in the ninth.

KEY COUGARS

Sorrentino paced the Cougars reaching base three times in a 2-for-4 effort with an RBI and a run scored.
Trotter Harlan went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run scored.
Connor Campbell surrendered one unearned run on three hits with two K's in three and one-third innings.
William Privette battled through four and two-thirds innings in relief allowing one earned run and fanning two.

FOR THE NOTEBOOK

Junior JT Marr finished the game 1-for-3 to extend his reached base streak to 11 games to begin his CofC career.
The Cougars suffer just their third series sweep since the start of the 2019 season.

NEXT UP
The Cougars return home to host Penn in a two-game midweek series beginning on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at Patriots Point.