Cougars Set to Host Bulldogs in Home Finale

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston baseball team will play its final game of the 2022 campaign at Patriots Point on Tuesday when the Cougars host crosstown foe The Citadel in the second contest of the season series. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Patriots Point.

Charleston has won 18 of its last 20 games and five straight after taking two against Charleston Southern over the weekend. The Citadel bounced back from a Friday setback with back-to-back wins over Samford on Saturday and Sunday to move to 24-26 overall and 4-14 in SoCon play.

SERIES SNAPSHOT
The Cougars lead the all-time series, 56-42, and have won 18 of the last 19 meetings with The Citadel. The Bulldogs rallied for an 8-6 victory in the last meeting between the Lowcountry foes on April 12 at Joe Riley Park.

PROBABLE PITCHERS
Tuesday | 6:00 pm ET: RHP Reed Parris (5-0, 2.77) vs. RHP Tyler Dunn (1-1, 7.88)

LEADING OFF

The Cougars have been rolling over the last seven weeks having won 18 of their last 20 overall including 14 of the last 15 in CAA play to secure the program's second CAA regular season title with two weeks remaining.
Charleston's offense has been firing on all cylinders over the last 13 games scoring 102 runs and combining for a .308 batting average in that span. Freshman Tyler Sorrentino leads the way during that stretch with 16 RBI and a blistering .365 batting average.
Sophomore William Privette has been lights out this season out of the bullpen currently leading the nation in ERA (0.70) while ranking fifth in hits allowed per nine innings (5.05), sixth in saves (12) and ninth in WHIP (0.85).
Joseph Mershon has been on a tear over the last 13 games batting .364 with two home runs and seven RBI to raise his season batting average from .242 to .295. The junior second baseman delivered in a big way over the weekend against Charleston Southern driving in six runs including four in a 3-for-4 effort on Sunday.
The Cougars have been ruthless with two outs on the scoreboard this season accounting for more than a third (35.2%) of their total run output with two down. Charleston has totaled 117 runs with two outs this season scoring at least two runs with two down in 28 of 49 games thus far.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

The Citadel enters the series with a 24-26 overall record and currently sit eighth in the Southern Conference standings with a 4-14 mark in league play.
The Bulldogs rank fourth in the nation with 43 sacrifice bunts led by Tilo Skole, the individual national leader, with 18.
Ryan McCarthy leads the Bulldogs with eight home runs, 38 RBI and 20 stolen bases while ranking second on the team with a .308 batting average.
Noah Mitchell and Cole Simpson have driven in 38 and 37 runs, respectively, while Skole paces the squad with a .313 batting average.
Tuesday starter Tyler Dunn carries a 1-1 record with a 7.88 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 32 innings of work over 23 appearances.

GAME PROMOTIONS

Food Truck: The Biscuit Shed Food Truck will be on site down the third base line.
Trivia Tuesday: Fans are invited to answer trivia questions focused on the Cougar baseball team throughout the game for a chance to win prizes.

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Players Mentioned

Joseph Mershon

Reed Parris

William Privette

Tyler Sorrentino

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