College of Charleston
35-15
The Citadel
24-27
Eight-Run Second Propels Cougars Past Bulldogs
5/17/2022 11:21:00 PM | Baseball
LEADING OFF
Final Score: College of Charleston 15, The Citadel 9
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Records: Charleston (35-15), The Citadel (24-27)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars struck first in the opening frame taking a 1-0 lead after Tyler Sorrentino led off with a single and scored on a bases-loaded walk.
- Charleston broke the game open in the home half of the second, sending 13 men to the plate and scoring eight runs on seven hits to open a 9-0 advantage. Cochrane plated two with a ground-rule double and Wood mashed a two-run homer to center in the frame.
- The Cougars added one in the fourth and one in the fifth to stretch the margin to 11-0 on a double by Jared Kirven.
- The Citadel got on the board in the sixth pushing one across to trim the deficit to 11-1.
- Tanner McCallister answered for CofC in the home half clearing the bases with a three-run double to put the Cougars ahead, 14-1.
- Cochrane plated the Cougars' 15th run of the night with his fourth RBI of the game on a sac fly in the seventh.
- The Citadel would cut into the deficit over the final three frames with a pair of crooked numbers before the Charleston bullpen shut the door.
- Cochrane reached base in five of his six plate appearances with a single, a double and three walks while driving in a season-high four runs.
- Tyler Sorrentino singled in each of his first three at-bats finishing the night 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI.
- Kirven went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a double.
- Cam Dean reached three times with a double, a single and walk. He scored three times and drove in one run.
- Parris delivered perhaps his best outing of the season holding The Citadel to one unearned run on three hits and striking out six in a season-high six innings of work.
- With his bases-clearing double in the sixth, McCallister has now driven in eight runs in the last two games on just three hits.
- Charleston has now won 19 of the last 20 meetings with The Citadel avenging an 8-6 setback at Joe Riley Park on April 12.
- The eight-run second marks the Cougars' highest run total in a single frame since scoring eight in the ninth at William & Mary last season.
- The Cougars finished the night 7-of-22 with runners in scoring position while batting .357 (5-for-14) with two outs.
- Charleston scored multiple runs with two outs for the 29th time this spring, pushing across a season-high eight runs with two down.
The Cougars travel to Towson, Md. to close out the regular season with a three-game set against Towson beginning on Thursday afternoon. First pitch for Thursday's series opener is slated for 3:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Parris, Reed (6-0)
L: Tyler Dunn (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Luke Montenery 1
HR: Luke Montenery 1
RBI: Noah Mitchell 1 ; Dylan Costa 1 ; Luke Montenery 5 ; Gray Sobel 1
SF: Gray Sobel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tilo Skole 1 ; Garrett Dill 2 ; Wells Sykes 1 ; Wesley Lane 1 ; Sawyer Reeves 1 ; Dylan Costa 1 ; Luke Montenery 2
Batting:
2B: Cochrane, Sam 1 ; McCallister, Tanner 1 ; Kirven, Jared 1 ; Dean, Cam 1
3B: Marr, JT 1
HR: Wood, Luke 1
RBI: Sorrentino, Tyler 1 ; Cochrane, Sam 4 ; Wood, Luke 2 ; Mershon, Joseph 1 ; McCallister, Tanner 3 ; Dean, Cam 1
SF: Cochrane, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sorrentino, Tyler 2 ; Cochrane, Sam 2 ; Hansis, Donald 1 ; Marr, JT 2 ; Wood, Luke 1 ; Mershon, Joseph 1 ; McCallister, Tanner 1 ; Kirven, Jared 2 ; Dean, Cam 3
SB: McCallister, Tanner 1
HBP: Marr, JT 1 ; Wood, Luke 1 ; Dean, Cam 2
