Charleston's Postseason Run Ends in CAA Semifinals

Saturday, May 28

Elon, N.C.

3:00 PM

College of Charleston

37-19

Northeastern

31-28-1

Northeastern

Charleston

5/28/2022 9:26:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

ELON, N.C. --- The Northeastern Huskies pushed across five runs with two outs in the second inning and put the brakes on a late College of Charleston rally to end the top-seeded Cougars' run in the 2022 CAA Championship with a 6-3 decision on Saturday afternoon at Latham Park.

LEADING OFF
Final Score: Northeastern 6, College of Charleston 3
Location: Elon, N.C. (Latham Park)
Records: Charleston (37-19), Northeastern (31-28-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Northeastern struck first in the top of the second, plating five runs on a bases-clearing double by Jeff Costello and a two-run shot off the bat of Corey DiLoretto.
The Huskies pushed the margin to 6-0 on an RBI single by Teddy Beaudet in the fifth.
Charleston fought back in the home half, cutting the deficit to 6-2 on a two-run single from Landon Choboy.
Senior Tanner McCallister continued the rally in the sixth with a solo homer to left that trimmed the margin to 6-3.

KEY COUGARS

Harlan reached base three times and delivered his second multi-hit game of the week with a double, a single, a walk and a run scored.
Choboy collected his third and fourth RBI in a 24-hour span with his two-run single in the fifth.
McCallister mashed his third homer of the season and seventh of his career.
Sam Cochrane and Joseph Mershon each drew a pair of walks while Mershon added a single in a 1-for-2 effort.
Freshman Cole Mathis allowed one run and scattered four hits across five and one-third innings out of the 'pen to keep the Cougars within striking distance.
Reed Parris retired all six batters he faced in the eighth and ninth.

FOR THE NOTEBOOK

With the setback, Charleston finishes the season as the final team eliminated before the championship round of the CAA Tournament for the second year in a row.
The Cougars stranded eight runners in scoring position and were limited to a 4-for-21 clip with men on base.
Northeastern scored all six of its runs with two outs.
Charleston plated at least two runs with two down for the 32^nd time this season.