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College of Charleston Athletics

Scoreboard

Joseph Mershon
3
UMBC UMBCBSB 1-3
11
Winner Charleston COFC 3-3
UMBC UMBCBSB
1-3
3
Final
11
Charleston COFC
3-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UMBC UMBCBSB 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 1
Charleston COFC 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 X 11 15 3

W: Hunter, Aidan (1-1) L: Nick Remy (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Mershon’s Four RBI Day Leads to Cougar Series Win

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Senior second baseman Joseph Mershon collected four RBI in a 2-for-4 effort at the plate leading Charleston (3-3) to a season-high run and hit total and 11-3 win over UMBC (1-3) to clinch the weekend series.
 
Will Baumhofer added three-more hits to finish the weekend 7-for-10 at the plate while JT Marr added three hits and two RBI.
 
Leading Off
Final Score: Charleston 11, UMBC 3
Location: Patriots Point
Records: Charleston (3-3), UMBC (1-3)
 
How It Happened
  • Both starting pitchers worked around early base runners to keep the game scoreless through two innings, but Joseph Mershon's two-run triple in the third got the Cougars rolling. Mershon would come around to score on a JT Marr two-out single for a three spot in the third.
  • UMBC answered with a run in the fourth on an Ian Diaz single to make it 3-1.
  • Charleston erupted for four more runs in the bottom half breaking the game open thanks to another two-RBI single from Mershon. Patrick Sanchez and JT Marr each added an RBI in the inning for a Cougar 7-1 lead through four.
  • The Cougars posted four more runs over the final four at-bats including a double steal in the fifth, a Luke Wood single in the sixth and Marr RBI double in the eighth.
  • UMBC scored their final two runs in the eighth on two Charleston errors.
 
Key Cougars
  • Joseph Mershon finished 2-for-4 with a season-high 4 RBI in the win and scoring twice.
  • Will Baumhofer ended his torrid weekend 7-for-10 thanks to another three-hit performance Sunday scoring two more times.
  • The quartet of Andrew Duval, Aidan Hunter, Alex Lyon and Emmett Bice held the Retrievers to just one earned run Sunday striking out nine hitters.
  • Patrick Sanchez added two hits and an RBI in the win along with a defensive web gem on a sliding play to his right to take away a hit from Justin Taylor.
  • JT Marr added two RBI in a 3-for-5 effort and Luke Wood went 1-for-4 with an RBI knock.
 
Notes
  • Sunday's win clinched the series for Charleston, their second over an opponent from the America East in as many seasons (UMass-Lowell March 12-13, 2022).
  • The 11 runs on 15 hits were both season-highs for Charleston as Baumhofer tied his career-high with his second three-hit game in as many days.
  • Charleston pitching struck out nine batters for the third-consecutive game for 27 over the course of the weekend series win.
  • Charleston moved to 13-2 in the next series after dropping the previous set since 2018 and have won the last seven such series.
 
Up Next
Charleston has a quick turnaround as Coastal Carolina comes calling Tuesday for the first midweek action of the season. First pitch Tuesday is slated for 4 p.m. from Patriots Point.
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