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CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston and Charleston Southern meet for the first of two times in 2023 with the Cougars ending a five-game homestand.
 
The Buccaneers are the first of three opponents on Charleston's schedule with 70-plus previous meetings in series history joining The Citadel (99) and Georgia Southern (73). Charleston owns a 59-17 advantage in those 76 meetings since 1991 – their most versus a single opponent in that span.
 
Last season saw the Cougars take both games of a rain-shortened weekend set posting 10-plus runs in each contest – 10 in the first and 14 in the second. Those two wins sparked what would be a 4-game stretch in which Charleston scored at least 10 runs in a game – Charleston would score 14 runs in each of those final three contests.
 
Tuesday is also the first of four games against Holy City foes as the Cougars are set to play at CSU in early May, at The Citadel next Wednesday and host The Citadel in the home finale May 16 from Patriots Point.
 
Scouting the Buccaneers

• Charleston Southern enters the midweek contest 14-17 overall and 6-6 in Big South play coming off a weekend series win over Winthrop from CSU Ballpark. The Buccaneers have been much better in the city of Charleston than on the road posting a 12-5 mark in the Holy City (11-4 at home, 1-1 at The Citadel) with just a 2-12 on the road.
• Jaylin Rae is the only mainstay in the Buccaneer lineup hitting at least .300 on the season posting a slash line of .402/.492/.557 with seven doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI. Rae's .402 mark is tops in the Big South Conference.
• Chandler Tuppo leads the Bucs in the power department with five home runs and 22 RBI. Ashton Wilson and Ike George have been threats on the basepaths going 29-35 in steal attempts combined and scoring 40 total runs.
• As a team, Charleston Southern is hitting .256 – 7th in the Big South Conference – slugging .389 and have an on-base percentage of .357.
• Seven total Buccaneers have worked at least 20 innings in 2023 led by Evan Truitt's 5.02 ERA over 43 frames. Seven Buccaneers have also seen time in at least nine games with Sam Massey (0-3, 7.17), Ryan Gleason (1-3, 12.00) and Johnny Alkire (1-1, 4.26) all starting at least six games on the mound.
• Overall, the Bucs have a Team ERA of 5.99 and have struck out 264 batters over 261 innings of work. CSU's 5.99 ERA sits fifth in the Big South.

 
Pitching Matchup
Tuesday: LHP Connor Campbell (1-1, 5.29) vs.
 
Series History

• Since making the jump to Division I prior to the 1991 season, College of Charleston has played Charleston Southern 76 times.
• College of Charleston leads the series 59-17 since the Cougars became a D-I program, the most wins versus a single opponent.
• Tuesday marks the first chance Charleston has to eclipse the 60-win mark over a single opponent and 30th home win versus the Buccaneers in series history.
• The Cougars have won four-straight in the series dating back to 2019 and own the longest win streak on either side – 14-straight wins between March 20, 2007 through April 12, 2011.
• College of Charleston and Charleston Southern met every season between 1991 and 2019 before COVID canceled the 2020 spring season and ended the 29-year streak. The Cougars and Buccaneers resumed their crosstown series in 2022 with Charleston taking both matchups.
   

Clear Bag Policy
A reminder that the clear bag policy is in place for anyone attending games at Patriots Point this spring. The College of Charleston clear bag policy can be found following THIS LINK.
 
Tickets
Single game and season tickets for Charleston baseball are still on sale. Single game prices for the weekend are $10 for adults and $5 for youth and can be purchased by following THIS LINK. 
 
Promotions 
 
Trivia Tuesday: Tuesday marks the second Trivia Tuesday of the season as fans can participate and answer trivia questions that will be asked throughout the game.