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CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston hits the road to close a four-game road swing Wednesday night with No. 8/10 Coastal Carolina on tap. Charleston's midweek schedule was altered due to travel complications, pushing back the game a full 24 hours.
 
Wednesday sees the second of Charleston's home-and-home with the Chanticleers after closing the month of February with a 4-3 thriller thanks to Will Baumhofer's go-ahead, two-run eighth-inning double. Baumhofer's clutch hit erased what was an early 3-0 deficit and was the third installment of an early season 10-game win streak for the Cougars.
 
Coastal Carolina is the second ranked opponent on Charleston's schedule after opening 2023 with then No. 14 Virginia Tech from Patriots Point. Charleston won the opener 5-2 on Khyree Miller's sixth-inning grand slam.
 
Scouting the Chanticleers

• Coastal Carolina has been on a roll with a 17-7 record since the beginning of March picking up four ranked wins in the process including a midweek win over No. 3 Wake Forest.
• The Chanticleers have also won all five of their Sun Belt series most recently taking two of three at Old Dominion. Coastal Carolina sits atop the Sun Belt standings after being picked fifth in the preseason poll.
• Six Chanticleers lineup mainstays are batting at least .300 with three hitting at least nine home runs. Derek Bender leads the team in the power department with 11 HR's and 50 RBI while Graham Brown has 10 and 36 and Zack Beach sits at 9 and 35.
• As a team the Chanticleers are hitting .317 and average 9.7 runs per game – both among the nation's top-15. Coastal Carolina ranks third in doubles per game (2.65), fourth in scoring (9.7), fifth in doubles (90), eighth in slugging (.556), 12th in batting average (.317), 15th in on-base percentage (.423) and 18th in home runs (63).
• On the mound, Coastal Carolina ranks sixth in the country in strikeouts-per-nine (11.4) led by Jacob Morrison and Darin Horn's 58 strikeouts each. Tuesday starter Levi Huesman has worked 21.2 innings over eight appearances posting a 1-4 record and 9.14 ERA. Closer Teddy Sharkey has six saves and 4-0 record in his 15 appearances and is coming off a 3.2 inning, eight strikeout performance Sunday at ODU.

 
Pitching Matchup
Wednesday: RHP Jake Brink (2-0, 3.32) vs. LHP Levi Huesman (1-4, 9.14)
 
Series History

• Charleston's win to close February tied the series after Coastal Carolina had taken a one-game lead with last season's series sweep.
• The home team has had the upper hand throughout the series that dates back to 1996. Charleston is 17-8 in the Holy City while Coastal Carolina holds an 18-9 advantage in Conway.
• The last 10 matchups have been split down the middle at 5-5 with neither side winning more than three-straight. The longest win streak on either side belongs to Charleston when the Cougars won six-straight between March 18, 2009 and June 5, 2010.
• Last season saw the Chanticleers win at Springs Brooks Stadium 7-2 in seven innings and 17-7 at Patriots Point.
• Charleston's last win in Conway came April 16, 2019 by a 13-6 margin when the Cougars scored four runs in the seventh to retake the lead then added four more in the ninth as insurance.