Charleston Turns Away William & Mary 2-1

Thursday, May 25

11 AM

College of Charleston

35-21

William & Mary

32-25

William & Mary

Charleston

5/25/2023 2:59:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Fourth-seeded College of Charleston took their third 2-1 decision from sixth-seeded William & Mary Thursday afternoon to stay alive in the 2023 CAA Championships from Patriots Point.

Trey Pooser tossed six innings of one-run ball striking out five while Trotter Harlan and Luke Wood provided the RBI singles to give the Cougars a win. Cole Mathis tossed the final three innings striking out four for his first career save.

Charleston's win made it six-straight home wins over the Tribe dating back to 2021 and was their third 2-1 decision against William & Mary in 2023 alone – all three Charleston wins.

Leading Off
Final Score: Charleston 2, William & Mary 1
Location: Patriots Point
Records: Charleston (35-21), William & Mary (32-25)

How It Happened

Trey Pooser scattered seven hits across six innings striking out five and allowing just one run for his seventh win of the season.
The senior Hanahan native picked up his second win over the Tribe this season, the second 2-1 decision of the three Charleston had against William & Mary.
William & Mary broke the scoreless tie on a two-out single in the fourth after Pooser and Cory Wall traded zeros the first three frames.
Trotter Harlan quickly tied it in the bottom half ripping a single through the left side to score Joseph Mershon and tie it 1-1 through four complete.
Each side traded zeros in the fifth before Cole Mathis worked a leadoff walk in the sixth to start a rally.
Luke Wood would single home Mathis for the go-ahead run, making it 2-1 Cougars.
Mathis would close it out from there tossing the final three innings striking out four and inducing a flyout with the tying and go-ahead runs on base.

Notes

Trey Pooser picked up his second win in as many seasons to keep the Cougars alive in the CAA Championships, shutting down Elon last season and William & Mary Thursday.
Thursday was the third 2-1 decision with William & Mary in 2023, all three coming as Charleston victories.
Charleston picked up their sixth-straight win at home against the Tribe dating back to 2021.
Cole Mathis collected his first career save throwing the final three frames and striking out four.
Mathis also scored the game-winning run coming home to score on Luke Wood's RBI single in the sixth that broke a 1-1 tie.
Tyler Sorrentino and Cam Dean each collected a pair of hits in the win.
Charleston moved to 5-0 all-time against the six seed in the CAA Championships and 6-2 against William & Mary.