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College of Charleston Athletics

Scoreboard

Trey Pooser
1
William & Mary WM 32-25
2
Winner Charleston COFC 35-21
William & Mary WM
32-25
1
Final
2
Charleston COFC
35-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
William & Mary WM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Charleston COFC 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 7 0

W: Pooser, Trey (7-3) L: C. Wall (4-5) S: Mathis, Cole (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Charleston Turns Away William & Mary 2-1

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.
 
Up Next
Charleston advances to Friday morning to face Delaware in a rematch from the CAA Tournament opener Wednesday. 
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