College of Charleston
7-15, 1-3
Stony Brook
9-9, 1-3
Cougars Fall to Stony Brook in CAA Home Opener
3/15/2024 7:48:00 PM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston softball team dropped the first game of their CAA home opener to Stony Brook, 3-1, Friday evening.
Malaka Belser hit her first home run of the season in the bottom of the second to take a 1-0 lead for the Cougars.
Payton Lemire fanned three batters through four scoreless innings before giving up a triple that brought home the tying run in the fifth.
The Cougars tried to start a two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth with two runners on but were unable to plate a run.
Shealyn Starks made a stellar defensive play in the top of the seventh to throw out the go-ahead run at home after diving into the first base bag.
Charleston was unable to score in the seventh either, forcing extra innings where the Seawolves hit a two-RBI single in the top of the eighth to solidify their win.
The Cougars and Seawolves will face off again at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at Patriots Point.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mia Haynes (3-4)
L: Kelly, McKenna (2-6)
Batting:
3B: Alyssa Costello 1
RBI: Alyssa Costello 1 ; Naiah Ackerman 2
SH: Alicia Orosco 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kyra McFarland 1 ; Catherine Kupinski 1 ; Corinne Badger 1
HBP: Catherine Kupinski 1
Batting:
2B: Dittoe, Mia 1
HR: Belser, Malaka 1
RBI: Belser, Malaka 1
SH: Dittoe, Mia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Belser, Malaka 1
