CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston baseball fell 18-4 on Sunday in the series finale with North Carolina A&T. The Aggies win clinches a series victory over the Cougars to start CAA play. 

Connor Campbell got the start for Charleston on the mound. The veteran struggled early as A&T scored three runs in the first and another two in the second. Another run in the fourth made it a 6-0 game before Campbell was lifted.

Charleston was held without a hit until the fourth inning when Ben Gibbs came through with a two-run single to make it a 6-3 game.

That would be as close as it got as the Aggies responded with six runs in the sixth and five runs in the seventh to put the game away. Tatsunori Negishi dominated at the plate for A&T, racking up five hits, four RBI and three runs. 

Key Cougars

• Brent Gibbs finished 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI.
• Cole Mathis went 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI double. 
• Dylan Johnson picked up an RBI with a bases loaded walk. 

Notes 

• Brent Gibbs picked up his first career RBI with his two-RBI single in the fifth. Gibbs picked up his first career hits yesterday with a 3-for-4 effort in the Cougars game two win over A&T.
• Will Venables singled in the 8th for his first career hit. 

Up Next
Charleston travels to Georgia Southern on Tuesday for a midweek game. The Cougars and Eagles squared off last Tuesday in Stateboro with the Cougars winning 8-6.