MT PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball defeated Seton Hall, 4-1, Friday afternoon in the first game of a three-game set at Patriots Point.
 
The College improves to 4-1 on the year while the Pirates fall to 1-3.
 
Junior Jake Brink threw 5.1 scoreless innings before handing the ball off to fellow third year Derek Duval. After allowing a run in the seventh, redshirt junior Alex Lyon and senior Davis Aiken allowed one base runner in the final 2.2 frames, striking out a pair of Pirates.

 

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— Charleston Baseball (@CofCBaseball) February 21, 2025

 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST SETON HALL:

• Junior Payton Frehner hit Charleston's first home run at home, a solo shot in the fourth, kicking off a run in four straight innings for the Cougars.
• In the sixth, Frehner scored following back-to-back doubles with senior Dylan Johnson.
• Brink has thrown two shutout starts to begin the season while not allowing a single run.
• Aiken threw a perfect ninth to collect his first save of the campaign.

 
OF NOTE:

• Charleston holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series against Seton Hall.
• Brink has allowed just five hits in his first 10.1 frames of the year, striking out eight batters.
• Senior Dariyan Pendergrass recorded his second career 3-hit game and is a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases in 2025.
• The Cougars improve to 60-28 on Fridays under head coach Chad Holbrook.
• Graduate Will Baumhofer and Johnson have at least one RBI in all five games.
• The pitching staff have held opponents to 2-or-fewer runs in three contests.

 
UP NEXT:
Charleston continues its series with Seton Hall on Saturday and Sunday from Patriots Point. First pitches are set for 2 p.m. and 1 p.m.
 
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