Brooks and Bullpen Lead Charleston to Victory

Tuesday, February 25

Statesboro, Ga.

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

6-2

Georgia Southern

4-4

Charleston

Georgia Southern

2/25/2025 9:54:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. – Redshirt junior Daniel Brooks allowed two runs in 5.2 innings as the Cougars beat Georgia Southern, 6-3, Tuesday evening at J. I. Clements Stadium.

Charleston improves to 6-2 on the season and have now hit a home run in five straight ballgames after graduate Avery Neaves left the ballpark in the fifth. With the loss, Georgia Southern falls to 4-4.

Senior Dariyan Pendergrass went 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored, 2 stolen bases and a hit by pitch in the victory.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST GEORGIA SOUTHERN:

The Cougars took the lead in the fifth and never looked back, plating three more runs in the sixth.
Graduate Will Baumhofer's two-run, two-out single made it a 5-2 contest.
Charleston added an insurance run in the eighth when Pendergrass scored his third run on a passed ball.
Brooks fanned five batters across his 5.2 innings of work, allowing just two runs on five hits and one walk.
Redshirt freshman Kevin Samonsky tossed 2.1 scoreless frames before handing the ball off to senior Davis Aiken in the ninth.
Redshirt junior Ethan Plyler went 3-for-5 at the plate in the victory.

OF NOTE:

Charleston now holds a 40-39 lead in the all-time series with Georgia Southern and are victorious in five of the last six contests against the Eagles.
Charleston improves to 62-35 in night games (5 p.m. or later) under head coach Chad Holbrook. The Cougars are also 181-18 when outhitting their opponent under Holbrook.
Brooks' 5.2 innings was his longest outing since April 2, 2022, when the righty went 6.0 frames against Hofstra.
Pendergrass swiped two bags, giving him eight in eight contests. Charleston has stolen 23 bases this season and 12 in the last three games.
Pendergrass also tied his career-high with three runs scored, initially established on April 2, 2024, against Georgia Southern.
Neaves launched his first home run of the season 108 mph off the bat with an estimated distance of 398 feet.
Sophomore Schley Gordy made his Charleston debut in the win.

UP NEXT:
Charleston welcomes Creighton to town for a three-game series beginning Friday, Feb. 28. First pitches from Patriots Point are set for 4 p.m., 2 p.m. and 1 p.m. All home contests are streamed live on FloCollege.

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