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College of Charleston Athletics

Scoreboard

Avery Neaves
6
Winner Charleston COFC 6-2
3
Georgia Southern GS 4-4
Winner
Charleston COFC
6-2
6
Final
3
Georgia Southern GS
4-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston COFC 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 6 9 2
Georgia Southern GS 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 3

W: Brooks, Daniel (1-0) L: Bryant, Carson (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Brooks and Bullpen Lead Charleston to Victory

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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