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Cougars Drop Pair on Opening Day of Charleston Invitational
2/7/2025 8:05:00 PM | Softball
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston lost to Fordham, 5-2, and North Dakota State, 2-1, on the opening day of the Charleston Invitational at Patriots Point.
Game 1
The Cougars play two more games on Saturday with contests against Fordham at 3:00 and Virginia Tech at 5:30.
For complete coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball).
Game 1
- Fordham built a 5-0 lead with three runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth.
- The Cougars got RBI singles from Austy Miller and Kaytlin Stacey in the bottom of the sixth to make it 5-2.
- Ryley Kutter went 5.2 innings and did not allow an earned run while striking out three.
- Izzy Alley worked 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with a pair of strikeouts.
- Jay Wrightsman led Charleston with two hits, and Miller stole two bases.
- Freshman Mackenzie Mathis went the distance in her collegiate debut and fanned seven.
- Only one of the runs NDSU scored off Mathis was earned.
- The Cougars made it a 1-1 game in the fourth on an RBI groundout by Audri Bates.
- Miller singled to lead off the sixth, and Charleston put two on in the seventh but was unable to push across the tie run.
- Julia Sitterding had two hits in the nightcap and a team-high three on the day.
The Cougars play two more games on Saturday with contests against Fordham at 3:00 and Virginia Tech at 5:30.
For complete coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Beeman,Holly (1-0)
L: Kutter, Ryley (0-1)
Batting:
3B: Mcclellan,Mallory 1
RBI: Nogay,Neleh 1 ; Mcclellan,Mallory 2 ; Swan,Mikayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sullivan,Annie 1 ; Koratsis,Eva 1 ; Mcclellan,Mallory 2 ; Swan,Mikayla 1
SB: Nogay,Neleh 1
HBP: Sudall,Nicki 1 ; Hoppe,Erin 1
Batting:
RBI: Miller, Austy 1 ; Stacey, Kaytlin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wrightsman, Jay 1 ; Miller, Austy 1
SB: Wrightsman, Jay 1 ; Miller, Austy 2
HBP: Miller, Austy 1
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