MT PLEASANT, S.C. – Senior
Dylan Johnson threw out the would-be tying run at second to give College of Charleston baseball a 9-8 win over Wofford Tuesday afternoon at Patriots Point.
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The Cougars become the first CAA school to 10 victories as the team improves to 10-5. With the loss, Wofford slips to 12-5.
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Mike Eggert earned the win against his former team in his first appearance of the season, tossing 1.1 scoreless frames while striking out the last two batters he faced.
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WOFFORD:
- With two outs in the second, Charleston 7-, 8- and 9-hole batters recorded knocks, giving the Cougars a 2-0 lead.
- After giving up three runs in the top of the third, CofC put a six-spot in the scoreboard, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of graduate Will Baumhofer.
- Up 8-6 in the seventh, Charleston plated the would-be game-winning run on a Wofford balk.
- The Terriers tallied a two-run double in the eighth to make it a one-run game, but Charleston closer Davis Aiken came in to shut the door, earning the four out save.
- Baumhofer and senior Dariyan Pendergrass both recorded two-hit games.
- Pendergrass also recorded a career-high three RBI and tied his career best with three swiped bags.
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OF NOTE:
- Charleston improves to 41-12 against Wofford all time and 22-5 at home.
- The Cougars pitching staff tied their season-high with 11 strikeouts in the win.
- CofC worked nine walks Tuesday, giving them 89 free passes in 15 games.
- Charleston has drawn five-or-more walks in 11 of the 15 games.
- Redshirt freshman Kevin Samonsky made his first career start, throwing 2.2 innings.
- All nine Charleston batters had a hit on Tuesday.
- Graduate Avery Neaves worked a team-best three walks, adding to his Charleston-high 16.
- Charleston improves to 90-15 when scoring six-or-more runs under head coach Chad Holbrook.
- The Cougars also improve to 205-12 under Holbrook when leading after eight innings.
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UP NEXT:
Charleston faces Dartmouth for the first time in program history when it hosts the Big Green for a three-game series beginning on Friday, March 14. First pitches at Patriots Point are scheduled for 6 p.m., 2 p.m. and 1 p.m. with the games airing live on FloCollege.
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