Cougs Drop Midweek to Gamecocks

Tuesday, March 18

Columbia, S.C.

6:30 PM

College of Charleston

12-6

South Carolina

17-5

Coll. of Charleston

South Carolina

3/18/2025 10:06:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLUMBIA, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball lost to South Carolina, 4-3, Tuesday evening at Segra Park in Columbia.

The Cougars slip to 12-6 overall while the Gamecocks improve to 17-5 on the season.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA:

South Carolina opened the scoring in the bottom of the first before back-to-back doubles in the second from junior Payton Frehner and graduate Will Baumhofer leveled the contest at one.
A pitcher's duel until through six, sophomore Schley Gordy drove in a pair with a single up the middle to give Charleston a 3-1 advantage in the seventh.
The Gamecocks stormed back in the bottom half of the frame, plating three runs of their own to take the lead back.
Redshirt junior Daniel Brooks allowed one run across two innings in the start, striking out three batters.
Fellow redshirt junior Alex Lyon tossed 2.1 scoreless out of the bullpen following Brooks.
Charleston's five through nine hitters tallied all 10 hits for the Cougars.

OF NOTE:

Charleston is now 7-36 against South Carolina in the all-time series and 1-1 in neutral site contests.
Lyon made his 58th career relief appearance, tying him with Nick Osterman (2008-12) for eighth all-time in program history.
Four different Cougars recorded multiple hits in the setback.
Gordy tallied his first two career hits on Tuesday.
Baumhofer reached based in all four plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with a pair of walks.

UP NEXT:
Charleston returns to Patriots Point on Wednesday, March 19 for a 6 p.m. contest against Winthrop.

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