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Miller, Sitterding Power Cougars Past Mercer
3/2/2025 12:16:00 PM | Softball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – College of Charleston enjoyed a successful conclusion to its weekend at the Dugout Club Classic, riding a season-high 14-hit attack in a 9-1 run-rule win over Mercer on Sunday.
Austy Miller had the first four-hit game for a Cougar this season including a home run in the sixth to cap the offensive surge. Julia Sitterding added three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice.
Game Summary
The Cougars remain on the road next week with a pair of games in Spartanburg, taking on USC Upstate on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and Wofford on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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Austy Miller had the first four-hit game for a Cougar this season including a home run in the sixth to cap the offensive surge. Julia Sitterding added three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice.
Game Summary
- The Cougars wasted little time in jumping out to a 3-0 lead with four of the first five batters getting hits.
- Following a Jay Wrightsman double, Julia Sitterding, Sierra Paradis and Austy Miller delivered RBI singles.
- Kaytlin Stacey and Miller singled in the third, and the pair executed a double steal with Stacey scoring to make it 4-1.
- Charleston kept the hits coming in the fourth, starting with a triple by Leela Langston and RBI bunt single by Halle Cannon.
- A sacrifice fly by Paradis followed by a run-scoring single from Gracyn Hyatt upped the advantage to 7-1.
- Sitterding singled in a run in the fifth, and Miller launched a solo shot to right in the sixth for the final Charleston runs.
- Ryley Kutter was the beneficiary of the Cougars' highest scoring game of the year, allowing only three hits in a complete game outing.
The Cougars remain on the road next week with a pair of games in Spartanburg, taking on USC Upstate on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and Wofford on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
For complete coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kutter, Ryley (1-3)
L: Madison Starr (0-1)

Batting:
2B: Wrightsman, Jay 1
3B: Langston, Leela 1
HR: Miller, Austy 1
RBI: Sitterding, Julia 2 ; Paradis, Sierra 2 ; Hyatt, Gracyn 1 ; Miller, Austy 2 ; Cannon, Halle 1
SF: Paradis, Sierra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wrightsman, Jay 1 ; Sitterding, Julia 2 ; Paradis, Sierra 1 ; Stacey, Kaytlin 1 ; Miller, Austy 1 ; Langston, Leela 1 ; Cannon, Halle 2
SB: Stacey, Kaytlin 1 ; Miller, Austy 2
HBP: Cannon, Halle 1

Batting:
2B: Parris Wiggs 1 ; Tori Hedgecock 1 ; Megan Loughren 1
RBI: Taylor Rogers 1
SH: Laura Vigna 1
SF: Taylor Rogers 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Isabel Fernandez 1
HBP: Megan Loughren 1
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