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Payton Frehner
2
Elon ELON 8-13, 0-1 CAA
12
Winner Col. of Charleston COFC 13-7, 1-0 CAA
Elon ELON
8-13, 0-1 CAA
2
Final
12
Col. of Charleston COFC
13-7, 1-0 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Elon ELON 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Col. of Charleston COFC 1 0 2 0 2 4 2 1 12 15 0

W: Brink, Jake (3-1) L: Mitrovich, Justin (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cougars Walk Off Phoenix in CAA Opener

Cougars Walk Off Phoenix in CAA Opener
 
MT PLEASANT, S.C. – Junior Payton Frehner hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the eighth as College of Charleston baseball run ruled Elon, 12-2, Friday evening at Patriots Point.
 
The Cougars improve to 13-7 and 1-0 in the CAA while the Phoenix slip to 8-13 and 0-1 in the league.
 
Junior Jake Brink tossed 6.0 innings in the win before redshirt junior Alex Lyon tossed the final two frames, striking out three batters.

   
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:
  • Charleston opened the scoring in the bottom of the first courtesy of an RBI single off the bat.
  • The teams traded a pair of runs in the third, the start of 11 unanswered runs for the Cougars.
  • Redshirt junior Ethan Plyler went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in the win.
  • Senior Dariyan Pendergrass scored a career-best four times on Friday as the outfielder finished the night 3-for-4 with four runs, a triple, walk, RBI and two stolen bases.
  • In the nine-hole, sophomore Brent Gibbs helped spark-plugged the offense, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored to go with a double and triple.
  • Junior Payton Frehner hit a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the eighth, his third long ball of the year, to give the Cougars their fourth run-rule victory of the year.
  • Seven of Charleston's 12 RBI on Friday came with two outs. 
  • The Cougars batted .500 (6-for-12) with two outs and .533 (8-for-15) with runners in scoring position.
 
 
OF NOTE:
  • Charleston improves to 45-32 all-time and 21-16 against Elon. The Cougars have won five of the last seven games and have plated at least 12 runs in four of the five victories.
  • CofC is 85-4 under head coach Chad Holbrook when scoring 10-plus runs.
  • Lyon appeared in his 59th career game out of the bullpen, tying him for sixth all-time in program history with Sam Moore (1992-95) and Brett Davey (1999-01).
  • Frehner's 413-foot homer is the longest hit by a Charleston batter this season.
  • The Cougars have collected double-digit hits in five of the last six ballgames.
  • Pendergrass' 18 stolen bases are the most by a Cougars since 2019. Bradley Dixon swiped 22 bags and Dupree Hart stole 40.
  • Lyon has recorded at least six outs in seven of his 12 appearances out of the bullpen.
 
UP NEXT:
Charleston continues its conference opening weekend against Elon on Saturday, Elon 22. First pitch from Patriots Point is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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