College of Charleston
13-8, 1-1
Elon
9-13, 1-1
Charleston Loses Slugfest
3/22/2025 6:33:00 PM | Baseball
The Cougars trailed 8-0 after two innings and stormed back, tying the game at 13 in the bottom of the eighth. The Phoenix plated a run in the top of the ninth to earn the win.
Senior Dariyan Pendergrass, junior Payton Frehner and freshman Landon Penfield all went deep for CofC.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:
- Elon came out of the gates swinging, scoring six runs in the top of the first and another two in the second for an 8-0 lead.
- The Cougars put a five-spot on the scoreboard in the home half of the second, highlighted by Pendergrass' three-run shot over the right field wall.
- Charleston later scored seven straight runs over the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to level the game at 13.
- Penfield went 3-for-4 with two runs, a double, home run and four RBI.
- Graduate Will Baumhofer, Frehner and sophomore Brent Gibbs each picked up a pair of hits in the setback.
OF NOTE:
- Charleston is 45-33 all-time and 21-17 against Elon.
- Frehner hit a home run in back-to-back games.
- The Cougars offense has double-digit hits in seven of the last eight games and the last six consecutive contests.
- Senior Garrick Murray tossed 2.1 scoreless frames in relief Saturday. Murray has allowed just one base runner in his last two outings, totaling 4.1 innings.
UP NEXT:
Charleston looks to win the series against Elon on Sunday, March 22. First pitch from Patriots Point is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sprock, Ryan (1-0)
L: Aiken, Davis (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Jackson Alford 2 ; Sprock, Ryan 1 ; McGirt, Troy 1
HR: Sprock, Ryan 1 ; Duffey, Alex 1 ; McGirt, Troy 1
RBI: Sprock, Ryan 3 ; Duffey, Alex 3 ; Mallory Jr., Kenny 2 ; McGirt, Troy 4 ; Wingenroth, Nathan 2
SH: Wheeler, Lawson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackson Alford 2 ; Granatell, Charlie 2 ; Sprock, Ryan 2 ; Duffey, Alex 2 ; Fattore, Vince 1 ; Vergantino, Will 2 ; Mallory Jr., Kenny 1 ; McGirt, Troy 2
SB: Wingenroth, Nathan 1
Batting:
2B: Neaves, Avery 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Plyler, Ethan 1
HR: Pendergrass, Dariyan 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Frehner, Payton 1
RBI: Pendergrass, Dariyan 3 ; Penfield, Landon 4 ; Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1 ; Frehner, Payton 3 ; Gibbs, Brent 1
SH: Pendergrass, Dariyan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pendergrass, Dariyan 1 ; Neaves, Avery 2 ; Penfield, Landon 2 ; Johnson, Dylan 2 ; Baumhofer, Will 2 ; Frehner, Payton 1 ; Sorrentino, Tyler 1 ; Gibbs, Brent 2
SB: Baumhofer, Will 1
HBP: Johnson, Dylan 1 ; Sorrentino, Tyler 1
