MT PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball earned the series win after beating Elon, 11-6, Sunday afternoon at Patriots Point.
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The Cougars picked up their 14th victory of the year in 22 games and improve to 2-1 in the CAA.
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Redshirt junior
Alex Lyon improved to 4-1 while throwing a season-high 4.0 innings out of the bullpen. Senior
Davis Aiken fanned a pair of Phoenix in the ninth to help secure the victory.
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Offensively, redshirt junior
Ethan Plyler launched his third home run of the season in the home half of the second, the start of eight straight runs for the Cougars.
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:
- After surrendering four runs in the top of the first, redshirt junior Daniel Brooks settled in and closed out his four-inning start without allowing a run over the final 3.2 frames.
- Freshman Landon Penfield's two-run single and Plyler's RBI double leveled the game at four in the third inning.
- Charleston doubled its score in the next frame, before adding three more insurances runs later in the contest.
- Plyler and junior Payton Frehner both tallied three hits in the ballgame.
- Freshman Matthew Dominianni scored the would-be game winning run on graduate Avery Neaves' double in the fourth.
- Neaves finished the game with a pair of RBI and three runs scored.
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OF NOTE:
- Charleston is 46-33 all-time and 22-17 against Elon at home.Â
- CofC has won five of the last six games over the Phoenix.
- The Cougars have collected 10-plus hits in seven of the last eight ballgames including the last six.
- CofC also plated at least 11 runs in all three contests versus the Phoenix.
- Lyon's four innings of relief on Sunday ties his career-high, which was previously done twice.
- Neaves extended his reached base streak to 15 games.
- Plyler finished the weekend 7-for-13 with 2 runs, 4 doubles, a home run, 6 RBI and a 1.677 OPS.
- Charleston drew six free passes Sunday, the 15th time drawing five-plus walks this season.
- The Cougars earned their 110th win under head coach Chad Holbrook when the margin of victory is five runs-or-greater.
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UP NEXT:
Charleston heads across town the face The Citadel on Tuesday, March 25 at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. with the game airing on ESPN+.
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