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College of Charleston Athletics

Scoreboard

Davis Aiken
4
App State APP 6-7
5
Winner Col. of Charleston COFC 8-4
App State APP
6-7
4
Final
5
Col. of Charleston COFC
8-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
App State APP 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Col. of Charleston COFC 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 12 0

W: Lyon, Alex (2-1) L: Bradley Wilson (1-1) S: Aiken, Davis (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Charleston Takes Series Opener

MT PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball beat App State in the series opener, 5-4, Friday afternoon at Patriots Point.
 
Sophomore Brent Gibbs went 4-for-4 in the win as the Cougars improve to 8-4. The Mountaineers slip to 6-7 with the loss.
 
Junior Jake Brink struck out a career-high seven batters across 6.0 innings in the no-decision. Redshirt junior Alex Lyon tossed a scoreless seventh and eighth before senior Davis Aiken fanned a pair in a 1-2-3 ninth for earn his second save of the year.

   
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST APP STATE:
  • Graduate Avery Neaves hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the first and finished the game with four RBI.
  • Up 2-1 in the third, the Cougars tacked on a pair with RBI singles from Neaves and redshirt junior Ethan Plyler.
  • Level at four in the seventh, Neaves drove in his fourth run of the day on a groundout, giving Charleston once again.
  • CofC's bullpen shut down the Mountaineers, with Lyon and Aiken allowing just three base runners over the final three frames.
  • Senior Dariyan Pendergrass finished the game a home run shy of the cycle and collected his first triple in a Charleston uniform.
 
OF NOTE:
  • Charleston improves to 36-13 all-time against App State and 21-7 at home.
  • Aiken picked up his 13th career save with Charleston and now sits eighth all-time in school history.
  • Gibbs tallied a career-best four hits in the win, all of which didn't leave the infield.
  • Brink fanned a collegiate-high seven batters.
  • Pendergrass extended his on base streak to 12 games to start the year.
  • The senior has also tied his stolen base total from 2024 (10 in 28 games).
  • Four of Charleston's nine home runs have come in the first inning.
  • CofC improves to 147-42 when scoring first under head coach Chad Holbrook.
 
UP NEXT:
Charleston and App State continue its series in the Holy City on Saturday, March 8. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Patriots Point with the game airing live on FloCollege.
 
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