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Will Baumhoher
9
Charleston Southern CSU 14-12
14
Winner Col. of Charleston COFC 16-11
Charleston Southern CSU
14-12
9
Final
14
Col. of Charleston COFC
16-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston Southern CSU 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 9 15 0
Col. of Charleston COFC 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 0 X 14 17 2

W: Lyon, Alex (5-1) L: KRAUSE, Christian (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Surge Pushes Cougs Past Bucs

MT PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball scored nine runs in the sixth to defeat Charleston Southern, 14-9, Tuesday evening at Patriots Point.
 
Senior Dariyan Pendergrass and graduate Will Baumhofer launched back-to-back home runs in the nine-run sixth for the Cougars. Baumhofer finished the day 4-for-5 with three runs and four RBI while Pendergrass tallied three hits and five at bats, three runs, four RBI and a stolen base.
 
 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST CHARLESTON SOUTHERN:
  • The Bucs drew first blood in the second with three runs before CofC sent 10 batters to the plate, scoring four in the fourth, highlighted by Baumhofer's two-run infield single.
  • Charleston Southern tacked on a run in the fifth before scoring four in the top of the sixth for an 8-5 advantage.
  • In the home half of the frame, Charleston broke the game open, sending 13 batters to the dish.
  • Senior Dylan Johnson tied the game at eight, singling the 14th pitch he saw into center before later scoring on sophomore Brent Gibbs' infield single.
  • Pendergrass then blasted a three-run shot, sending the ball 379 feet.
  • In the next at bat, Baumhofer crushed the 1-1 pitch 410 feet into the right-center gap for his first of the season.
  • Redshirt junior Alex Lyon earned the win, improving to 5-1 on the season.
 
OF NOTE:
  • Charleston is now 63-18 against Charleston Southern and 32-12 at home.
  • Tuesday was 31st time in the 81 meetings that the Cougars have scored 10-plus runs.
  • CofC scored nine runs in an inning for the first time since March 11, 2015.
  • The Cougars hit back-to-back home runs for the 43rd time in program history.
  • Lyon's five wins are a career-best for the reliever, surpassing last year's 4-3 record in 28 ballgames.
  • Baumhofer's four hits ties a career-high, previously set April 27, 2024.
  • Pendergrass' 23 stolen bases are the second-most by a Cougar since 2013, trailing Dupree Hart's 40 bags in 2019.
  • The four RBI from Pendergrass are the most in a Charleston uniform.
 
UP NEXT:
Charleston heads on its first weekend road trip of the season April 4-6 against Monmouth. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 3 p.m. from MU Baseball Field.
 
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