MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Kennedy Rhue continued her scorching stretch at the plate with a three-run double in the sixth, giving College of Charleston a 4-2 win over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday at Patriots Point. 

The Cougars won their fifth in a row and 13th in their past 18 to move within one game of the .500 mark at 18-19. The victory also snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Chanticleers (28-9).

Game Summary

• The Cougars trailed 2-0 and had one out in the bottom of the sixth before starting their dramatic rally.
• Jay Wrightsman, who played at Coastal for three seasons before joining the Cougars this year, singled to begin the comeback.
• Austy Miller singled in a run, and walks to Leela Langston and Audri Bates loaded the bases with two outs.
• Rhue, facing an 0-2 count, tucked a ground ball just inside the line at first to plate all three runners and give Charleston the win.
• In the past three games, Rhue has eight hits in eight official at bats and the senior is 15-for-24 (.625) with eight RBI while hitting safely in seven of past eight contests.
• Rhue's 8-for-8 run has raised her season batting average from .286 to a team-leading .342.
• Mackenzie Mathis earned her sixth win, striking out six and allowing only one earned run to lower her season ERA to 3.09.

Up Next
The Cougars return to CAA play this weekend at Elon beginning Friday at 5 p.m. The Cougars and Phoenix along with Campbell and Delaware are in a four-way tie for first with 9-3 conference records.

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