
Six-Run Second Lifts Cougars Past Bucs
4/15/2025 10:53:00 PM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston used a six-run second inning to erase an early deficit, and the Cougars went on to an 8-6 victory at Charleston Southern on Tuesday.
The win improves Charleston to 22-22 to reach the .500 mark for the first time this late in the season since the end of the 2018 season. The game was the last non-conference contest of the year.
Game Summary
The Cougars return to CAA play this weekend at Hofstra beginning with a 5 p.m. game on Friday. Charleston is 12-6 in the conference and has a two-game lead over the Pride for fifth place.
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The win improves Charleston to 22-22 to reach the .500 mark for the first time this late in the season since the end of the 2018 season. The game was the last non-conference contest of the year.
Game Summary
- Leela Langston drove in three runs to cap the uprising in the second after the Bucs took a 3-0 lead in the first.
- Jay Wrightsman and Austy Miller preceded the Langston bases clearing hit with RBI singles.
- Miller had two hits to increase her hitting streak to six games with seven RBI and seven runs scored over that span.
- CSU pulled within 6-5 in the fourth, but a Miller single highlighted a two-run Cougar fifth that provided important insurance tallies.
- Lily Thorpe went the first four innings in the circle to improve to 4-0, and Kendall Thackston allowed four hits and one run in three innings for the save.
The Cougars return to CAA play this weekend at Hofstra beginning with a 5 p.m. game on Friday. Charleston is 12-6 in the conference and has a two-game lead over the Pride for fifth place.
For complete coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thorpe, Lily (4-0)
L: CONLEY, B. (1-6)
S: Thackston, Kendall (1)

Batting:
2B: Paradis, Sierra 1
RBI: Wrightsman, Jay 1 ; Miller, Austy 2 ; Langston, Leela 3 ; Cannon, Halle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wrightsman, Jay 2 ; Miller, Austy 1 ; Sitterding, Julia 1 ; Bedenbaugh, Bricelyn 2 ; Paradis, Sierra 1 ; Cannon, Halle 1
SB: Miller, Austy 1 ; Smith, Karly 1
HBP: Paradis, Sierra 1 ; Cannon, Halle 1

Batting:
RBI: DIMOND, J. 1 ; SANDVIG, C. 1 ; VILLAESCUSA 1 ; PRINCE, G. 1 ; SCHOENEWEIS 1 ; SMITH, E. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JONES, W. 1 ; DIMOND, J. 2 ; SANDVIG, C. 1 ; VILLAESCUSA 2
HBP: PRINCE, G. 1
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