MT PLEASANT, S.C. – Redshirt junior Alex Lyon tossed five shutout innings in relief to help lead College of Charleston baseball to a 5-2 victory over UNCW Sunday afternoon at Patriots Point.
 
With the win, the Cougars improve to 24-18 overall and 8-10 in the CAA while the Seahawks slide to 23-19 and 11-7 in league play.
 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST UNCW:

• Senior Tyler Sorrentino went 2-for-4 in the win, doubling in graduate Will Baumhofer in the second for the early 1-0 lead.
• After UNCW plated a pair in the third, graduate Avery Neaves leveled the contest at two with an RBI single up the middle to score senior Ben Venables.
• CofC tacked on a pair of runs in the seventh to take a 4-2 advantage before adding an insurance run in the eighth on a senior Dylan Johnson sac bunt.
• Sophomore Hayden Thomas started on the hill for Charleston, allowing two runs over four innings of work. Thomas fanned four Seahawks in the no decision.
• Lyon picked up his seventh victory of the season, allowing just two hits over the five scoreless frames, striking out four batters.

 
OF NOTE:

• Charleston is 25-26 all-time against UNCW and 16-10 at home.
• Lyon appeared in his 70th career appearance out of the bullpen; the fifth pitcher in program history to reach 70 relief outings.
• Lyon's seven wins as a reliever are the most since Carter Love went 7-0 in 2018.
• Sorrentino reached base in five of his nine plate appearances across Saturday and Sunday's contests.
• Charleston improved to 20-0 this season when leading after eight innings and 217-12 under head coach Chad Holbrook.
• Holbrook picked up his 449th career win as a head coach and 249th with the Cougars.

 
 
UP NEXT:
Charleston hosts Georgia Southern for a midweek contest on Wednesday, April 30. First pitch from Patriots Point is slated for 6 p.m.
 
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