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Elon, N.C.
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Cougars Drop Series Opener at Elon
4/4/2025 11:31:00 PM | Softball
ELON, N.C. – College of Charleston lost the opening game of its CAA series at Elon by a score of 3-2 in nine innings. The defeat snapped a five-game winning streak for the Cougars while dropping them out of a first-place tie in the conference standings.
Game Summary
The teams play the middle game of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m.
For complete coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball).
Game Summary
- The Cougars scored in the first when a single by Kennedy Rhue brought home Jay Wrightsman, who led off the game with a double.
- A groundout by Karly Smith scored Karlee Hughes to make it 2-0 in the second.
- Elon scored a run in its half of the second and tied it in the fifth on a two-out solo home run.
- Charleston got three hits but could not score in its half of the ninth before a two-out single plated the winner for the Phoenix.
- Julia Sitterding matched her career high with three hits, and Rhue and Leela Langston both had two.
- Rhue has at least two hits in each of the past four games and has hit safely in eight of the past nine.
- Kendall Thackston took the loss despite allowing only two hits and one run in 3.2 innings of relief.
The teams play the middle game of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m.
For complete coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dew, Anna (1-3)
L: Thackston, Kendall (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Wrightsman, Jay 1 ; Sitterding, Julia 1
RBI: Smith, Karly 1 ; Rhue, Kennedy 1
SH: Wrightsman, Jay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wrightsman, Jay 1 ; Hughes, Karlee 1
Batting:
HR: Wells, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: Seering, Allee 1 ; Wells, Kaitlyn 1
SH: Wyrick, Lani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wells, Kaitlyn 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Peyton 1 ; Hartley, Reagan 1
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