WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – College of Charleston baseball lost the series finale to Monmouth, 5-4, Sunday afternoon at MU Baseball Field.
 
 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST MONMOUTH:

• Senior Dariyan Pendergrass led off the game with a double down the right field line before stealing third and scoring on a Landon Penfield RBI groundout.
• Monmouth responded with two runs in the first and one in the second to take a 3-1 advantage.
• Charleston leveled the game at three in the top of the fifth, scoring on a throwing error and base hit off the bat of senior Dylan Johnson.
• The Hawks plated a pair in the home half of the frame to take the 5-3 lead.
• Redshirt freshman Kevin Samonsky and senior Garrick Murray each threw two scoreless innings out of the bullpen, combing to allow

 
OF NOTE:

• Charleston is 8-1 all-time versus Monmouth.
• Pendergrass is three stolen bases away from entering the top 10 all-time for swiped bags in a single season.
• Graduate Avery Neaves went 3-for-4 in the setback, giving him six hits and six RBI on the weekend.
• Neaves also extended his on base streak to 23 games while Johnson has an eight-game hitting streak.

 
UP NEXT:
Charleston travels up I-26 to square off with Charleston Southern on Tuesday, April 8. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. with the game airing live on ESPN+.
 
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