MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – Redshirt junior
Ethan Plyler blasted his fifth homer of the season as College of Charleston baseball beat USC Upstate, 7-5, Tuesday evening at Patriots Point.
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The Cougars won their seventh game in a row, improving to 32-19 overall. With the loss, the Spartans slipped to 30-23.
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST USC UPSTATE:
- Plyler went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and the homer on Tuesday.
- Freshman Alex LaCoste also tallied three hits and drove in a season-high three runs.
- CofC plated three runs in the first behind an RBI single from Plyler and two-run single from LaCoste.
- Charleston made it a 5-2 ballgame in the third off a sac fly from senior Tyler Sorrentino and double off the bat of senior Ben Venables.
- Plyler led off the fourth with a solo shot over the left-center wall while LaCoste singled home his third run of the contest later in the frame.
- Senior Garrick Murray earned his second win of the season, tossing a scoreless sixth inning.
- Senior Davis Aiken tossed a scoreless ninth en route to picking up his 11th save of the year.
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OF NOTE:
- Charleston is 8-5 in the all-time series with USC Upstate and 5-3 at home.
- CofC extended its winning streak to seven games, where the Cougars are outscoring opponents 65-22.
- Senior Tyler Sorrentino extended his hitting streak to 11 games, which is the longest this season by a Cougar.
- CofC has scored multiple runs in the first inning in five of the last six ballgames.
- Aiken collected his 22nd career save, tying him with William Privette (2021-23) for the fourth-most stops in program history.
- Redshirt junior Alex Lyon made his 74th career relief appearance Tuesday, the most by a CofC pitcher in their first three seasons at The College.
- Charleston finished the season 8-2 on Tuesday's, which is the most Tuesday victories under head coach Chad Holbrook.
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UP NEXT:
Charleston closes out the regular season with a three-game series against Hofstra May 15-17. First pitches from Patriots Point are scheduled for 6 p.m., 4 p.m. and noon.
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