MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball clinched a postseason berth to the conference tournament for the 26th season with an 11-4 victory Thursday evening over Hofstra.
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The Cougars won their eighth consecutive ballgame, improving to 33-19 overall and 14-11 in the CAA.Â
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST HOFSTRA:
- Charleston tallied 14 hits in the win with five Cougars registering multiple hits.
- Trailing 3-1 in the seventh, CofC broke the game open with a seven-run frame.
- Freshman Landon Penfield, graduate Avery Neaves and senior Ben Venables each collected two-run knocks in the inning.
- Penfield's strong day at the dish continued in the eighth with a 425 foot two-run homer before senior Tyler Sorrentino extended his hitting streak to 12 with an RBI double to make it an 11-4 ballgame.
- Redshirt junior Alex Lyon improved to 9-1 this season, capturing the victory with 1.2 innings of work.
- Senior Davis Aiken picked up his 12th save of the year.
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OF NOTE:
- Charleston improves to 20-11 all-time versus Hofstra and 15-2 at home.
- CofC extended its winning streak to eight games, where the Cougars are outscoring opponents 76-26.
- The Cougars improve to 14-1 in 2025 and 93-5 under head coach Chad Holbrook when scoring ten-plus runs.
- Senior Dariyan Pendergrass stole three bases Thursday, giving him 37 on the season.
- Pendergrass is one stolen base shy of Brett Gardner's 2005 mark, which is third in school history.
- Pendergrass also recorded his eighth multi-steal game and fourth three-stolen base performance of the year.
- Aiken's 12 saves are tied for fifth all-time in a single season in program history.
- Aiken is also 1-of-2 CofC pitchers who have 11-plus saves in two seasons, joining Brett Harker.
- Aiken's 23 career stops are tied with Sam Moore (1992-95) for third all-time in school history.
- Charleston swiped six bases in the win, giving them 103 for the season. The 103 bags are ninth-most in a campaign.
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UP NEXT:
Charleston continues its series with Hofstra on Friday, May 16. First pitch from Patriots Point is set for 4 p.m. with the game airing live on FloCollege.
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