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Hunter Phipps
12
Winner Col. of Charleston COFC 37-21
11
Campbell CAM 25-31
Winner
Col. of Charleston COFC
37-21
12
Final
11
Campbell CAM
25-31
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Col. of Charleston COFC 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 12 15 0
Campbell CAM 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 3 11 13 3

W: Lyon, Alex (10-1) L: ROSSOW, David (6-4) S: Aiken, Davis (14)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cougs Hold Off No. 3 Campbell, Advance to Semis

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – No. 4 College of Charleston baseball won a 12-11 thriller against No. 3 Campbell Friday afternoon, advancing to the CAA Semifinals.
 
The Cougars improve to 37-21 overall after picking up their second win of the day following a 4-2 win to knock out No. 6 Elon.
 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST CAMPBELL:
  • Charleston's bats game out swinging, jumping out to an 8-0 lead through four and a half innings.
  • Leading 1-0 in the second, freshman Alex LaCoste slugged a two-run shot 398 feet.
  • The Cougars doubled their lead in the fourth with an RBI double from senior Dariyan Pendergrass and two-run double off the bat of freshman Landon Penfield.
  • LaCoste drove in his third run of the day with a double in the fifth before scoring on a senior Ben Venables knock into right.
  • Campbell gained momentum in the seventh, scoring five runs to make it an 8-6 contest.
  • CofC bounced back as senior Tyler Sorrentino singled home a pair and Venables tripled in two more to give the Cougars a dozen.
  • The Camels looked to comeback, tacking two homers in the eighth and a pair in the ninth before senior Davis Aiken secured the victory with a strikeout.
  • Venables tallied a game-high four hits in the win while also driving in three runs.
  •  Pendergrass stole his 43rd base of the season.
  • Charleston's seven, eight and nine hitters combined to go 8-for-15 with five runs, eight RBI and four extra-base hits.
 
OF NOTE:
  • Charleston improves to 16-18 overall versus Campbell, 9-11 at home and earned its first win over the Camels in the CAA Tournament.
  • Redshirt junior Alex Lyon earned his tenth win of the season, tying him for the sixth-most victories in a single season in program history
  • Lyon also appeared in his 78th career game out of the bullpen.
  • Aiken earned the save in both victories giving him 14 on the season, which takes sole possession of fourth in a single year.
  • Aiken's 25 career stops are one shy of Nathan Ocker's mark of 26 for second all-time.
  • Charleston improves to 95-6 under head coach Chad Holbrook when scoring 10-plus runs in a game.
  • Sorrentino extended his hitting streak to 18 consecutive games, which is tied with Lee Curtis (2003) for the seventh-longest in school history.
 
UP NEXT:
Charleston will face the loser of No. 1 Northeastern and No. 2 UNCW on Saturday, May 24 at 1 p.m. The game will air live on FloCollege.
 
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