WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Sophomore
Hayden Thomas tossed a career-high 6.1 innings as College of Charleston baseball earned the series victory, defeating William & Mary 12-3 Sunday afternoon at Plumeri Park.
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CofC improves to 27-19 overall and 10-11 in the CAA. W&M fall to 20-27 and 13-8 in conference action.
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Thomas yielded one run in the outing on five hits while striking out a pair in his first victory of the year. Senior
Dylan Johnson launched his second home run in as many days, scoring a game best three runs as the Cougars tallied 15 hits in the ballgame.
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY:
- CofC came out of the gates swinging, scoring three runs in the first.
- Johnson crushed the first pitch he saw, sending it 424 feet over the left field scoreboard.
- The Cougars put their first of four-run frames on the board in the third, highlighted by senior Ben Venables two-run single.
- Leading 8-2 in the top of the ninth, Charleston added to its scoring margin, with four of the five knocks in the frame going for doubles.
- Senior Dariyan Pendergrass made it an 11-2 contest with an RBI double before swiping his 31st bag of the campaign.
- Redshirt junior Ethan Plyler doubled him home to make it an even dozen.
- Four CofC players recorded multi-RBI games in the win, with Pendergrass, Plyler and Johnson each bringing home two while Venables tallied his first three RBI performance as a Cougar.
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OF NOTE:
- Charleston is now 31-13 all-time against William & Mary and10-8 as the visitor.
- CofC recorded a season-high six doubles Sunday.
- Pendergrass tied Scott Moulder (1996) for the sixth-most stolen bases in a single season in school history.
- Senior Tyler Sorrentino extended his hitting streak to six games and is batting .355 (11-for-31) with 10 runs scored in 11 conference contests.
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UP NEXT:
Charleston returns home to face The Citadel in the final game of three midweek matchups on Tuesday, May 6. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from Patriots Point.Â
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