Charleston Drops Twin Bill

Saturday, February 14

Mount Pleasant, S.C.

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

1-1

Rutgers

1-1

Rutgers

Charleston

2/14/2026 7:56:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

MT PLEASANT, S.C. – College of Charleston baseball lost both ends of a doubleheader to Rutgers Saturday at Patriots Points by scores of 13-2 and 5-2.

GAME 1 CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST RUTGERS:

Redshirt junior Carson Bryant allowed one run across 3.1 innings, punching out two batters in the no-decision.
Holding a 2-1 advantage through five, Rutgers added to its lead with four runs in the sixth and eighth innings before making it a 13-2 ballgame with three runs in the ninth.
Junior Braeden Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in the set back.
Graduate Reece Holbrook swiped three bases, a career-best for the outfielder.

GAME 2 CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST RUTGERS:

The Scarlet Knights jumped out to a 5-0 advantage through three.
Graduate Will Tippett put the Cougars on the board with a sacrifice fly in the home half of the fifth.
Charleston tacked on its second run in the seventh with Smith driving in the run on a fielder's choice.
Sophomore Drew Medley tossed two scoreless innings out of the bullpen while redshirt sophomore Kevin Samonsky didn't allow a run over the final three frames.
Freshman Nick Diaz, redshirt sophomore Jackson Berini and junior Brent Gibbs each tallied two hits in the setback.

OF NOTE:

Charleston slips to 1-2 against Rutgers in the all-time series.
Gibbs has multiple hits in two of the contests this weekend.

UP NEXT:
Charleston and Rutgers wrap up Opening Weekend with a noon first pitch on Sunday, Feb. 15 at Patriots Point. The game is set to air live on FloCollege.

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