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Rock Hill, S.C.
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LaCoste Has Career Day as Cougars Rout Winthrop
3/31/2026 10:40:00 PM | Baseball
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Sophomore Alex LaCoste went 5-for-6 with two home runs as College of Charleston baseball defeated Winthrop, 15-5, Tuesday evening at Founders Field.
Redshirt senior Ethan Plyler also left the yard for the Cougars, who handed the Eagles just third third home loss in 20 tries this year.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WINTHROP:
OF NOTE:
UP NEXT:
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Redshirt senior Ethan Plyler also left the yard for the Cougars, who handed the Eagles just third third home loss in 20 tries this year.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WINTHROP:
- Charleston came out swinging, putting six runs on the board before Winthrop came to the plate.
- Graduate Will Tippett collected a two-run double in the opening frame as the Cougars sent 10 to the dish.
- Leading 6-2 in the fifth, LaCoste launched his first homer of the day, a 429-foot blast to left.
- Adding an eighth run in the sixth, the Cougars plated six more runs in the seventh.
- LaCoste slugged his second long ball, a two-run shot to right.
- Two batters later, Plyler hit his own two-run homer of the evening.
- Charleston continued the momentum with graduate Reece Holbrook doubling in Tippett before scoring on a freshman Nick Diaz sacrifice fly.
- Diaz collected his second sac fly in the ninth, driving in Holbrook, who led off the inning with a triple.
- Redshirt senior Alex Lyon earned the win tossing 4.0 innings of relief.
OF NOTE:
- Charleston improves to 10-5 against Winthrop and 6-2 in Rock Hill.
- CofC has scored at least 15 runs in two of the last three games against the Eagles. The last occurred in Charleston's previous victory, a 16-3 win April 10, 2012.
- LaCoste's hitting streak reached 14 games Tuesday.
- LaCoste is the first Cougar to have a multi-homer game in back-to-back seasons since Trotter Harlan and Luke Wood achieved the feat in 2023 and 2024.
- Lyon made his 89th career relief outing and earned his 18th career victory, one shy of Carter Love's record 19 relief victories.
- Lyon went 4.0 innings out of the bullpen against the Eagles, the fourth instance this season and eighth of his career of at least four frames in an appearance.
- Every Cougar starter reached base with five players collecting multi-RBI contests and four tallying multi-hit performances.
- Tuesday saw Charleston set game highs in runs scored, hits, RBI and home runs (tied).
- Charleston's 16 hits at Winthrop were the most in a contest since CofC hit 17 April 1, 2025, versus Charleston Southern.
- CofC has hit three home runs in two of the last four ballgames.
UP NEXT:
- Charleston hosts High Point April 2-4 in a non-conference weekend matchup at Patriots Point. First pitch Thursday is set for 6 p.m.
For complete coverage of Charleston baseball, follow us X (@CofCBaseball) and Instagram (@CofC_Baseball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lyon, Alex (2-1)
L: Vandenbosch, Evan (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Holbrook, Reece 2 ; Tippett, Will 1
3B: Holbrook, Reece 1
HR: LaCoste, Alex 2 ; Plyler, Ethan 1
RBI: LaCoste, Alex 4 ; Plyler, Ethan 3 ; Amman, Jake 1 ; Diaz, Nick 2 ; Holbrook, Reece 2 ; Tippett, Will 2
SF: Diaz, Nick 2
Base Running:
RUNS: LaCoste, Alex 3 ; Frehner, Payton 1 ; Plyler, Ethan 2 ; Penfield, Landon 2 ; Diaz, Nick 1 ; Holbrook, Reece 3 ; Tippett, Will 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 2
HBP: Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Tippett, Will 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1
Batting:
2B: Cox, Noah 1
HR: Wouters, Corey 1
RBI: Benhardt, Alan 1 ; Handzel, Gage 1 ; Wouters, Corey 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Grossington, Chazz 1 ; Berge, Noah 1 ; Cox, Noah 2 ; Wouters, Corey 1
Game Leaders
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