College of Charleston
16-19, 8-7
North Carolina A&T
9-25, 3-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Charleston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 14 | 1 |
Offense Goes Off in Cougars Sweep
4/12/2026 4:46:00 PM | Baseball
The Cougars stole seven more bases as it improves to 8-7 in the CAA and 16-19 overall. The Aggies slip to 9-25 and 3-12 in league action.
Six different Charleston players had two-hit performances while freshman Jake Amman became the third Cougar with a three-stolen base game this weekend. Freshman Austin Wiegandt collected his second victory, striking out five Aggies in 3.2 innings while yielding just one run.
CofC went a perfect 4-0 this week and have won five consecutive games.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA A&T:
- The Aggies struck first with four runs in the opening frame.
- Sophomore Alex LaCoste cut the deficit in half in the third with a two-run single.
- Charleston broke the game open with seven runs in the fourth.
- Sending 11 batters to the plate, the Cougars slugged six singles, drew two walks and stole two bases in the frame.
- Charleston made it a 10-4 contest in the fifth when freshman Jake Amman and graduate Dylan Johnson executed a double steal before Amman took home on a throwing error by the North Carolina A&T catcher.
- Wiegandt entered the contest in the third and allowed just four above the minimum in the victory.
- Graduate Kurt Rogers tossed two scoreless innings before handing the ball of to first year Kaden Myers, who tossed a 1-2-3 ninth to seal the win.
OF NOTE:
- Charleston improves to 16-5 against N.C. A&T and 11-4 at home.
- CofC has swept the Aggies for the second straight season and have won seven of the last eight meetings.
- The seven runs scored in the fourth are the most in an inning this season.
- Amman swiped three bags Sunday, the third CofC player with a three-stolen base game this weekend. LaCoste and Holbrook each stole three in Saturday's victory.
- Holbrook also stole three bases Feb. 14 against Rutgers.
- Charleston stole 21 bases this weekend and have stolen 33 in the last five ballgames versus North Carolina A&T.
- LaCoste now has hits in 20 of the last 21 contests.
- CofC improves to 12-3 in 2026 when scoring six-or-more runs in a game.
UP NEXT:
- Charleston hosts USC Upstate for a 6 p.m. matchup April 14 at Patriots Point.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wiegandt, Austin (2-1)
L: Quinichett, Agyei (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Tinsley, Andrew 1 ; Gomez, Luis 1
RBI: Gonzalez, Adrian 1 ; Gomez, Luis 2 ; Harper, Boaz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, JT 1 ; Tinsley, Andrew 2 ; DiCarlo, Nick 1 ; Gomez, Luis 1
Batting:
3B: Smith, Braeden 1
RBI: LaCoste, Alex 2 ; Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Amman, Jake 1 ; Rogers, Stow 2 ; Smith, Braeden 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1
SF: Amman, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LaCoste, Alex 1 ; Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Penfield, Landon 1 ; Amman, Jake 2 ; Holbrook, Reece 2 ; Smith, Braeden 1 ; Tippett, Will 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1
SB: LaCoste, Alex 1 ; Amman, Jake 3 ; Holbrook, Reece 1 ; Smith, Braeden 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1
CS: Amman, Jake 1
