
#4 Charleston Loses First Round to #5 Hofstra
5/20/2026 2:20:00 PM | Baseball
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Fourth-seeded College of Charleston baseball lost to No. 5 Hofstra, 13-0, in seven innings Wednesday in the opening round of the 2026 CAA Baseball Championship at Brooks Field.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST HOFSTRA:
OF NOTE:
UP NEXT:
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST HOFSTRA:
- The Pride scored six runs in the top of the third before making it 7-0 in the fourth.
- Hofstra then tacked on six more runs in the seventh.
- Sophomore Alex LaCoste and redshirt junior Braeden Smith each reached base twice for the Cougars Wednesday.
OF NOTE:
- Charleston has a 23-14 record versus Hofstra and are now 2-1 against the Pride in the CAA Championship.
UP NEXT:
- Charleston will play in the first elimination game on Thursday at 11 a.m. against the loser of No. 3 Monmouth and No. 6 UNCW.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Martinez, Carlos (6-2)
L: Harrington, Carter (3-5)
Batting:
2B: Castrataro, Tyler 1 ; Brown, Michael 1
HR: Griggs, CJ 1
RBI: Biddle, Nick 3 ; Brown, Michael 1 ; Griggs, CJ 3 ; Craig, Michael 2 ; Cox, Tyler 2
SH: Craig, Michael 1
SF: Brown, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Castrataro, Tyler 1 ; Biddle, Nick 1 ; Brown, Michael 2 ; Griggs, CJ 2 ; Craig, Michael 2 ; Gallello, Nick 1 ; Cox, Tyler 1 ; Melara, Gabriel 2 ; Corona, Danny 1
SB: Cox, Tyler 1

Batting:
2B: Frehner, Payton 1
Players Mentioned
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