Saturday, May 9
Elon, N.C.
6:00 PM
College of Charleston
24-25, 14-12
11
at
1
Elon
19-30, 10-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Elon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Cougars Run Rule Phoenix
5/9/2026 10:55:00 PM | Baseball
ELON, N.C. – College of Charleston baseball defeated Elon, 11-1, in seven innings Saturday evening at Latham Park.
The Cougars collected 16 hits in the victory as they improve to 24-25 overall and 14-12 in the CAA. With the loss, Elon slips to 19-30 and 10-19 in the conference.
Graduate Kurt Rogers hurled a career-best 6.0 shutout innings, earning his fifth win of the year.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:
OF NOTE:
UP NEXT:
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The Cougars collected 16 hits in the victory as they improve to 24-25 overall and 14-12 in the CAA. With the loss, Elon slips to 19-30 and 10-19 in the conference.
Graduate Kurt Rogers hurled a career-best 6.0 shutout innings, earning his fifth win of the year.
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:
- Graduate Will Tippett started the offensive onslaught with a leadoff homer in the third, his second shot in as many days.
- The Cougars added two more runs in the frame to make it 3-0.
- CofC then doubled its lead in the fourth, highlighted by RBI singles from graduate Reece Holbrook and sophomore Alex LaCoste.
- Sophomore Nick Diaz launched a two-run shot in the fifth to make it an 8-0 ballgame.
- Holding an 8-1 lead in the seventh, LaCoste drew a bases loaded walk before redshirt senior Ethan Plyler drove in two on a single up the middle to put the run rule into effect.
- Rogers allowed an unearned run on just two hits while striking out four.
- Freshman Kaden Myers tossed a scoreless seventh, inducing a game-ending double play.
- Five different Cougars had multi-hit performances with Tippett going 3-for-4 with three runs scored.
OF NOTE:
- Charleston is now 49-33 versus Elon and 20-12 on the road.
- Rogers' six innings were a career best.
- Plyler picked up his team-best 10th multi-RBI game.
- Graduate Dylan Johnson recorded his 11th double in conference play, the most by a Cougar since Nick Pappas had 15 during the 2015 campaign.
UP NEXT:
- Charleston looks to go for the sweep of Elon on Sunday for a 1 p.m. game at Latham Park.
For complete coverage of Charleston baseball, follow us X (@CofCBaseball) and Instagram (@CofC_Baseball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rogers, Kurt (4-3)
L: Mitchell, Tommy (1-6)
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Dylan 1
HR: Diaz, Nick 1 ; Tippett, Will 1
RBI: LaCoste, Alex 2 ; Plyler, Ethan 3 ; Amman, Jake 1 ; Diaz, Nick 2 ; Holbrook, Reece 1 ; Tippett, Will 1 ; Johnson, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Amman, Jake 2 ; Diaz, Nick 2 ; Holbrook, Reece 1 ; Smith, Braeden 1 ; Tippett, Will 3 ; Johnson, Dylan 2
SB: Plyler, Ethan 1 ; Holbrook, Reece 2 ; Tippett, Will 1
CS: Johnson, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Akopov, Henry 1
SB: Hoffman, Simon 1
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