Cougars Sweep Doubleheader, Series at William & Mary Trotter Harlan collected seven hits, the pitching staff held William & Mary to a total of five runs and the defense was on full display as the College of Charleston swept both games of a doubleheader on Saturday to bounce back and win its opening series in Colonial Athletic Association play. (Source: College of Charleston Baseball) By CofC Athletics | May 8, 2021 at 9:02 PM EDT - Updated May 8 at 9:02 PM
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Harrison Hawkins hit a two-run homer in each game and finished the day with six RBI while Trey Pooser pitched seven shutout innings in game one to lead the College of Charleston to a doubleheader and series sweep of William & Mary on Saturday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Cougars won game one, 10-1, before edging the Tribe, 5-4, in the finale to complete the sweep.
Big Sixth Inning Lifts Phoenix Over Cougars By CofC Athletics | April 30, 2021 at 11:39 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 11:39 PM
ELON, N.C. - The Elon Phoenix pushed across eight runs in the sixth inning to bounce back from a 3-1 deficit and added four over the final two frames in a 14-5 series-opening win on Friday evening in Colonial Athletic Association play.
LEADING OFF
Location: Elon, N.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars took a 3-1 lead when Harrison Hawkins drove in two with his second double of the day in the fifth. After Elon cut the deficit to 3-2 in the home half, the Phoenix scored eight and 14 men to the plate in the bottom of the sixth to take a 10-3 lead. The Phoenix would add two in each of the next two frames to defeat the Cougars, 14-5, in the series opener.
Cougars Claw Past Lions, 6-3 By College of Charleston Athletics | April 24, 2021 at 12:38 AM EDT - Updated April 24 at 12:38 AM
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Ty Good struck out eight batters over six strong innings to earn the win and Harrison Hawkins paced the offense with three hits to lead the College of Charleston to a 6-3 victory over Emmanuel (Ga.) on Friday evening at Patriots Point.
VIDEO: CofC gets 6-3 win over Emmanuel
LEADING OFF
Location: Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars broke a scoreless deadlock with a five-run fifth and Good limited the Lions to one run on three hits through six innings to send Charleston into the seventh with a 5-1 lead. Tanner Steffy singled in Hawkins in the seventh and Ryan Smith pitched a perfect ninth to shut the door in a 6-3 victory.
Cougars Blast Way to Series-Opening Win Over Dukes By College of Charleston Athletics | April 16, 2021 at 10:44 PM EDT - Updated April 17 at 12:58 AM
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - College of Charleston blasted three home runs, Ari Sechopoulos drove in a career-high six runs and Ty Good struck out 10 as the Cougars defeated James Madison, 14-7, in Friday night’s weekend series opener at Patriots Point.
VIDEO: CofC opens series with win over James Madison, 14-7
LEADING OFF
Location: Mount Pleasant, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars jumped out to an early lead with a five-run first inning highlighted by Sechopoulos’ grand slam to right center. A two-run shot from Trotter Harlan in the second and an RBI single from Sechopoulos would push the lead to 8-0 before Brody Hopkins gave the Cougars a 10-run advantage with a two-run homer of his own in the third. Charleston held a 12-0 lead before James Madison got on the board with a two-run long ball in the sixth, which the Cougars answer
CofC wins in Clemson 13-6 By CofC Athletics | April 13, 2021 at 11:05 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 11:50 PM
CLEMSON, S.C. - Tanner Steffy drove in three runs and hit the first two home runs of his collegiate career, Luke Stageberg homered for the second straight game and the College of Charleston exploded for a pair of big innings as the Cougars defeated Clemson in back-to-back seasons for the first time in history with a 13-6 win on Tuesday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
LEADING OFF
Location: Clemson, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars hit a trio of solo home runs – two by Steffy and one by Stageberg – and put up four runs in the fifth and six in the ninth to blitz Clemson for the second time in as many seasons. Steffy went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and an RBI single while Stageberg posted a 3-for-4 effort of his own with a solo shot and a two-run double. Charleston stretched a 2-1 lead into a 6-1 advantage with four runs in the fifth before breaking the game op