Towson – Long Ball on Display Again in Series Clinching Win
TOWSON, Md. –
The red-hot College of Charleston bats put on another offensive display Saturday in a 17-5 win over Towson to clinch its sixth-straight CAA series victory. The Cougars (33-11, 16-4 CAA) hit a season-high five home runs, including two by Avery Neaves, to win for the 19th time in their past 21 games and improve to 15-2 in conference play since dropping their first series of the season. Charleston will go for their fourth CAA series sweep of the year Sunday at 1 p.m. The Cougars are one-half game ahead of UNCW with the Seahawks hosting Campbell in the middle game of their series later tonight.
Neaves continued a series to remember by going 4-for-4 including a double and triple, four runs scored and four RBI. In the first two games against the Tigers, he has reached base in all 11 plate appearances with three doubles, two triples, three home runs, eight runs scored and five RBI. The graduate transfer was put into the leadoff spot in the lineup in the second game of last weekend’s series against Campbell and since then has gone 12-for-16 with nine extra base hits and 16 runs scored while taking over the team lead with 12 round trippers.
Kevin Madden and Trotter Harlan both homered among their three hits, with Madden driving in five runs and Harlan knocking in four. Will Baumhofer got the party started with a two-run shot and Madden added a three-run blast as part of a five-run first inning. Baumhofer later added a triple to give the Cougars nine extra base hits on the day. During its 21-game run, Charleston has hit 43 home runs and is averaging 9.7 runs per contest, reaching double figures 10 times.
Charleston built an 8-0 lead after two at bats, but Towson rallied against starter Aidan Hunter for five runs (three earned) to pull within 9-5. Emmett Bice relieved Hunter with two outs in the third and tossed 5.1 innings of three-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts to gain his fifth win of the year.
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