Buies Creek Sees Win Streak Snapped in Series Opener at Campbell

College of Charleston Athletics

Cougars See Win Streak Snapped in Series Opener at Campbell

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – College of Charleston had its nine-game winning streak come to an end Friday with an 11-5 loss at Campbell. The defeat drops the Cougars (29-11), one game behind UNCW in the conference standings after the Seahawks defeated William & Mary. Northeastern pulled to within one of Charleston with a victory over Elon. The Cougars also lost for just the second time in their past 13 CAA contests while Campbell improved to 27-13.

The teams play the middle game of the series on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Game Highlights

The evening started well for Charleston with an RBI double by Cole Singsank in the first inning and a run-scoring single by Cole Mathis in the third, building a 2-0 lead. The Camels scored three in their half of the third, but the Cougars evened it in the fourth when a bunt by Dylan Johnson brought home Will Baumhofer. From that point on, the Campbell bats took over.

The Camels put up four runs in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead and broke it open with four more in the eighth. Jake Brink took the loss for the Cougars, allowing six hits and seven runs in 4.1 innings. Baumhofer had a single and a double to extend his hitting streak to seven games. Mathis went 3-for-3, including his ninth home run of the season.

Box Score

W: PESCHL, Cole (3-3)
L: Brink, Jake (6-2)
S: ROBERTS, Jackson (2)

Charleston Batting

• 2B: Singsank, Cole 1; Baumhofer, Will 1
• HR: Mathis, Cole 1
• RBI: Mathis, Cole 2; Singsank, Cole 1; Johnson, Dylan 1; Sorrentino, Tyler 1
• SH: Johnson, Dylan 1

Campbell Batting

• 2B: KNIPP, Grant 1; HARRILL, Lawson 2; STALLMAN, Reed 1; SCHULDT, Andrew 1
• HR: KOONTZ, Dylan 1
• RBI: KOONTZ, Dylan 1; HARRILL, Lawson 1; THOMPSON, Dalen 1; STALLMAN, Reed 3; SCHULDT, Andrew 3; MEGLIO, Charlie 1; BONDS, Peyton 1
• SF: THOMPSON, Dalen 1; STALLMAN, Reed 1; BONDS, Peyton 1

Game Leaders

Top Performers:

• Cole Mathis (COFC): 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 RBI
• Will Baumhofer (COFC): 1 run, 2 hits
• Jake Brink (COFC): 4.1 IP, 6 H, 7 ER

Player Stats

Highlighted Players:

• Will Baumhofer (COFC): Senior INF, 5′ 10″
• Cole Mathis (COFC): Sophomore RHP/INF, 6′ 1″
• Jake Brink (COFC): Freshman RHP, 6′ 2″
• Dylan Johnson (COFC): Junior C/INF, 6′ 1″
• Cole Singsank (COFC): Graduate Student INF, 6′ 4″

Upcoming Game

The Cougars will look to bounce back in the second game of the series against Campbell on Saturday at 3:00 PM. Stay tuned for live updates!