Charleston Baseball Shuts Down Youngstown State in Weekend Sweep

Charleston Baseball Hosts Youngstown State in Second Series

CHARLESTON, S.C. –

Charleston baseball will play host to Youngstown State this weekend at Patriots Point for a three game series. Fresh off sweeping a four game set with Marshall to open the season, the Cougs will be looking to continue their winning ways against the Penguins. The two programs have met 13 times previously with Charleston taking each ballgame. The last meeting came in the Coivd-19 shortened 2020 season when Charleston swept a three game series at Patriots Point.

Last Time Out

Charleston rode excellent starting pitching in the Marshall series. The quartet of Jake Brink, Aidan Hunter, Connor Campbell, and Andrew Duval combined to hold Marshall to just two runs over 21 innings pitched. Brink got things started Friday night with five no-hit innings, surrendering four walks and striking out five in a 13-5 win. On Saturday, Aidan Hunter continued Brink’s dominance, surrendering no runs in six innings of work, giving up just three hits with no walks and four strikeouts in a 5-0 win. Connor Campbell kept the theme going on Sunday with six innings of one-run ball with no walks and five strikeouts in a 2-1 Cougars win. Duval got the start Monday, the lefty worked