COLUMBIA – Ethan Plyler’s two-run double in the top of the ninth broke a 4-all tie and gave the College of Charleston a 6-4 win over the University of South Carolina baseball team Tuesday night (April 7) at Founders Park.
The Gamecocks got the first two outs of the ninth, but back-to-back singles were followed by Plyler’s double. Carolina put two runners on in the bottom of the frame, but a strikeout ended the contest.
The Cougars scored four runs in the first two innings, including a three-run home run from Alex LaCoste. Carolina chipped away with a Jake Randolph sacrifice fly in the fifth and a Will Craddock RBI double in the sixth. Carolina tied the game at four in the seventh on Tyler Bak’s two-run home run, his fifth of the season.
Luke Yuhasz led Carolina’s offense with three hits. The loss went to Alex Philpott, who allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings.
POSTGAME NOTES
Carolina’s pitching struck out 12 batters, with Connor Chicoli ending with four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of relief.
The Gamecocks left 12 men on base.
Four of the Gamecocks’ nine hits were for extra bases with doubles from Erik Parker, Craddock and Patrick Evans and Bak’s home run.
UP NEXT
Carolina travels to Columbia, Mo., to start a three-game SEC series with Missouri on Thursday night (April 9) starting at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central). The game will be televised on ESPNU.