COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON EARNS SERIES SWEEP AFTER 18-5 POUNDING OF FURMAN
Greenville, S.C.-- College of Charleston pounded out 17 hits and scored in every inning but the ninth to beat Furman 18-5 in baseball action Sunday afternoon at Furman Baseball Stadium.
With the win, College of Charleston (16-5, 3-0 SoCon) earns the series sweep of Furman (8-12, 2-4 SoCon), the first series sweep by a Southern Conference opponent since Western Carolina accomplished the feat in 1999.
Charleston left off where it started last night, scoring seven runs through the first three innings, highlighted by a Stanley Nix three-run home run off Paladin starter Danny Rueckel (3-3) in the second inning.
Furman got on the board in the bottom of the third after Drew Latora singled to left field to drive in Richie Dean.
The Cougars, however, responded in the fourth when Brett Anderson singled to right field to plate Zach Strong. Charleston later added a run on a safety squeeze, which scored Brett Spivey to give the Cougars a commanding 9-1 lead.
Charleston continued to score in the fifth, plating four runs on three hits and one error to take a 13-1 advantage. In the sixth, Zach Strong blasted a three-run home run to left field, driving in Stanley Nix and Jack Arroyo to extend the lead to 16-1.
In the sixth, Richie Dean singled to center field to score Craig Caudill and Brett Henninger to trim the Cougars' lead to 16-3. Brandon Barrett followed in the seventh inning with a two-run home run, scoring Dominic Frankey.
For Charleston, Mike Rhue (5-0) scattered seven hits and three runs over six innings to earn the win.
Charleston takes the week off before facing Southern Conference foe The Citadel at Patriots Point Field on Friday in a 6:00 p.m. game. Furman will be back in action on Wednesday when the University of Maine Blackbears come to Greenville. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.