COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ROUTS FURMAN 10-1
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – Reid Price pitched a complete-game six-hitter and
Lee Curtis and Adam Tolman added three hits each pacing the College of Charleston
to a 10-1 win over Furman in Southern Conference college baseball action before
447 at Patriots Point Field Saturday night.
With the win, the Cougars improved to 23-16 overall and 11-6 in league play
and snap a five-game winning streak for Furman. The Paladins fall to 20-15 and
10-10.
Price (4-2) pitched his first complete game of the season allowing only an unearned
run in the first inning while tossing 101 pitches. The lefty walked none and
struck out seven. Kyle Funk (4-2) was the starter and loser for the Paladins
allowing seven runs on nine hits in 2 2/3 innings of work.
Charleston erupted for nine runs, seven with two outs, with the game tied 1-1
entering the bottom of the third inning. Charleston parlayed eight hits, an
error and a pair of walks in the inning to take a 10-1 lead.
Stanley Nix had a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring double, while Curtis added
a two-run single and Mark Lyons a two-run double.
Charleston, which had 15 hits in the game, also got two hits each from Lyons
and Phillip Coker.
Dominic Frankey and Cole Hubka led Furman with three and two hits each, respectively.
The final game of the series is Sunday at 1:00.