COFC POSTS 7-4 COMEBACK WIN OVER UNCW
Rob Washburn
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (May 22, 2014) – Sophomore third baseman Carl Wise went 2-for-3, including a three-run homer in the fifth that gave College of Charleston its first lead, as the second-seeded Cougars rallied for a 7-4 win over #3 UNCW on Thursday afternoon at Brooks Field.
CofC (39-17) advances to meet top-seeded William & Mary in the winner’s bracket game at Noon on Friday. UNCW (29-26) will face the winner of tonight’s Northeastern/Delaware contest in an elimination game at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Along with the performance by Wise, Brandon Murray, Brandon Glazer and Champ Rowland each went 2-for-4 for the Cougars. Junior designated hitter Corey Dick was the only UNCW player with more than one hit as finished 3-for-4 with three RBI’s.
Junior right-hander Taylor Clarke (10-3) earned the victory for CofC after giving up four runs on six hits over seven innings. He struck out seven and walked two. Michael Hanzlik retired all three batters he faced in the ninth and earned his league-leading 14th save.
Trailing 4-1, the Cougars changed the momentum quickly in the bottom of the fifth. Shortstop Champ Rowland led off with an infield single and Blake Butler followed with an RBI double. A single by Murray put runners on the corners for Wise, who blasted a three-run homer to right-center that gave CofC its first lead of the afternoon.
The Cougars tacked on solo runs in the seventh and eighth to provide some insurance. Murray opened the seventh with a double down the first-base line and was able to score on Nick Pappas’ RBI single to center. In the eighth, Glazer legged out a leadoff triple and came home on Butler’s sacrifice fly to deep center.
Dick staked UNCW to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first as he belted a two-run homer to left. It was the team-leading sixth long ball of the year for the designated hitter.
After stranding four runners over the first three frames, CofC was able to get on the board in the bottom of fourth. Designated hitter Ben Boykin hit a solo opposite field homer to left to cut the deficit in half.
The Seahawks picked up two more runs in the fifth. With two outs, Casey Golden and Terence Connelly produced back-to-back doubles to make it 3-1. An RBI single by Dick plated Connelly and upped the UNCW lead to three.
Jordan Ramsey (2-4) suffered the loss for UNCW after allowing five runs on eight hits over 4.1 innings. He struck out seven, including two apiece in the first three frames.