CHARLESTON, S.C. - Bouncing back from a tough 4-3 loss in game one, the Charleston Southern baseball team (6-14) was able to bounce back with an 8-5 win in the second game of the day against the Quakers off Penn on Saturday afternoon at CSU Ballpark in Charleston.

Ryan Gunther got the start in the game one, going 7.2 innings and giving up four runs off 10 hits with five strikeouts. Zach Hagaman pitched just over an inning in relief, also recording a strikeout.

Harrison Wilkins went 2-for-3 with a run in the first game, while Alex Tomasovich was 3-for-4 as the Bucs collected 10 hits from the Quakers. Bobby Ison's was 1-for-2 with two of the Bucs' three runs.

Penn got on the board early, as Greg Zebrack homered to left center in the second at bat of the game as the Quakers took a 1-0 lead. They added two more in the top of the sixth, with Matt McKinnnon and Derek Vigoa scoring on single to left field by Austin Bossart to give Penn the 3-0 lead.

The Bucs battled back in the bottom of the inning. Bobby Ison was hit by a pitch to take first and made it two third on a single by Jaren Sustar. Chase Shelton then hit into a double play, allowing Ison to make it home and put the Bucs on the board down 3-1 after six.

Rick Brebner added another homer in the top of the eighth put the Quakers in front 4-1.

Attempting to rally in the bottom of the inning, as a trio of singles loaded the bases. Drew Woodall singled to right center, followed by Wilkins' infield hit as well as an Ison bunt. Jaren Sustar reached on a fielders' choice that took Woodall out at home, but kept the bases loaded. Chase Shelton singled up the middle but an error by the Penn center fielder sent him to third and put Ison and Wilkins home to bring the Bucs within one down 4-3. However, Alex Tomasovich hit into a double play to end the inning and cut the comeback short.

Vince Voiro (2-1) picked up the win for the Quakers, giving up three runs off of ten hits while striking out six batters in 7.1 innings. Cody Thomson got the save, holding the Bucs without a hit across the final 1.2 innings.

In game two of the series, it was once again Penn that got off to a fast start with Zebrack scoring on a single by Ryan Dietrich to put the Quakers up 1-0 in the top of the first. They would add another in the top of the second, as Vigoa took first after being hit by a pitch. He then crossed home plate when Kyle Toomey grounded out to the shortstop to make it 2-0.

A three-run outburst in the bottom of the second pushed the Bucs ahead. Sustar reached first on a bunt was driven to third on a single to right center by Denis Buckley. Blake Hunt walked to load the bases and was followed by John Faircloth to bring Sustar home for the Bucs' first run of the game. Wilkins was hit but a pitch, sending Buckley home. Hunt was able to score on the next play when Ison reached on a fielders' choice to give the Buccaneers the 3-2 lead.

Hunt drove Buckley home with an RBI single and inning later as Charleston Southern took a 4-2 lead after three innings.

Another three-run inning made the Bucs' lead more comfortable. Walks by Hunt and Wilkins sandwiched a sac bunt by Faircloth. A triple by Ison sent both home, before Ison himself crossed home plate on a single by Tomasovich to put the Bucs up 7-2 after six innings.

The Quakers struck back with two runs of their own in the top of the seventh on a homer by McKinnon that drove home Vigoa as well to bring Penn within three at 7-4.

Wilkins and Ison both singled in the bottom of the eighth, before Shelton was intentionally walked to join them in loading the bases. A sac fly by Sustar, who went 4-for-3 on the day, brought home Wilkins to add another run and put the score at 8-4 in favor of the Bucs.

This time it was the Quakers' turn to attempt the comeback in the final inning, as back-to-back singles put Brebner and Vigoa on base. A sac fly by Kyle Toomey scored Brebner, but closer Corey Deighan was able to work his way out of the jam and help the Bucs to the 8-5 win.

Deighan picked up his first save of the season, while starter Patrick Dolan moved to 2-1 with the win. He went 6.2 innings, giving up four runs off of four hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Hagaman pitched just over an inning in relief, giving up on unearned run and recording a strikeout.

Wilkins led the CSU offense, going 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Ison was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI, while Buckley also collected two hits and two runs.

Matt Gotschall took the loss for Penn, giving up five runs on eight hits through five innings.

The Bucs and the Quakers will meet again on Sunday in the series finale in a 1 p.m. game at CSU Ballpark.