Charleston Southern University Athletics
15-23
USC Upstate
18-20
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| USC Upstate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 15 | 2 |
Bucs upended in midweek action at Upstate, 11-6
4/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate scored four runs in the first inning and held off Charleston Southern down the stretch for an 11-6 win in midweek action on Wednesday night at Harley Park.
Upstate starter Cody Brittan (W, 2-0) helped himself, hitting a three-run home run in the first off of CSU starter Kyle Dyson (L, 1-2), The Spartans added five more runs in the fourth to build a 9-2 lead for Upstate (18-20). Dan Fickas had a two-run triple in the to key the fourth.
CSU cut a 4-0 lead in half in the othird on a two-run home run by Brandon Gragilla, his first of the season.
The Buccaneers tried to climb back into the game down the stretch. Ryan Maksim went 3-for-5 and had a two-run single during the four-run seventh. Mason McClellan had a pinch-hit RBI single in the innings as CSU cut the lead to five.
Upstate's Charlie Carpenter was 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. Five Spartans had a multi-hit game.
Chayce Hubbard and Wil Hartsell each pitched a scoreless inning out of the CSU bullpen.
CSU opens a three-game series at Gardner-Webb on Friday night. First pitch is at 6 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BRITTAIN, Cody (2-0)
L: Dyson, Kyle (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Gragilla, Brandon 1
RBI: Maksim, Ryan 2 ; Sconzo, Mike 1 ; Gragilla, Brandon 2 ; McClellan, Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Edwards, Sly 1 ; Blanchard, Nate 1 ; Singleton, Chris 1 ; Sconzo, Mike 1 ; Gragilla, Brandon 1 ; Crittenberger, Jack 1
HBP: Edwards, Sly 1 ; Blanchard, Nate 1
Batting:
2B: CARPENTER, Charlie 1
3B: FICKAS, Daniel 2
HR: BRITTAIN, Cody 1
RBI: FICKAS, Daniel 2 ; FOWLKES, James 1 ; BRITTAIN, Cody 3 ; CARPENTER, Charlie 2 ; VAGLICA, Anthony 1 ; BRUNDAGE, Brendan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SHIMKO, J.J. 2 ; FICKAS, Daniel 2 ; FOWLKES, James 2 ; BRITTAIN, Cody 3 ; CARPENTER, Charlie 1 ; ORTIZ, Devon 1
SB: BRITTAIN, Cody 1
HBP: SHIMKO, J.J. 1 ; ORTIZ, Devon 1
