Friday, March 27
Rock Hill, SC
6:00 PM
17-8, 2-2
0
at
4
Winthrop
19-7, 4-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Winthrop | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Photo by: Arthur Ellis/CSU Sports
Von Kapff Complete Game Not Enough in Series Opener at Winthrop
3/27/2026 9:48:00 PM | Baseball
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Charleston Southern dropped their series opener at Winthrop on Friday night by a final score of 4-0. The Bucs' Titus Von Kapff threw a complete game becoming the first pitcher on the staff to accomplish the feat since RJ Petit in 2021.
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The Eagles' Grant McGuire and Jaylen Hernandez tallied solo home runs in the second and fourth innings to get out to an early 2-0 lead. Also in the fourth, they had a two RBI triple by Gabe Natividad to push their lead to 4-0 which proved to be the final score.
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Von Kapff started on the mound for the Bucs and threw 8.0 inning for a complete game. He allowed nine hits, one walk, a hit by pitch, four earned runs and struck out eight batters.
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At the plate, Lucas Pringle led the team with two hits while Alex Marot and Nathan Martinez each had one as well. Additionally, the squad drew three walks and a hit by pitch. Their best scoring chances came in the second when they had runners on the corners and in the ninth when a play at the plate got a potential run out.
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The two teams will return to Founders Park on Saturday afternoon with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will be available live on ESPN+.
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The Eagles' Grant McGuire and Jaylen Hernandez tallied solo home runs in the second and fourth innings to get out to an early 2-0 lead. Also in the fourth, they had a two RBI triple by Gabe Natividad to push their lead to 4-0 which proved to be the final score.
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Von Kapff started on the mound for the Bucs and threw 8.0 inning for a complete game. He allowed nine hits, one walk, a hit by pitch, four earned runs and struck out eight batters.
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At the plate, Lucas Pringle led the team with two hits while Alex Marot and Nathan Martinez each had one as well. Additionally, the squad drew three walks and a hit by pitch. Their best scoring chances came in the second when they had runners on the corners and in the ninth when a play at the plate got a potential run out.
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The two teams will return to Founders Park on Saturday afternoon with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will be available live on ESPN+.
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Pitching:
W: Brayden GIlley (4-2)
L: Von Kapff, Titus (3-2)
S: Harrison Wilson (4)
Batting:
2B: Marot, Alex 1 ; Pringle, Lucas 1
Base Running:
SB: Martinez, Nathan 1
CS: Martinez, Nathan 1
HBP: Tuupo, Chandler 1
Batting:
3B: Gabe Natividad 1
HR: Grant McGuire 1 ; Jaylen Hernandez 1
RBI: Gabe Natividad 2 ; Grant McGuire 1 ; Jaylen Hernandez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Grant McGuire 1 ; Jaylen Hernandez 1 ; Colin Crowley 1 ; Chazz Grossington 1
HBP: Cade Norton 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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