Charleston Southern University Athletics
21-16, 6-8
High Point
26-12, 11-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 1 |
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
High Point Defeats Charleston Southern on Saturday to Clinch Series
4/18/2026 6:48:00 PM | Baseball
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The Panthers were able to tally two runs in the first and second innings each to build an early 4-0 lead.
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Charleston Southern got three runs in the bottom of the second to cut their deficit to 4-3. Gavin Speirs drove a triple into the deepest part of center field to bring Chandler Tuupo and Nathan Martinez home. Later in the inning, on a dropped third strike, the Panthers' catcher had an error on the relay to first allowing Speirs to score from third.
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After this, it was all High Point as they went on to score 10 unanswered runs, stretching their lead to 14-3 which proved to be the final score.
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As a team, the Buccaneers finished with nine hits with Caden Wolfley, Martinez and Speirs each picked up a pair. Speirs had the two RBIs on the day for the squad.
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Titus Von Kapff started for the Bucs and threw the first 5.0 frames and collected seven strikeouts. Corbin Payne pitched a scoreless sixth while Hunter Porter threw the next two and Bryson Huwar worked the ninth. Porter allowed one run while Huwar gave up two.
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Charleston Southern returns to Nielsen Field @ CSU Ballpark tomorrow afternoon with the first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will be available live on ESPN+.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BRACHBILL, Ty (8-1)
L: Von Kapff, Titus (4-4)
Batting:
2B: PONCE, Willie 1 ; MARTIN, Marcus 1 ; KELLY, Frank 2 ; JOHNSON, Landen 1 ; FLEMING, E'Mar 1
HR: KELLY, Frank 1 ; ALLEN, Lane 1 ; KOHLER, Jace 2
RBI: KELLY, Frank 5 ; JOHNSON, Landen 2 ; ALLEN, Lane 1 ; OH, Seojun 2 ; KOHLER, Jace 4
Base Running:
RUNS: PONCE, Willie 1 ; MARTIN, Marcus 1 ; KELLY, Frank 3 ; JOHNSON, Landen 1 ; ALLEN, Lane 1 ; CUSH, Oliver 1 ; McCARTER, Jake 1 ; SMITH, Christian 1 ; KOHLER, Jace 2 ; FLEMING, E'Mar 2
HBP: PONCE, Willie 1 ; ALLEN, Lane 1
Batting:
2B: Wolfley, Caden 1
3B: Speirs, Gavin 1
RBI: Speirs, Gavin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tuupo, Chandler 1 ; Martinez, Nathan 1 ; Speirs, Gavin 1
