CofC Take Down Second-Ranked Texas, 8-4

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Junior JT Marr set the tone with a first-inning grand slam and Reed Parris, Ty Good and William Privette shut the door with five shutout innings out of the bullpen to lead the College of Charleston to an 8-4 win over No. 2 Texas on Tuesday evening at Patriots Point.

The Cougars opened the scoring in emphatic fashion in the bottom of the first plating five runs on a Marr’s grand slam followed by a solo shot from Donald Hansis. An RBI fielder’s choice from Trotter Harlan in the second extended the advantage to 6-0.

Texas got on the board in the third plating three runs on RBI singles from Ivan Melendez and Murphy Stehly to cut the lead to 6-3. The Longhorns would trim the deficit further in the fourth on a solo shot by Trey Faltine.

Charleston answered with an RBI single from Preston Hall in the fifth and a run scoring triple by Sam Cochrane in the sixth to push the margin to four at 8-4.
Hansis made perhaps the play of the game in the sixth making a running catch at the track in left before firing a bullet to Harlan to start a 7-6-3 inning-ending double play.

Privette delivered in the clutch in back-to-back innings leaving the bases loaded to close out the win. The Cougars will wrap up their nine-game homestand with a three-game weekend series against East Carolina beginning on Friday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m. from Patriots Point.

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