Final Score: #23 College of Charleston 7, VCU 4

Location: The Ballpark at Patriots Park (Charleston, SC)

Records: Col. of Charleston (13-7), VCU 12-7, 

The Short Story: VCU's baseball team was not able to overcome an early 5-run deficit as they were clawed by the 23rd ranked College of Charleston Cougars 7-4 on Sunday afternoon. With wins on Friday and Saturday, VCU had already locked up the series victory and was looking to complete the sweep for the second-straight weekend.

LEADING OFF

• Logan Farrar had a solid day at the plate and in the field. The junior went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs.
• The ceterfielder also made a stellar play in right center field. After tracking the ball to the wall, Farrar tripped on the warning track, but still managed to make the play and hang on for the out. 
• Leadoff hitter James Bunn reached base twice and scored a run in four trips to the plate. 
• Dane Berezo went 1-for-3 with a run scored in his return to the lineup.
• Dylan Isquirdo started behind the plate and also picked up a hit and scored a run in three trips to the plate. He also reached base on a walk.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Charleston went up early with a five-run third inning.
• VCU answered with a run in the fourth and three mores in the fifth.
• Cody Acker drove home Farrar in the fourth on a sac-fly to right.
• After the Rams loaded the bases in the fifth, Farrar doubled off the wall in right center field to score two runs. 
• Matt Davis hit a sac-fly later in the inning to bring in Bunn from third.

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

• Jimmy Kerrigan's six game hitting-streak (all multi-hit games) came to an end. However, the senior was hit by a pitch in the eigth inning and has now reached base in eight-straight games.
• Farrar now has a five game hitting-streak of his own.

QUOTABLES

• "We got down early today and the guys dd a great job to load the bases in the fourth and fifth innings to get four runs up, allowing ourselves to get back in the game. It wasn't enough, but I certainly thought we fought hard all weekend. It shows a lot about our maturity. We came down here and played hard all three games against a tough team on the road. I think this a really great momentum builder as we go into conference play. We're exciting to get back home and get into A-10 play." – Head Coach Shawn Stiffler

WHAT'S NEXT

VCU will return home to host Longwood on Tuesday, March 22nd before kicking off Atlantic 10 competition with a weekend series at home versus the Bonnies. First pitch on Tuesday night is scheduled for 6:30 P.M.