TOWSON, Md. – Towson University right hander
Alex Cuas allowed just one unearned run over seven innings to pitching the Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the College of Charleston in the series finale Sunday afternoon.
Game Information
Score: Towson 5, College of Charleston 3
Records: College of Charleston (32-16, 14-7 CAA), Towson (13-35, 6-12 CAA)
Series: CofC wins series 2-1
Location: Schuerholz Park (Towson, Md.)
Key Plays
- With runners on second and third with one out in the seventh, Trey Martinez hustled to get a ball that went to the backstop and quickly flipped to Alex Cuas covering the plate to get the out. A groundout followed and the Tigers escaped without allowing a run in the inning.
- With the tying runs in scoring position with one out in the ninth, Kody Reeser got a pop up and a groundout to end the game.
How it Happened
- The Tigers got on the board first as Richie Palacios led off the third inning with a double off the fence in left field. Following a hit by pitch and a sacrifice bunt, Mark Grunberg singled up the middle to score Palacios from third.
- Towson extended its lead in the fifth inning after Andrew Cassard singled and Palacios walked to start the inning.
- Colin Gimblet followed a sacrifice bunt with a two-run double into the gap in left center.
- Grunberg drove in his second run of the game as he greeted the new pitcher with a RBI single through the right side.
- The Cougars got on the board without the benefit of a hit in the sixth after a leadoff walk made it to third on a wild pitch and a passed ball. Dupree Hart drove in the run with a groundout.
- Charleston started the seventh inning with a walk and followed with what they thought was a run-scoring double. The ball was ruled out of play, forcing the runner to stop at third.
- That call proved big for the Tigers as the runner at third was thrown out at home trying to score on a wild pitch.
- Cuas (1-4) departed after allowing a leadoff single in the eighth inning. He allowed just one unearned run on four hits and seven strikeouts over seven innings.
- Kody Reeser entered the game in the eighth and needed only two pitches to get a 4-6-3 double play and a flyout.
- Towson would add an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth as Richard Miller singled to start the inning and came in to score on a Trey Martinez bloop single down the right-field line.
- Reeser ran into trouble in the ninth as the Cougars scored a pair of runs and had the trying runs in scoring position.
- He was able to wiggle out of any further damage by getting a flyout to shallow left and a groundout to short.
- Reeser earned the first save of his career in his first relief outing this season.
- Jakob Frishmuth (4-3) took the loss for the Cougars after giving up four runs on six hits over 4.1 innings.
Inside the Box Score
- Alex Cuas picked up the win after tossing a career-high seven innings and striking out a career-high seven hitters.
- Mark Grunberg drove in two runs with a pair of RBI singles. He finished the day 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
- Richie Palacios added two hits, including his 16th double of the season, and scored a pair of runs. The two runs scored raise his season total to 50, marking the second time in three seasons he has scored at least 50 runs.
- The victory in the series finale improved the Tigers to 3-3 against the Cougars in the last two series played at Schuerholz Park.
On Deck
The Tigers play their final midweek game of the season on May 9 as they travel to face Maryland. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
