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Winner UNCW UNCW 22-22, 6-7 CAA
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Charleston COFC 27-15, 9-4 CAA
Winner
UNCW UNCW
22-22, 6-7 CAA
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Final
5
Charleston COFC
27-15, 9-4 CAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNCW UNCW 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 13 3
Charleston COFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 8 0

W: Morgan, Blake (3-2) L: Ocker, Nathan (5-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

Zayicek Homers In The Ninth For the Win

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Junior Riley Zayicek's two-run homer with two out in the top of the ninth completed a comeback as UNCW erased a 5-3 deficit to the College of Charleston for a 6-5 Colonial Athletic Association win on Friday at Patriots Point.

The Seahawks evened their record at 22-22 on the season and snapped a four-game losing streak in conference play to improve to 6-7. The Cougars, meanwhile, dropped to 27-15 and 9-4 in the league.

Led by Zayicek's three hits, UNCW outhit the Cougars, 13-8. Adding two-hit games for the Seahawks were Cole Weiss, who also homered, Kep Brown and Brooks Baldwin. Noah Bridges collected three hits, including a pair of doubles.

Reliever Blake Morgan (2-2) was credited with the win while CofC's Nathan Ocker took the loss to go to 5-2.

Bradley Dixon had two hits for the Cougars, who plated five runs in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead.

Up next: Game two of the series is Saturday at 2 p.m.

How it happened: The Seahawks opened the ninth with a pair outs, but Bridges ignited the rally with a double. Baldwin followed with an RBI single on a two-strike pitch to plate Bridges and make it 5-4. Zayick stepped to the plate and drove a 0-1 offering from Ocker over the wall in right for a 6-5 lead.

Notes: It was UNCW's fifth win in its last at bat this season … For Zayicek, it was his fifth homer of the season and the third in his last five games … UNCW starter Luke Gesell allowed four runs, three earned, over 6.2 innings … He tossed six shutout innings before running into trouble in the seventh … CofC starter, and CAA ERA-leader, Griffen McLarty surrendered three runs on a season-high 10 hits over 7.1 innings … His 11 strikeouts were one off his career high of 12.
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