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Alex Barr - Picks up first
win over CofC |
The
Catamount baseball team won their first series over the
Charleston Cougars at Patriots Point, taking the rubber game Sunday afternoon from the
Cougars by a 10-6 final score.
This will be the final regular season conference series with
Charleston as with the
Cougars zre moving to the CAA for next season.
The
Catamounts exploded for 8 runs in the final two innings of the game, as they entered the eight inning down by a 6-2 score. The
Cats tallied seven consecutive hits, including two home runs, in the top of the eighth inning that erased a four-run deficit, then added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning to secure the win.
Catamount starter
Jordan Smith, pitched 6.1 innings, and was charged with all six of the
Cougar runs, four earned, while striking out six. Reliever
Alex Barr picked up the win for the
Catamounts, pitching in the seventh and eighth innings and allowed just one hit. The
Cougar's Drew Freie suffered the loss coming into the game at the top of the eighth and could not record an out, allowing four runs on four hits.
The
Cats were led by J
acob Hoyle who went 3-for-5 at the plate that included a double and three RBIs.
Aaron Attaway posted a solo home run and
Tyler White hit a two-run home run, both coming in the eighth inning.
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Western Carolina's Josey Weaver has been named the Southern Conference’s Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. 
