CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Charleston Baseball completed the 3-game series sweep of University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Sunday afternoon at Triana Field, winning in walk-off fashion to start the day in game 2 followed by a stellar pitching performance in game 3 to win their 5^th straight game.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES         Game 1 University of Charleston 14, Pitt Johnstown 11
                                    Game 2 University of Charleston 7, Pitt Johnstown 6
                                    Game 3 University of Charleston 5, Pitt Johnstown 2
 
LOCATION               Charleston, W.Va.
RECORDS                Charleston (7-3, 0-0 MEC); Pitt Johnstown (8-6, 0-0 PSAC)
Game 2
-Charleston got on the board quickly as Nick Wilson's hot bat continued to produce hits and RBI's, driving in Brice Arrington to open the 1^st and give UC a 1-0 lead.
-UPJ got the run back in the 2^nd but UC's Wilson struck again in the 3^rd for the Golden Eagles, this time a double to right center that scored Lee Carneal.
-The Golden Eagle lead was short lived as the Mountain Cats got runs in each of the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th innings to take a 6-2 lead entering Charleston's final two at-bats.
-Again, Charleston showed their grit to even the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the 6^th highlighted by Austin Hathaway's double to right center that scored 2 Golden Eagles.
-Austin Henrich entered to pitch for Adam Jafine and shut down the Mountain Cat bats providing UC with another solid effort from their bullpen.
-After a scoreless 7^th that sent the game into extra frames and tied at 6-6 entering the bottom of the 8^th, Charleston got the break they were looking for when Gianfranco Morello followed a Carneal triple with a deep fly to left field that looked like a routine flyout only to see the UPJ left fielder stumble and drop the final out of the inning giving UC the walk-off 7-6 victory.
 
Game 3
-Both teams each got a run in the 1^st as it looked like a replay of the two previous track meets, but it would be Charleston's Jonathan Carr who would settle in and pitch Charleston to a series sweep.
-The Golden Eagles came up with 3 runs in the 2^nd on RBI's by Jack Brunetti, Hathaway and Carneal to give Carr all the support he needed in 6 innings of work, pitching UC to a 5-2 lead to the 7^th.
-UC closer Brandon Harris secured the Charleston win by striking out a pair in a scoreless 7^th to pick up his first save of the season.
 

CHARLESTON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 
-Senior shortstop Lee Carneal went 5-for-7 on the afternoon with a RBI and two runs scored.
-Sophomore first baseman Nick Wilson drove in a pair while going 3-for-6 on the day.
-Austin Hathaway knocked in 4 Golden Eagles from his no. 9 spot in the lineup, 2 in each of Sunday's doubleheader.
-Freshman reliever Austin Henrich got his first career win as a Golden Eagle, working 2 1/3 scoreless innings in Charleston's 7-6 victory.
-Freshman starter Jonathan Carr earned his first victory in the Maroon and Gold, allowing just 2 runs in 6 innings of work in UC's 5-2 win.

PITT JOHNSTOWN INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Brett Hileman drove in 4 runs on the afternoon, all in the 7-6 UPJ loss.
-Zach Zinn was 3-for-4 with a double in Game 2, scoring 2 runs

UP NEXT
-The Golden Eagles host Salem International next weekend at Appalachian Power Park for a 3-game series.  Saturday will be a doubleheader with the Tigers starting at 1:00 p.m. followed by a single 9-inning game Sunday also starting at 1:00 p.m.