Schutte now has a 10-0 singles record for the season, with five of her victories coming in straight-sets. She is 5-0 at the number two singles spot, including victories in both of CSU’s matches against other nationally-ranked opponents. CSU is currently ranked 65th, but will likely jump into the top-60 when the newest poll comes out on Tuesday.
March 15 – W. Tennis vs. Jacksonville State – W, 6-1
The start of a busy week, CSU took care of Jacksonville State, winning the doubles point with victories at the #1 and #3 flights, and victories in all but the #6 singles spot. Of the five singles victories, all but one was a straight-set victory, with Andrea Schutte having to come from behind to defeat Dessbesell from JSU 10-8 in the third set. The victory moved CSU to 7-0 on the season.
March 16 – W. Tennis vs. UMass – W, 5-2
A day after rolling past Jacksonville State, CSU took the court again, facing UMass in another non-conference match. CSU swept the doubles in dominating fashion (8-4, 8-4, 8-2) and won four singles matches en route to the 5-2 victory.
March 16 – Baseball @ USC Upstate – W, 8-5
Andrew White returned to form, making perhaps his final midweek start before moving back into the weekend rotation, earning a win against USC Upstate. White allowed just two runs in six innings of work, while Patrick Dolan and Matt Still homered to give CSU an 8-5 victory, and the two-game season sweep of the Spartans.
March 17 – Softball @ S.C. State – W, 20-1, 10-1
CSU combined to score 30 runs in two games against S.C. State on the road, using a 13-run second inning in game one to leave no doubt who the better team was. With 20 hits in the contest, Megan Lombard and Shayla Cullum each had three hits, while Jana Matthews was 2-3 with 5 RBIs and the lone homerun of the game.
Game two wasn’t quite as lopsided, but CSU scored in all but the third inning and held a 10-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth and final inning. Kimberly Hobbs pitched three innings to get the win, striking out three and giving up just four hits. Caitlin Allen came in to finish the game, also striking out three batters. Lombard again had three hits, going 3-for-3 on the day with two runs score and two RBIs.
March 17 – Baseball vs. Savannah State – W, 9-1
Patrick Dolan hit his third homerun of the season while Brantley Meier had three hits to pace the CSU offense in a 9-1 victory over Savannah State. Jesse Cadenhead pitched a tremendous game, scattering four hits over five scoreless innings of action. He also had five strikeouts.
The third of four matches this week, CSU had no trouble with the Seahawks as CSU moved to 9-0 with a 5-2 win. Once again, CSU set the tone by winning the doubles point with victories at the #1 and #3 spots, while the top three flights for CSU also took home a victory. Angie Torres at the #5 spot also won with a straight-set victory.
March 18 – Softball @ USC Upstate – L, 3-1, 5-3
Megan Hall had a 4-for-4 day with three walks in a double header while Jana Matthews had a couple of extra base hits, including her fifth homerun of the season, but it wasn’t enough as USC Upstate held serve at home with a double header sweep of CSU.
March 18 – WBB vs. #1 Appalachian State – L, 62-47
CSU found out early in the week that there was a chance at history as the WBI called and wanted the Buccaneers to join the tournament. It is the first postseason invitation in CSU women’s basketball history and just the second in basketball history (Men’s team went to the NCAAs in 1997). Not only that, CSU was selected to host the game, despite facing top-seeded Appalachian State. Center Ashlen Dewart was too powerful for CSU in the early going, scoring 15 points on a six-for-six shooting effort in the first half of the game, giving ASU a 35-19 lead at halftime. CSU came all the way back, getting it to a two-point game at 45-43 with 6:45 left, but free throws down the stretch distanced the Mountaineers from CSU.
March 19 – 20 – Track & Field @ CCU Shamrock Invitational
Levi Brooks and Javon Young posted their best starting times of their career as the outdoor season really got going this weekend. One of the largest meets of the season with 38 teams competing, CSU held its own with a victory in the 200m dash (Young), a runner-up finish and the top collegiate finisher in the 400m dash (Brooks) and a third-place finish in the women’s 200m dash (Gabrielle Houston). CSU also posted a number of other top-10 and top-20 finishes.
March 19 – 20 – Baseball vs. #8 Coastal Carolina – L, 7-5, L, 29-13
Anthony Markham pitched a great game in the first game of the series, giving CSU a 5-2 lead after seven innings of work. Nick Chinner led the way with three of the team’s seven hits, also recording three of the five RBIs on the day.
Game two did not go as well for the CSU pitching staff, as CSU used nine pitchers in the contest. After Coastal took an 8-0 lead after three at-bats, CSU got on the board and cut it to 8-7 in the fifth. CSU continued to hang around until the eighth and ninth innings, when the Chanticleers tallied a combined 14 runs in two innings to distance themselves from CSU.
Game three of the series was cancelled due to rain in the Charleston area.
March 19 – 21 – M. Golf @ Furman Intercollegiate – T-8th
Kelvin Day finished tied for fifth, while Jacobo Pastor finished tied for 20th as CSU finished tied for eighth in a tough field that included three nationally-ranked teams. Day was the top finisher out of the 20 players from the Big South Conference. Day was also one of just six players to shoot under par on the final day of competition.
March 20 – W. Tennis @ #59 Winthrop – W, 4-3
The toughest test of the season, both with Winthrop’s national ranking and the fact that it was a Big South match, CSU rallied to beat Winthrop on the road to move their record to 10-0 on the season with a 4-0 Big South mark. For just the second time this season, CSU dropped the doubles point, but won the four necessary singles matches to claim the team victory.
What’s Coming Up
March 22 -23 – W. Golf @ Pinehurst Spring Challenge
March 23 – Baseball @ Savannah State – 2 p.m.
March 23 – Softball @ Campbell (DH) – 4 / 6 p.m.
March 24 – Baseball vs. College of Charleston – 2 p.m.
March 24 – W. Tennis @ UNC Charlotte – 2:30 p.m.
March 25 – W. Tennis vs. AUM – 1 p.m.
March 26-28 – Baseball @ VMI
March 27 – Track and Field @ Weems Baskin Relays
March 27-28 – Softball @ Radford
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