ELON, N.C. – A pair of late three run innings in the weekend opener at Elon on Friday lead Charleston Southern to 7-2 victory. Lucas Pringle delivered the go-ahead ball in the 7^th that scored a pair and put the Buccaneers back ahead of the Phoenix.
 
Charleston Southern got their offense going early in the contest, tallying their first run of the day in the opening frame. Anthony Sanguedolce drew a leadoff walk and proceeded to steal second during the next at bat. Chandler Tuupo had a single up the middle that moved Sanguedolce up a base. AJ Martin got him across with a deep sacrifice flyout to center field.
 
The teams traded 0s for the next two innings, with Nick Timpanelli getting out of jams in the first and second. Elon scored in the bottom of the third, getting a leadoff single. He stole second and then moved to third on a groundout. They brought him home on a sacrifice flyout to right field to bring the game level at one apiece.
 
In the sixth, the Bucs went to the bullpen putting Christian Krause in the game, who would go on to throw the remainder of the game and pick up the victory. The Phoenix did score in the bottom half of the inning, using a double, failed pickoff attempt and single to bring the runner around. This gave them their first lead of the day, now up at 2-1. After this, he retired the next 12 batters that he faced, mowing down the Elon batters.
 
Charleston Southern was quick to respond, as they regained the lead in the top of the seventh. Martin led the frame off with a single up the middle. Aidan McAskie then reached on a fielding error by the shortstop which allowed for Martin to move up to third. Nathan Martinez then got on base after a fielder's choice that resulted in Martin out at third.
 
Lucas Pringle then tied the game and gave CSU the lead off one swing of the bat. He sent a bouncing ball off the line that led to a difficult play for the first baseman that was ruled an error, but went on to score both of the runners. Kain Collins grounded out out to move Pringle up a bag who was driven home by Blake Edgmon for the third of the inning and put them up at 4-2.
 
The Buccaneers sealed the victory, scoring another three runs in the top of the ninth. With two outs on the board, Pringle got his first hit of the day with a single to left. Collins then had a bunt single and Edgmon was hit by the first pitch he saw to load the bases. Sanguedolce came to the plate and with the count at 1-1 smashed a single up the middle to score two. During Kaden Smith's at bat, a balk was called, allowing each runner to move up a bag leading to Edgmon to score and push the score to 7-2.
 
Timpanelli had the start for the day and threw the first 5.0 innings. He allowed just one run off two hits and struck out six batters. He issued six walks and a hit by pitch, working out of difficult spots all evening to maintain a clean slate. Krause was the only reliever used, tossing the final 4.0 innings. He allowed a pair of hits and a run to score in the first two batters he faced, and did not allow for another Elon batter to reach base, retiring each of the final 12.
 
As a team, Charleston Southern finished with six hits and drew two walks as well as a hit by pitch. Sanguedolce and Edgmon each reached safely twice to lead the team. Pringle was the lone Buccaneer to score twice and Sanguedolce led the squad with two RBIs.
 
The teams will meet back up tomorrow with the first pitch scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Latham Park on the campus of Elon University. The game will be available live on FloBaseball with Charleston Southern looking to clinch their 10^th win of the season before conference play begins.