MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The College of Charleston Cougars scored three runs in the first inning and blanked the Georgia Southern Eagles to win Tuesday's mid-week game 11-0 at the Ballpark at Patriots Point.

Ryan Brown led off the bottom of the first inning with an infield single, and Alex Pastorius followed with his fourth home run of the year over the ivy-covered monster in left field to give the Cougars (22-7) an early lead. Carl Wise kept the inning going with a double, and Morgan Phillips plated the third run of the inning with a sacrifice fly.

Matt Geiger settled in after allowing the first inning and retired 13 of the next 15 batters, allowing just two hits over the next four innings. Geiger allowed a lead off double in the sixth inning before being lifted. The run came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Nick Pappas.

The freshman righthander took the loss after allowing four runs over five innings. Geiger (1-4) allowed six hits and struck out two batters.

Nathan Helvey limited the Eagles (19-15) to one hit over three innings to pick up his fourth win of the season. Helvey (4-3) allowed just one walk and struck out two batters, including one in the second inning to help strand a runner in scoring position.

Will Detwiler followed with 3.1 scoreless innings and limited Georgia Southern to one hit, an infield single from Cal Baker in the sixth inning. 

Baker was one of just five GS baserunners to reach second base and was stranded after Chase Griffin grounded into a double play to end the frame. 

Baseball returns home to host the UT Arlington Mavericks for a three-game weekend series starting Friday night at 6 p.m. The first 500 fans through the J.I. Clements Stadium gates will receive free sunglasses from Verizon Wireless.

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