Coker Baseball Comes Up Short to Columbia International 5-4

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker University baseball team came up short in Tuesday's (Mar. 10) non-conference contest against the Columbia International University Rams by a score of 5-4.

The Cobras jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning when Zach Capaldi singled to right field to score Phill Griffor. After the Rams rallied to take the lead, the Cobras tied the game in the bottom of the fifth when Vito Castronovo scored on an error, and Reilly Hall brought home Grant Thompson on a sacrifice fly. Next inning, Jonathan Barham homered to left field to give Coker a 4-3 lead.

CIU rallied back in the eighth inning to take the lead, and never looked back as catcher Joshua Hernandez came in to get the final six outs. Reilly Hall led the Cobras with three hits, while Matt Hyatt had a good appearance out of the bullpen, getting four critical outs late in the game.

McDonald's Player of the Game – Reilly Hall

The Cobras will be back in action on Friday (Mar. 13) when they travel to Newberry, S.C. to take on the Newberry College Wolves. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m., with live coverage available at www.cokercobras.com.