Vance Sheahan Batting vs. UMass Lowell Gm1 2025
Emma Hudson
5
USC Upstate UPST 30-23
7
Winner Col. of Charleston COFC 32-19
USC Upstate UPST
30-23
5
Final
7
Col. of Charleston COFC
32-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 0
Col. of Charleston COFC 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 7 13 1

W: Garrick Murray (2-1) L: Reyes, Juan (1-3) S: Davis Aiken (11)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Swipes Season-High Six Steals as it Attempted Late-Inning Comeback at College of Charleston

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Facing the team's final foray into midweek competition, USC Upstate baseball offered a late-inning comeback attempt, scoring the final two runs of the night while holding College of Charleston off the board from the fifth inning onward. The Spartans, however, dropped their final midweek contest 7-5 to the Cougars Tuesday evening at The Ballpark at Patriots Point.
 
Putting itself in a position to erase an early College of Charleston lead, Upstate manufactured six runners into scoring position via stolen base, swiping a season-high six steals. Redshirt junior rightfielder Scott Campbell grabbed a team-high two stolen bases with junior second baseman Gage Griggs, junior catcher Preston Lucas, redshirt sophomore centerfielder Scott Newman, and junior shortstop Vance Sheahan taking bags.
 
Sheahan's stolen base marked his 25th of the season, tying Easton Cullison (2023) for the program's Division I era (2007-pres.) record for single-season stolen bases. Adding to his steal, Sheahan recorded a pair of RBI, pacing the Spartans in the category against the Cougars. Redshirt freshman leftfielder Henry Zenor led Upstate at the plate with three hits, tying his career high.
 
Game Information
Score: College of Charleston 7; USC Upstate 5
Records: USC Upstate (30-23; 16-5 Big South); College of Charleston (32-19; 13-11 CAA)
Location: The Ballpark at Patriots Point | Mount Pleasant, S.C.
 
How It Happened
  • T1: Using a pair of singles from two of the first three men to step to the plate, Upstate scratched the first run as Scott Campbell bounded a ball back through the middle, allowing Henry Zenor to race home from second.
  • B1: Chasing a pair of doubles with RBI singles, College of Charleston got its run back and then some, scoring three times in the frame. Ethan Plyler and Alex LaCoste (two) recorded RBI in the frame for the Cougars.
  • T2: Behind a pair of hits in the inning, the Spartans trimmed the deficit to a single run on an RBI single to left from Vance Sheahan, driving home Wylie Waters who doubled earlier in the inning.
  • B3: Extending their advantage, the Cougars plated a pair in the third behind a sac fly from Tyler Sorrentino and a double from Ben Venables.
  • T4: Getting a run back, Upstate used a similar formula to collect its third tally of the night as Sheahan drove home a run following a Waters' double.
  • B4: Adding a pair of runs to the board in the fourth, Plyler and LaCoste each picked up another RBI behind a solo home run and an RBI single, respectively.
  • T7: Scoring from second, Campbell raced home to score on a fly ball to center off the bat of Scott Newman, closing the deficit for the Spartans.
  • T8: Splitting the gap in right-center, Zenor added another run to the board for Upstate, driving home Jake Armsey from third.
 
Notable
  • With his fourth-inning stolen base, Vance Sheahan swiped his 25th bag of the season, tying the program's Division I era (2007-pres.) single-season stolen base record, joining Easton Cullison (2023) atop the leaderboard. Sheahan and Cullison are tied for third all-time in program history in the category.
  • Stealing six bases Tuesday, Upstate recorded its highest single-game stolen base total of the 2025 season, the most since swiping six bags versus Radford on March 22, 2024.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Closing the regular season, USC Upstate heads north as the Ingles I-26 Rivalry Series concludes for the 2024-25 academic year. The Spartans travel to UNC Asheville for a three-game set beginning Thursday at 5 p.m. ET before meeting Friday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at noon.
 
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