SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For the third time in as many seasons, USC Upstate baseball finds itself in the Big South Baseball Championship title game Saturday afternoon as the No. 1 seed Spartans face off against No. 3 seed Charleston Southern. By virtue of coming through the event's winners' bracket, an if necessary game is on the docket if needed.

The start time of Saturday's championship game has been moved from Noon to 1:00 p.m. ET.  Charleston Southern defeated High Point, 18-8, in a game that concluded at 1:30 a.m. Saturday.  To provide the Charleston Southern bus driver enough off time as mandated by law, the start of Saturday's championship was adjusted.  
 
2025 Big South Baseball Championship
May 24, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. ET 
No. 1 USC Upstate (35-23; 19-5 Big South) vs. No. 3 Charleston Southern (31-21; 14-10 Big South)
Truist Point | High Point, N.C.
 
TV: WYCW-TV 62 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville/Anderson)
Local over-the-air broadcast presented by Ingles. The local WYCW broadcast will air from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
STREAMING: ESPN+ | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg 98.3 FM/1400 AM | Also available via the Fox Sports Spartanburg or TuneIn App
 
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (35-23; 19-5 Big South); Charleston Southern (31-21; 14-10 Big South)
Series: USC Upstate leads 23-18
Last Five Meetings: March 23, 2025 (UPST 8; CHSO 2); March 22, 2025 (UPST 13; CHSO 0); March 21, 2025 (UPST 22; CHSO 4); April 20, 2024 (CHSO 3; UPST 2); April 20, 2024 (UPST 13; CHSO 0)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | Opponent
LHP Chris Torres (7-4; 4.99 ERA) | To Be Announced
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate
Pitcher: Posting a 7-4 record and 4.99 ERA over 70.1 innings of work during the regular season, sophomore left-handed pitcher Chris Torres garnered a Second Team All-Big South selection. He enters the postseason with a team-best eight quality starts, including 6.0 scoreless innings featuring a career-high 10 strikeouts against Charleston Southern in late March. He enters his start Saturday with 71 strikeouts against 23 walks on the campaign.
 
Position Player: A First Team All-Big South selection, senior designated hitter Johnny Sweeney broke a tie for the program's single-season RBI record with his three-RBI performance Friday versus High Point. His three RBI pushed his season total to 81, becoming the first Spartan to break the 80-RBI plateau in a season. He enters Saturday
 
Charleston Southern
Pitcher: The Buccaneers' lone First Team All-Big South selection, graduate student right-handed pitcher Ryan DuSang posts a team-best 3.89 ERA over 39.1 innings on the season. He's secured a 3-0 record and two saves over a team-best 24 appearances, striking out 42 hitters for a 9.61 strikeout per nine innings total.
 
Position Player: The lone Buccaneer position player to feature as Second Team All-Big South, redshirt junior infielder Kaden Smith represents the team's leading run producer, entering Saturday with 79 RBI. He slashes .360/.456/.677 as he paces Charleston Southern with 68 hits, 18 doubles, and 14 home runs.
 
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