Wylie Waters Closes Strong Week With Homer and Multi-RBI Game as Baseball Concludes Series with Charleston Southern

Sunday, April 12

Spartanburg, S.C.

1:00 p.m.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

19-18, 8-7

Charleston Southern

21-13, 6-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	2	2	11	11	1
USC Upstate	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	8	2

Wylie Waters Between Innings vs. High Point Gm 1 2026 - CH

Photo by: Catherine Harney

4/12/2026 6:40:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Closing out its three-game weekend series by going for a sweep on the front half of the team's four-game stretch against teams from the Holy City, USC Upstate baseball fell in its series finale against Charleston Southern Sunday, dropping an 11-3 decision at Cleveland S. Harley Park.

Continuing his strong week at the dish, senior first baseman Wylie Waters notched the Spartans' lone multi-RBI game as he factored into all three runs scored by Upstate Sunday. He scored the first as he came across on a muffed pop fly by the Buccaneers before adding the final two tallies for Upstate with a two-run homer over the scoreboard in left-center.

Redshirt freshman centerfielder Trey Bentley notched the Spartans' lone multi-hit effort, picking up a pair of hits. Joining Waters, redshirt sophomore catcher Tyler Lang collected the team's other extra-base hit, swatting a double.

On the mound, sophomore right-handed pitcher Brad Benton tossed a clean frame, stranding a pair of runners and inducing a groundball double play.

Game Information
Score: Charleston Southern 11; USC Upstate 3
Records: USC Upstate (19-18; 8-7 Big South); Charleston Southern (21-13; 6-6 Big South)
Location: Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.

How It Happened

B2: Upstate put itself on the board first as it benefited from a Charleston Southern fielding error on a muffed pop-up with two outs. Running on contact, Wylie Waters scored from second as the ball hit the ground.
T4: Fighting back to tie the contest, Charleston Southern's Gavin Speirs knotted the game with an RBI double to right-center. He'd later score on a sac fly off the bat of Blake Edgmon.
T7: Expanding their lead, the Buccaneers scratched five tallies in the seventh. A hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded preceded a two-run single from Garrison Barile and an RBI double from Speirs to plate four of the five runs. The fifth crossed after an Upstate fielding error on Barile's base knock.
T8: Adding two more runs to the board for Charleston Southern, Tyler Wright drove home two with a single to right-center.
B8: Getting a pair of runs back for the Spartans, Waters cleared the scoreboard in left-center with a two-run blast.
T9: Earning the runs back it surrendered in the prior half inning, Speirs slugged a two-run homer of his own.

Up Next for the Spartans
Continuing its stretch of games against foes from the Holy City, Upstate treks to the Lowcountry next Tuesday to face College of Charleston. The Spartans kick off their eight-game road swing with a 6 p.m. ET first pitch against the Cougars.

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