Three-Game Series Featuring Last Season's Big South Baseball Championship Game Opponents Brings Baseball Back to Cleveland S. Harley Park Against Charleston Southern

Friday, April 10

Spartanburg, S.C.

6:00 p.m.

University of South Carolina Upstate Athletics

Charleston Southern

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Returning to Cleveland S. Harley Park following its latest five-game road swing, USC Upstate baseball hosts Charleston Southern—a rematch of last season's Big South Baseball Championship Game—for a three-game league set this weekend. The Spartans carry a 24-18 advantage in the series into the latest meetings between the clubs, as Upstate won all four meetings a year ago.

Weekend Series
April 10-12, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. / 2:00 p.m. / 1:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (17-17; 6-6 Big South) vs. Charleston Southern (20-11; 5-4 Big South)
Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.

TV: 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 (17-17; 6-6 Big South); Charleston Southern (20-11; 5-4 Big South)
Series: USC Upstate leads 24-18
Last Five Meetings: May 24, 2025 (UPST 14; CHSO 2); March 23, 2025 (UPST 8; CHSO 2); March 22, 2025 (UPST 13; CHSO 0); March 21, 2025 (UPST 22; CHSO 4); May 24, 2024 (UPST 4; CHSO 2)

Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | Charleston Southern
Game One: LHP Chris Torres (3-2; 7.15 ERA) | RHP Titus Von Kapff (4-2; 4.50 ERA)
Game Two: LHP Max Kaplan (2-3; 5.45 ERA) | LHP Brady Bickett (2-3; 4.24 ERA)
Game Three: RHP Brent Stukes (4-1; 6.44 ERA) | LHP Matt Gallant (4-0; 6.17 ERA)

Players to Watch
USC Upstate
Pitcher: Making the move to the bullpen for the Spartans, junior left-handed pitcher Chris Torres made his first two relief appearances last week, earning a win in each outing. His two relief victories rank second on the club, trailing redshirt freshman right-hander Jacob Kirby's three. Working out of the pen, Torres carries a 2.08 ERA over 4.1 innings of work, collecting four strikeouts. On the season, he's punched out a team-best 37 hitters.

Position Player: Heading the offense in Tuesday's 18-11 midweek victory at Western Carolina, redshirt sophomore catcher Tyler Lang collected a career-high five RBI in the contest. He finished the game 2-for-5 at the plate, launching a three-run homer in the first inning, delivering Upstate a lead it wouldn't surrender, before adding an RBI groundout and an RBI single later in the contest. Lang enters the weekend with a .345/.456/.591 slash line and leads the club with six home runs.

Charleston Southern
Pitcher: Taking the ball in the series opener for the Buccaneers last weekend against Presbyterian, junior righty Titus Von Kapff tossed a complete game shutout, the first for a Charleston Southern pitcher since March 2021. He scattered six hits and nine baserunners across his 9.0 innings of work, striking out five. Von Kapff owns a 4-2 record and 4.50 ERA over a team-high 46.0 innings this season, striking out 31 batters against 18 walks.

Position Player: The leading hitter for the Buccaneers in their three-game series with Presbyterian, redshirt junior infielder Blake Edgmon posted a .727/.786/1.364 three-slash line, collecting four doubles and a home run in the series. He paces Charleston Southern with a .343 batting average on the season, leading the team with 10 doubles and 34 RBI. He enters the weekend with 12 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games, both team highs.

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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