SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Behind a pair of stout performances by the freshman pitching duo of Charlie Weber and Zac Cowan, the Wofford baseball team notched a 7-3 victory Saturday afternoon over the Kent State Golden Flashes at Russell C. King Field. Wofford extends its winning streak to five and improves to 5-1 on the season. Kent State drops to 2-3.
 
Charlie Weber toed the rubber in a starting role for the Terriers, tossing the first 4.0 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven hitters. Zac Cowan (1-0) pitched the remaining 5.0 innings in relief, earning his first-career win. He surrendered just three hits and one walk while not allowing a run. Cowan also recorded seven punchouts. By each striking out seven, the duo have now tied one another for the most punchouts by a Terrier in a game this season, and the marks are new career bests for both.
 
Wofford out-hit Kent State 9-8. The Terriers only struck out three times while tossing 14 K's, and Wofford tallied three walks at the dish while giving out only one free pass.
 
Ryan Galanie and Jack Renwick each tallied two-hit days at the plate. Renwick recorded two RBI while Galanie knocked in one run. Dixon Black added one hit and also drove in a pair. David Wiley swiped a base, and Renwick stole two.
 
Wofford got on the board in the bottom of the first with a pair of runs. Dixon Black opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly, and Jack Renwick's double plated another. The Terriers led 2-0 after an inning.
 
In the top of the second, Kent State flipped the script. A solo home run put the Golden Flashes on the board, and a two-run homer later in the frame put them ahead, 3-2.
 
In the fifth inning, Ryan Galanie brought home the tying run with an RBI groundout.
 
The Terriers retook the lead an inning later with Andrew Calhoun's RBI double to right, making the score 4-3.
 
Wofford broke the game open in the seventh. Black singled to right center to bring home a run, and Renwick's bunt plated one more. The punctuation mark was a well-executed double steal, with David Wiley swiping second but more importantly, Renwick scurried home for a 7-3 Terrier lead.
 
Cowan clamped down from there on the bump, holding the Golden Flashes scoreless over the final two frames to seal the 7-3 Terrier triumph and series win.
 
Wofford returns to the diamond tomorrow for the series finale against Kent State. The Terriers will aim for the sweep with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.