High Point University’s baseball team posted a 9-6 win over Charleston Southern University on Tuesday night in the Big South Conference Tournament, a game played under intermittent rain in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Panthers capitalized on 11 hits, with Landen Johnson leading the offense with four hits and three RBI, while Willie Ponce, Seojun Oh, Lane Allen and Justin Ruiz also contributed multiple hits.
Starter Mateo Wells delivered five solid innings, striking out six and allowing three runs, before Tyler Shafer took the mound and limited the opposition to three hits with a single strikeout. Closer Dylan Story sealed the victory, retiring the side in 1.1 innings without surrendering a run.
A Late‑Game Surge Defines the Victory
After a rain delay halted play in the fifth, Charleston Southern briefly seized a lead with run‑scoring singles, but the Panthers answered in the seventh. A timely single by Landen Johnson put High Point ahead 6-5, and Seojun Oh’s two‑run hit in the eighth cemented a 9-6 final margin.
Coach Joey Hammond praised his team’s resilience, noting that the weather interruptions only sharpened their focus. High Point now turns its attention to a Saturday showdown with USC Upstate, a game that could decide the conference championship.