NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The University of Pennsylvania baseball team found some offensive firepower late, but it was not enough as Charleston Southern came away with an 11-5 victory in the series finale Wednesday afternoon at Nielsen Field.
 
The Quakers (3-6) couldn't muster up the mojo they found against the Buccaneers (6-7) in the ninth inning of Tuesday's affair, dropping their second series to begin the 2024 season.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*It was the third three-homer game of the season for the Quakers so far, the most in a nine-game span to begin a season in at least 11 seasons.
 
*Wyatt Henseler launched his Ivy League-leading fifth home run of the young season. Jarrett Pokrovsky hit his first of the season while Drew Rogers swatted the first of his career.
 
*It's the second time this season (Justin Neskie) a batter came into the game as a pinch hitter and hit his first-career home run during the at-bat.
 
*Calvin Brown went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the offense.
 
*Will Tobin (1-1) was charged with the loss after allowing four runs on three hits with two strikeouts over 2.2 innings.
 
*Thomas Shurtleff had a strong relief appearance, retiring the side in order on two strikeouts.
 
How It Happened
Charleston Southern struck first in the first inning to go up 1-0 and never let up, scoring nine more between the third and sixth frames to lead 10-0 heading into the seventh.
 
It was a struggle on the mound for starter Will Tobin, who allowed four runs on three hits, as well as Marshall Mott who surrendered an additional five runs in just over an inning of relief.
 
Wyatt Henseler dug into the CSU lead in the seventh on a home run to left field, making it 10-1. Two batters later, Jarrett Pokrovsky launched his first homer of the season to left center to trim the deficit to eight runs at 10-2.
 
In the home half of the seventh, Charleston Southern tacked on one more run on an RBI groundout, in which Penn answered in the ninth off a three-run shot to left field for Drew Rogers. Alex Gabauer struck out swinging and Nick O'Brien was retired to end the threat.
 
Up Next
The Quakers close out the road trip with a four-game series starting Friday at the College of Charleston. First pitch is set for 4 p.m., streamed live on FloBaseball.
 
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