CHARLESTON, S.C. – Freshman Qwynn Ahearn gave the University of Pennsylvania baseball team an early 2-1 lead courtesy of his first-career blast, but couldn't hang on as the College of Charleston took the 7-4 victory Saturday afternoon at Patriots Park.
 
The loss marked the third in a row for the Quakers (3-8) with one game remaining on the road trip before coming home Wednesday. The Cougars (10-3) extended their win streak to three in a row.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Three players—Davis Baker, Wyatt Henseler and Jarrett Pokrovsky—picked up a pair of hits.
 
*Qwynn Ahearn recorded his first home run, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a couple walks.
 
*Henseler continues to pace the Ivy League in homers, picking up his sixth of the year on Saturday.
 
*Cole Zaffiro (0-2) was charged with the loss, allowing six runs, five earned on nine hits with two strikeouts.
 
*Carson Ozmer gave up his first run of the season but threw four solid innings of relief with five strikeouts. He has a 0.96 ERA in 9.1 innings of work, totaling 13 Ks.
 
How It Happened
Charleston struck first in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double, but Penn quickly answered to begin the second on Qwynn Ahearn's first-career home run, a two-run shot to take a 2-1 lead.
 
A homer to left field started a four-run second inning for the Cougars, as CofC took a 5-2 lead into the third.
 
The Quakers got a run back the next half inning as Nick Spaventa singled in Connor Chavez to make it 5-3. But Charleston scored again in the fourth on an RBI single to double the lead at 6-3.
 
Coming in relief of starter Cole Zaffiro, Carson Ozmer continued his stretch of dominance in the bottom of the fifth inning when retiring the side on two strikeouts. He got through the sixth without any issues either.
 
In the top of the seventh, Wyatt Henseler launched his sixth home run of the season to center field to cut into the deficit, now down 6-4.
 
But once again, CofC answered back with a home of its own, a solo shot to extend the lead to 7-4.
 
Ozmer continued to limit the damage in the next two innings, but Penn's offense was retired 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth to conclude the ballgame.
 
Up Next
Penn closes out its Spring Break trip on Sunday with the Cougars at 1 p.m. on FloBaseball.
 
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