MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Freshman Trey Williford struck out five over the final 3.1 innings as UNCW plated eight runs over the final four innings to clinch its conference series on Saturday with an 8-1 win over the College of Charleston at Patriots Point.
The Seahawks remained perfect in league play at 5-0 and improved to 16-7 overall. The Cougars, meanwhile, fell to 4-4 in the conference and 9-13 on the season.
The game was scoreless through four innings before Kevin Jones opened the scoring with an RBI single in the fifth, and Mason Hughes followed with a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead…