CHARLESTON, S.C. – No. 14 Coastal Carolina used a dominant start from Jaxon Appelman and late-inning heroics to rally past The Citadel, 3-2, on Tuesday night in Charleston, S.C.
Appelman turned in a career performance on the mound, tossing a career-high 6.0 hitless innings while allowing just one earned run on one walk and striking out a career-best eight batters. The right-hander faced minimal traffic throughout his outing, keeping the Bulldogs off balance as neither team recorded a hit through the first five innings.
Trailing 1-0 in the sixth inning, the Chanticleers broke through as Rex Watson launched a solo home run to right field, his team-leading ninth of the season, to even the score at 1-1. Watson finished the night with two of Coastal’s four hits…