Charlotte baseball’s 13-0 shutout over San Diego ends early, powered by a decisive seventh inning

Game result and setting

Charlotte delivered a 13-0 shutout of San Diego in seven innings on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, winning the opening game of a scheduled doubleheader at Hayes Stadium. The game ended early under the run-rule, with Charlotte scoring six runs in the bottom of the seventh to close it out.

How the scoring unfolded

The game remained scoreless through the first inning before Charlotte began to separate with a three-run second. Charlotte added one run in the third and three more in the fifth, building a 7-0 lead heading into the seventh. The final margin came in the bottom of the seventh, when Charlotte plated six runs to trigger the run-rule.

• San Diego finished with 0 runs on 4 hits and 0 errors.
• Charlotte finished with 13 runs on 12 hits and 0 errors.
• Charlotte scored in four innings: the 2nd (3), 3rd (1), 5th (3), and 7th (6).

Key moments and standout contributions

The decisive blow came at the end: Dylan Koontz hit a walk-off grand slam in the seventh inning, accounting for four runs in the inning-ending swing that put the game out of reach. Koontz finished the opener with four runs batted in, matching teammate Cale Stricklin for the team lead in RBIs on the day across both games of the twinbill.

Charlotte’s run production in the opener was spread across the lineup. Robert Nedry, Dawson Bryce and Spencer Nolan each drove in two runs, while Cody Gunderson and Adrian Jimenez added one RBI apiece.

Score by inning (Charlotte): 0, 3, 1, 0, 3, 0, 6.

Pitching, defense, and what the shutout indicates

San Diego’s starter in the opener, Drake Frize, returned to the mound after an extended absence and worked into trouble beginning in the second inning as Charlotte’s offense turned multiple innings into run-scoring opportunities. Charlotte paired the run support with a clean defensive game, committing no errors while holding San Diego to four hits and no runs.

Context within the opening weekend

The shutout win came one day after Charlotte opened the 2026 season with a 7-4 loss to San Diego. After the run-rule victory in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, San Diego responded in the nightcap with a 14-4 win to take the series. For Charlotte, the 13-0 result still marked an early-season milestone: it was the program’s earliest shutout in 11 years and one of the team’s opening-weekend shutouts on record.