ELON, N.C. (Interstat) — The College of Charleston Cougars and Elon Phoenix will continue their Colonial Athletic Association series Saturday at 4 p.m. at Walter C. Latham Park, with the Cougars looking to build on a narrow victory.

College of Charleston (23-25) earned a 6-5 win in Friday’s series opener. Elon (19-29) will look to level the series.

The weather forecast calls for clear skies and 67 degrees at first pitch.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-4 win for the Cougars, giving them a 65.5 percent probability of victory.

Players to watch

Cougars shortstop Will Tippett has been a key run producer. In Friday’s win, he went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs. Tippett also had a two-hit, one-RBI game against UNC Wilmington on May 3 and a two-hit, three-RBI outing against Charleston Southern on April 21. He has, however, gone hitless in five of his last eight games.

Phoenix pitcher Cole Hansen delivered a strong relief outing Friday, allowing one earned run on two hits with four strikeouts over 3⅓ innings in the loss. In his previous three appearances, Hansen has allowed two earned runs over 7⅔ innings, striking out seven.

Recent history

Friday’s game was the first meeting between the teams this season. For College of Charleston, in addition to Tippett, pitcher Parker Sweeney threw 2⅔ scoreless innings with five strikeouts, and Alex Lyon allowed two earned runs over 3⅓ innings.

For Elon, pitcher Sam Nomura allowed no earned runs over 1⅔ innings with two strikeouts, and Kevin Denty went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Recent results

College of Charleston has won three of its last four games, including a 5-0 shutout of UNC Wilmington on May 3. The Cougars were swept by Campbell on April 24-26, losing 16-1, 12-8 and 6-4.

Elon dropped three of its last four, including an 18-4 loss at South Carolina Upstate on Tuesday. The Phoenix won two of three at William & Mary on May 1-3, taking a 7-5 win on Sunday and a 5-2 win Saturday.

Series notes

The teams will conclude the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m. College of Charleston then visits Georgia Southern on Tuesday. Elon travels to Queens (N.C.) on Tuesday.