BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb (17-36, 6-18) baseball team fell 14-4 in the season finale against Charleston Southern (28-20, 14-10) on Saturday afternoon at John Henry Moss Stadium. 

Nick Capozzi and Tanner Thomas led the way for the Runnin' Bulldogs with two hits each while Capozzi also added a team-high two RBIs. Dale Francis Jr. launched his team-leading 18th homerun of the year.

Charleston Southern wasted no time putting runs on the board, scoring 10 times over its four at-bats. Francis put the Runnin' Bulldogs on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot deep over the center field wall.

The Buccaneers tacked on a single run in the fifth before Capozzi joined the long ball parade with a two-run shot in the home half of the fifth. However, CSU posted the next three runs of the contest while pushing out to a 14-3 advantage. Thomas capped the scoring for both sides with a solo homer to center in the eighth.