Brandon Soat went 3-3 at the plate, sparking the Carolina Chaos (5-5) to a 5-1 victory in seven innings over the Lake Norman Copperheads (8-6) on Saturday at IL Wesleyan University.

Tim OCallaghan got the win, running his season record to 1-1. He allowed one run over five innings. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered six hits.

Blaise Whitman ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just 3 1/3 innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed four runs.