Claflin Baseball Battles Augusta at Home Tuesday

Orangeburg, S.C.--The Claflin University baseball team will be in search of a fourth straight win Tuesday (March 14), as they host Augusta University in an NCAA Division II non-conference game.

The contest is set for 6 p.m. at Historic Mirmow Field.

Claflin, who started the season 0-7, brings a 6-13 record into the contest. The Panthers last three wins of all come at home.

During the win streak, the Panthers have averaged 11 runs including 16 in the second game of a double-header with Lincoln University last weekend. The run production was the team's second highest of the season. Claflin have scored a season-high 17 runs twice this season, Saint Augustine's University (Feb. 12) and Bluefield State ((Feb. 25).

Augusta, a member of the Peach Belt Conference, is 9-11 on the season and 5-5 over the last 10 games.

The two teams met last season in the Francis Marion Invitational in Florence. The Jaguars defeated the Panthers 12-4.

Claflin and Augusta have played one common opponent this season, Francis Marion. The Panthers are 0-2 this against the Patriots, while the Jaguars fell 2-1 in their Peach Belt Conference three-game series.

After the Augusta contest, Claflin will closeout it 15-game home stand with a three-game Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) series this weekend against Spring Hill College. This will be the conference opener for the Panthers.

There will be a doubleheader on Saturday (Mar. 25) followed by a single game Sunday (Mar. 26).

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