Elijah McKinnis
Cecil Williams Photography
Elijah McKinnis was the winning pitcher in Sunday's game
12
Morehouse MHC 5-19, 2-4 SIAC
13
Winner Claflin University CLAFBB17 8-19, 2-5 SIAC
Morehouse MHC
5-19, 2-4 SIAC
12
Final
13
Claflin University CLAFBB17
8-19, 2-5 SIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Morehouse MHC 0 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 4 12 17 1
Claflin University CLAFBB17 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 3 X 13 12 3

W: McKinnis, Elijah (1-0) L: Grant Bennet (0-2) S: Reyes, Neftali (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Claflin Defeats Morehouse in the Rubber Game of the SIAC Baseball Series

Charleston, S.C. (3-26-17) – The Claflin University baseball team defeated Morehouse College, 13-12, in the rubber game of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) series.
 
The contest was a part of the Low County Classic which was played in Charleston Friday thru today.
 
The victory gives the Claflin (8-19, 2-5 SIAC) the series win at 2-1.
 
With the loss, Morehouse drops to (5-19, 2-4 SIAC).
 
The game was a high scoring, high hitting affair.
 
The teams combined for 25 runs with 29 hits and 73 at bats.
 
Claflin was led offensively by Johnny Stevenson who accounted for three of the Panthers hits.  Stevenson crossed the plate twice and recorded one RBI.
 
Reginald Rogers and Neftali Reyes also had multiple hits on the day with two.
 
Jonathan Parnell, II, Darrell Langston, and Lyndale Morely all scored two runs in the win.
 
Morehouse was led by Amyr Smith who scored two runs with four hits.
 
Elijah McKinnis, who pitched 4.1 innings, was credited picked up his first win of the season and Reyes picked up his first save of the season.
 
Grant Bennett was credited with the loss.
 
Claflin will host Coker College in a mid-week non-conference doubleheader this Wednesday (March 29).  First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Historic Mirmow Field.
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