Darrell Langston
Gene Breland, Orangeburg, SC
Darrell Langston had a two-run homerun in game two
11
Winner Claflin University CLAFBB17 0
6
Lane LANE 8-29
Winner
Claflin University CLAFBB17
0
11
Final
6
Lane LANE
8-29
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Claflin University CLAFBB17 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 11 12 0
Lane LANE 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 6 10 2

W: Eison, Keamond (0-0) L: Treviz Brown (0-0)

9
Claflin University CLAFBB17 0
15
Winner Lane LANE 9-29
Claflin University CLAFBB17
0
9
Final
15
Lane LANE
9-29
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Claflin University CLAFBB17 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 9 8 1
Lane LANE 2 9 0 0 4 0 X 15 14 1

W: Keion Allen (0-0) L: Towers, Torriun (0-0) S: Keishaun Cla (0)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Morris Wright

Claflin Baseball Split Final Regular Season Doubleheader with Lane

Panthers Solidify Spot in 2017 SIAC Baseball Championships

Jackson, Tenn. (Apr. 29) -- The Claflin University baseball team will be heading to the 2017 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championships to defend its title.  The Panthers earned their way to the Championships with a SIAC doubleheader spilt with Lane College and a Spring Hill College three-game sweep of Clark Atlanta on Saturday (Apr. 29).  
 
The Panthers won the first game 11-6, but fell to Lane in the second 9-15. The final game of the series was rained-out.
 
By virtue of the results, Claflin claimed fourth place in the Eastern Division and joins Albany State, the regular season division title holder, Benedict College and Paine College as the divisional representatives.  They will join the top four teams from the Western Division in the eight-team double-elimination tournament.
 
The SIAC Championships are scheduled for May 4-7 at the Lake Olmstead Stadium, the official home of the Augusta GreenJackets, a minor league Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
 
The Panthers claimed the title last season and participated in the NCAA Division II national tournament.
 
In the first game between Claflin and Lane, Reginald Rogers drove in three runs and Keamond Eison won for the fourth time this season.
 
Rogers was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a double and three walks for the Panthers.
 
Other top hitters for Claflin included Johnny Stevenson and Jalen Sprull with two hits and two RBIs.
 
Darrell Langston had three hits and an RBI, while Johnathan Parnell, II added scored three runs, two hits and a RBI for the Panthers.
 
Claflin pounded out 12 hits in the game.
                                                                                           
Eison, 4-6 on the season, pitched five innings, allowing six hits while giving up just one run.
 
Dillon Parker and Gabriel Delgado pitched the final two innings for Claflin.
 
Treviz Brown took the loss for Lane.
Lane was led by Julius Morgan and Konard Yancie with two hits and two RBIs.
 
In the last game of the day, Lane jumped out to an early 11-0 lead in en route to the win.
 
The Dragons scored two runs in the first inning followed by a nine run second inning.
 
The Panthers pulled to within a pair of runs at 11-9, scoring two in the third and seven in the fourth inning.
 
Those would be the only runs scored by Claflin the rest of the game.
 
Lane added four runs in the fifth for the final margin of victory.
 
The Panthers were led by Lyndale Morley and Langston, who homered in Claflin's seven-run fourth inning. Morley belted a grand slam, while Langston added a two-run shot.
 
Parnell added two hits and a RBI for the Panthers.
 
Lane was led by Tavariz Brown with a homerun and seven RBIs. Chris O'Neal also homer for Lane.
 
Keion Allen was the winning pitcher for Lane while Torriun Tower, 2-7, took the loss for Claflin.
 
The Panthers finished the regular season 15-31 and 9-11 in conference play.
 
Lane ended the 2017 campaign 9-21 overall and 3-17 in the league.
 
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