Chelsea Hall
Chelsea Hall paced Claflin, with one hit, scoring both the Lady Panthers runs, with one RBI.
2
Claflin CLAFSB17 33-19
5
Winner West Florida UWF 41-13
Claflin CLAFSB17
33-19
2
Final
5
West Florida UWF
41-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Claflin CLAFSB17 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 3
West Florida UWF 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 5 2 1

W: Becca Taylor (25-8) L: Norman, Tiaria (19-6)

Game Recap: Softball |

Claflin Falls to West Florida in Opening Game of the NCAA DII Softball South Regional 1

Pensacola, Fla. — The Claflin University softball team played well but came up just short, dropping the opening game of the NCAA DII Softball South Regional 1 to the University of West Florida, (UWF), 5-2, in Pensacola, Fla. 
 
With the loss, the Lady Panthers falls to 33-19 overall and will face the loser of the No. 4 Mississippi College /No. 5 Valdosta, loser tomorrow, Friday (May 12) at 12:30 PM (CST), in the elimination game.
Chelsea Hall paced Claflin, with one hit, scoring both the Lady Panthers runs, with one RBI.
 
LaKaylin Lee had three hits while Shaquailla German and Kayla Sanderson had one hit apiece.
 
Caitlin Steel had one run with one hit and a RBI to lead UWF, who improved to 41-13. 
 
Tiona Hill had one run and the Argonauts other hit in the game.
 
Claflin, who out hit UWF 6-2, got on the scoreboard first off a Hall homerun to left center to start the game.
 
After neither team scored in the next inning and a half, UWF offense came to life.  The Argonauts placed its first two runners on base in the bottom of third, via a walk and a single with a Lady Panthers error.
 
A subsequent single up the middle coupled with another Claflin error gave UWF their first two runs of the game.  The Argonauts tacked on one additional run in the inning to take a 3-1 lead after three.
 
UWF maintained the moment throughout the fourth inning, putting up two more runs to take a four run advantage into the fifth, 5-1.
 
Claflin remained poised, using two hits and one UWF error to get one run back in the top of the fifth.
 
Both teams went scoreless in the sixth and the Argonauts defense held strong in the top of the seventh in route to the three run victory.
 
Tiaria Norman was the losing pitcher of record while Becca Taylor pitched a complete game in the win.
 
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