Senior Group Photo
Gene Breland, Orangeburg, SC
L-R: Chelise Morman, Saeivah Conyers, Yemaya Rich, Jamelah Thomas, Jasmine Squirewell, Kaela Robinson, LaKaylin Lee, Kayla Cato
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Winston-Salem WSSU 24-5, 12-1 CIAA
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Winner Claflin CLAFSB19 27-13, 13-0 CIAA
Winston-Salem WSSU
24-5, 12-1 CIAA
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Final
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Claflin CLAFSB19
27-13, 13-0 CIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winston-Salem WSSU 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 4 1
Claflin CLAFSB19 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 4 5 2

W: Chambers, Bre'Zhay (13-6) L: DAVIS,Erica (11-4) S: Thomas, Shaniya (6)

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Winston-Salem WSSU 24-6, 12-2 CIAA
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Winner Claflin CLAFSB19 28-13, 14-0 CIAA
Winston-Salem WSSU
24-6, 12-2 CIAA
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Final
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Claflin CLAFSB19
28-13, 14-0 CIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winston-Salem WSSU 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 3
Claflin CLAFSB19 0 1 1 0 3 1 X 6 7 0

W: Thomas, Shaniya (10-0) L: ROBINSON,Tia (11-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Romanda Noble-Watson, SID

Claflin Sweep Winston-Salem State on Senior Day

Lady Panthers Honor Seniors in a Pre-game Ceremony

Orangeburg, S.C. – The Claflin University softball team swept Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) 4-3 and 6-4 in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) double header, Saturday (Apr. 6) to remain undefeated in the conference and gain sole possession of the Southern Division.  The Lady Panthers honored their eight seniors in a pre-game ceremony.
 
With the sweep, the Lady Panthers improves to 28-13 and 14-0 in the CIAA.  WSSU drops to 24-6 overall and 12-2 in the CIAA.
 
Claflin opened the scoring of the opening game in the bottom of the third, using three hits and one WSSU error to put three runs on the board.  Marion Goins got the offense going, leading off the inning with a double to right center.  A sac bunt by Kaela Robinson moved Goins to third and LaKaylin Lee followed with a sac fly to right field to bring in the first run of the game.
 
The Lady Panthers offense continued to shine, as an Ashley Thomas bunt single was followed by a two-run homer to dead-away center by Kayla Cato with two outs put Claflin up 3-0. A grounder to first base by Sametra Duck ended the inning.
 
The Rams put up one run in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit to two, 3-1. 
 
Claflin put up an additional run in the bottom of the fifth to push the lead back to three, 4-1.
 
With one out in the sixth, Shauntaja Dedecker reached on a fielding error by the Lady Panthers third baseman and scored after Aniyah Jones hit a two-run homer with two outs to close the gap to one. 
 
Claflin defense remained solid in the last inning securing the one run lead.
 
Claflin got runs from Lee, Thomas, Cato and Goins in game one.  Thomas finished the game with two hits while Cato finished with two RBIs.
 
Erica Davis led the Rams in the hit category with two, while Dedecker scored two of WSSU three runs.
 
Bre'Zhay Chambers was the winning pitcher, going six solid innings to pick up her 13th win of the season while Shaniya Thomas picked up her sixth save of the season in game one.
 
Davis (11-4) was the losing pitcher of record.
 
WSSU bats were hot to start game two, putting up three runs in the top of the first.  Eight batters came to the plate in the inning, with five reaching base, three via hit-by-pitch and two via hits.
 
After holding the Rams scoreless in the top of the second, Claflin put up one run in the bottom of the inning to pull within two. 
 
WSSU put up an additional run in the top of the third to push its lead back to three, 4-1, but that's where their offense stopped.
 
Claflin held the Rams scoreless over the final four innings while scoring in three of its final four innings.
 
The Lady Panthers scored one in third, three in the fifth and one in the sixth to come from behind to take the 6-4 win, securing the sweep.
 
Jada Ames was the hero in game two, going 3-4 with two runs.  Claflin also got one run each from Lee, Cato, Chaston Huntly, and Angel Johnson.  Goins finished the game with two hits and a RBI.
 
WSSU was led in game two once again by Davis, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
 
Thomas came in to pitch 6.1 innings to pick up the win.
 
Tia Robinson was the losing pitcher for the Rams.
 
Claflin can clinch the CIAA Southern Division Title with a win over Shaw on Sunday (Apr. 7).
 
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