Baseball 2/12/2021 9:52:00 PM Romanda Noble-Watson, SID

Claflin Falls to Lander in Road Doubleheader

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Greenwood, SC – The Claflin University baseball team dropped a doubleheader, to Lander University Friday (Feb. 12), falling 7-3 and 11-1 (8 innings). Weather permitting, the third game of the series will have a noon first pitch Saturday, Feb. 13 at Dolny Stadium.

The Panthers fall to 1-4 overall and 1-4 in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC).
The Bearcats remain undefeated at 5-0 and will take a 2-0 PBC record into the series finale.

Claflin jumped out to a 3-2 lead after three innings in game one. Lander scored two runs off two hits in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead for good, 4-3.

The Bearcats added two additional runs in the sixth inning and one in the seventh for the final 7-3 margin.

Da'Avion Sumpter went 4-for-5 with a run, one hit, a double, and an RBI to lead Claflin in the opening game. Steven Joyner had a double and one run while Gerardric Dobbs scored a run for the Panthers in the loss.

Lander was led by Roury Glanton and Ward Betts who finished with a home run each.

Justin Walker (1-0) was the winner of game one and Praise Thorsen picked up his second save of the season.

Makai Holloway (0-2) was the losing pitcher of record.

Keyon Smith scored the only run of game two for Claflin. Smith's run came off an RBI single by Edzaviah Paul in the top of the sixth. Christian Carr and Charles Jackson were the other two Panthers to knock out hits in the second game.

Glanton had three hits with two runs and two RBI's to lead the Bearcats in game two.

X'zavier Johnson (0-1) was the losing pitcher for the Panthers while Marshall Thompson (2-0) was credited with the win.

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Players Mentioned

#12 Makai Holloway: P; 5' 10"; Sophomore; L/L

#3 Edzaviah Paul: INF; 5' 7"; Sophomore; R/R

#15 Gerardric Dobbs: INF; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

#8 Charles Jackson: UTIL; 6' 0"; Sophomore; S/R

#11 X'Zavier Johnson: P; 5' 8"; Junior; L/L

#14 Christian Carr: UTIL; 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R

#21 Keyon Smith: OF/1B; 6' 2"; Senior; L/L

#32 Da'Avion Sumpter: INF; 6' 0"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#12 Makai Holloway
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; L/L
: P

#3 Edzaviah Paul
: 5' 7"; Sophomore; R/R
: INF

#15 Gerardric Dobbs
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: INF

#8 Charles Jackson
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; S/R
: UTIL

#11 X'Zavier Johnson
: 5' 8"; Junior; L/L
: P

#14 Christian Carr
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R
: UTIL

#21 Keyon Smith
: 6' 2"; Senior; L/L
: OF/1B

#32 Da'Avion Sumpter
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: INF