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12
Winner Georgia College GC 1-0, 1-0 PBC
4
Claflin CLAF 1-5, 1-5 PBC
Winner
Georgia College GC
1-0, 1-0 PBC
12
Final
4
Claflin CLAF
1-5, 1-5 PBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia College GC 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 3 0 12 17 1
Claflin CLAF 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 1

W: Brennan Crooms (1-0) L: Hardin, Jaden (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Morris Wright

Claflin Falls to Georgia College in Series-opener

Orangeburg, S.C. - The Claflin University baseball team dropped their series-opener to Georgia College, 12-4, on Saturday in Peach Belt Conference action at Historic Mirmow Field.
 
The three-game series wraps up Sunday (Feb. 21) with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.  The games will be streamed live and can be accessed via baseball schedule on the Claflin Athletics website.
 
In the contest, Georgia College (1-0, 1-0 PBC) erupted for six runs in the seventh inning, breaking a 3-3 tie. The outburst provided the Bobcats with a 9-3 lead. After the Panthers picked up a run in their half of the seventh, Georgia College wrapped up the game's scoring with three in the eighth.
 
The early going saw Claflin (1-5, 1-5 PBC) jump out to a 1-0 lead in the opening inning followed by a 3-1 cushion after five innings of play. The Bobcats tied the contest at 3-3 with a pair of runs in the sixth.
 
At the plate, the Panthers pounded out nine hits, their third most this season.
 
Steve Joyner led Claflin's hitting attack, going 3-for-5 including a home run followed by Quinten Kinard at 2-for-4 with an RBI. Da'Avion Sumpter went 2-for-5 at the plate for the Panthers.
 
The Bobcats were led by Cassius Young, Cam Hill, and Noah Mendinger with a home run each.
 
Brennan Crooms, 1-0, picked up the win in relief of Georgia College starter Kyle King.
 
Jaden Harden, 1-1, was the loser for Claflin, giving up six runs on four hits in 1.1 innings.
 
X'zavier Johnson, who drew his second no decision of the season in three appearances, had a productive outing. The Beech Island, S.C. native limited the Georgia College offense to just a run on four hits over 3.1 innings of work. Earlier this season, Johnson held Lander University in check over four innings at three runs on just a hit.
 
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