MONTOGOMERY, AL - The Claflin Lady Panthers (5-5) put on a strong defensive game, but the team could not get the runs they needed across the plate in a 10-2 loss to the rival South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-6), Sunday at the HBCU Softball Classic. The Lady Panthers played the entire game without an error, but the team could not get their offense going.
 
The Lady Panthers finished the game with a pair of runs scored despite getting just four hits in the game. Claflin junior outfielder Lauryn Foster went two-for-three hits in the game with a run scored and a run batted in (RBI). Junior short stop Cydney Cooper went one-for-three with a run scored.
 
Claflin junior Sydra Pendleton (0-1) got the start. She threw 3.2 innings for the team. She finished the game with a strikeout. Freshman Shantia Haymer added 1/3 of an inning of pitching as well.
 
With the loss, the Lady Panthers fall to 5-5. The team will close out the HBCU Softball Classic later in the afternoon in a game against the Jackson State Tigers.
 
For more information on Lady Panthers softball, contact the Claflin University Office of Athletics Media Relations at (803) 535-5548 or log on to www.athletics.claflin.edu.