VIKING BASEBALL FALLS TO CLAFLIN PANTHERS 6-1
March 6, 2008
ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The Claflin University Panthers defeated the Elizabeth City State Vikings 6-1 Thursday afternoon in baseball action at Holmes Field.
The loss gives ECSU its fourth straight defeat and drops their overall record to 4-6 on season.
With the scored knotted at 1-1, Claflin cemented the road victory with a five-run outburst in the top of the 7th. The Vikings committed two errors in that inning and offensively managed only three hits while stranding three runners down the stretch.
In his first loss as a starter this season, Styron Barfield (2-1) pitched seven innings for ECSU striking out eight batters.
The Vikings will hit the road for their next nine games. They will begin with a double header against Voorhees College in Denmark, SC on Sunday March 8 at 12 noon. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com.
Elizabeth City State "VIKINGS"
Clafin University at Elizabeth City State
Mar 06, 2008 at Elizabeth City,NC (Holmes Field)
Clafin University 6 Elizabeth City State 1 (4-6)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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JORDAN 2b.................. 5 2 1 0 TAYLOR,Meshaw ss........... 4 1 1 0
OUTLER 3b.................. 5 1 2 0 HOUSE,J.J. cf.............. 5 0 0 0
TAYLOR rf.................. 4 0 2 0 ANDREWS,Troy c............. 3 0 1 0
MOODY lf................... 5 1 2 1 JOHNSON,Nick 1b............ 3 0 1 1
PLATTS c................... 4 1 0 1 WILSON,John 3b............. 3 0 0 0
BURGESS cf................. 5 1 3 1 TODD,Dusty 2b.............. 3 0 0 0
HOWARD 1b.................. 5 0 2 1 GREEN,Stephen dh........... 3 0 1 0
CARPENTER dh............... 5 0 1 1 ARCHIE,Anthony dh......... 1 0 1 0
ALEXANDER dh.............. 0 0 0 0 KELLUM,William lf.......... 3 0 0 0
RANSOM ss.................. 5 0 0 0 COTTON,Brandon rf.......... 4 0 1 0
ARMSTRONG p................ 0 0 0 0 BARFIELD,Styron p.......... 0 0 0 0
FLETCHER,Deshaun p........ 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 43 6 13 5 Totals..................... 32 1 6 1
Score by Innings R H E
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Clafin University... 001 000 500 - 6 13 1
Elizabeth City State 000 010 000 - 1 6 4
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E - OUTLER; TAYLOR; WILSON 2; TODD. LOB - Panthers 13; Vikings 11. 2B - JORDAN;
BURGESS 2. 3B - JOHNSON. HBP - PLATTS; ANDREWS; WILSON. SF - JOHNSON; KELLUM. SB -
OUTLER; TAYLOR; ANDREWS.
Clafin University IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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ARMSTRONG W............... 9.0 6 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 32 39 13 11
Elizabeth City State IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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BARFIELD,Styron L,2-1..... 7.0 9 6 3 2 8 1 0 1 0 33 36 3 9
FLETCHER,Deshaun .......... 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 3 3
WP - BARFIELD. HBP - by Byerly, BJ (JOHNSON).
Strikeouts - JORDAN; MOODY; BURGESS; CARPENTER 2; RANSOM 3; HOUSE; GREEN; COTTON.
Walks - JORDAN; TAYLOR; TAYLOR; ANDREWS; TODD.
Umpires - HP: Griffith
Start: 2:00pm Time: 2hr26min Attendance: 65
Game: CLAFECS
Claflin baseball splits doubleheader
By Claflin Sports Information | Saturday, February 16, 2008 1 comment(s) | Default | Large
Claflin baseball splits doubleheader
Claflin University's (4-4) baseball team split a doubleheader with Alderson Broadus University Friday evening at Mirmow Field. The Panthers fell 4-3 in the first game.
The Panthers were led at the plate by Robert Platts who was 2-for-4. John Moody, 2-for-4; Paul Carpenter, 1-for-2 with an RBI; Wes Burgess and Shannon Ransom each 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The Panthers fell behind 7-0 in the top of the 2nd inning in the second game, but Andy Till came in relief of Randall Hanna and gave up just one hit and no runs over the rest of the game. Robert Platts hit the game winning double with one out in the bottom of the seventh as the Panthers walked off the field with an 8-7 victory.
Platts went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI; Burgess went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI; John Moody was 1-for-2 with an RBI and Shannon Ransom was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The Panthers will play Shaw University Saturday at Mirmow Field beginning at 1:00 pm.
Claflin baseball falls to Edward Waters
| Friday, February 08, 2008
Edward Waters College 7, Claflin 4
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Despite three hits and two RBIs from Johnny Moody and Eric Jordan going 2-for-5, the Panthers fell on the road Wednesday.
Hernandez Melindez went 2-for-3, including a home run, to pick up the win for Edward Walters (4-1).
Moses Wagner took the loss for the Panthers (0-2), who will play host to a doubleheader Saturday at Mirmow Field against Miles College.
Check out our Historic Mirmow Field- HOME OF THE CLAFLIN PANTHERS!
http://www.digitalballparks.com/SouthAtlantic/Mirmow.html
