MACON, Ga. – The Savannah State University (0-13) dropped both games Saturday on day one of the Black and Orange Classic with losses to Marist College (4-3) 10-0 in five innings and to host Mercer University (7-6) 8-1 at Sikes Field.
 
Senior right fielder Alexis Singleton batted .333 (2-for-6) with a run scored in both games, while sophomore first baseman Elizabeth Humes, freshman second baseman Alysha Bolling and senior left fielder Chasney Jenkins each batted .250 (1-for-4).
 
Marist 10, Savannah State 0 (5)
Singleton, Humes and junior pitcher Chelsea Malcolm each added a hit, while sophomore starting pitcher Faith Dickerson (0-7) took the loss pitching the first 2.1 innings, giving up five earned runs on four hits.
 
Marist scored five runs in the top of the first inning after a two-run double, and a three-run home run to left field to take a 5-0 lead and added another run in the second inning after a sacrifice fly to take a 6-0 lead.
 
The Red Foxes added two more runs in the third inning after a two-run single up the middle to take an 8-0 lead and scored the two final runs in the fifth inning after two RBI singles.
 
Marist was led by Casey Page going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs, while Miranda Perez went 2-for-2 with a run scored and Ali Milam went 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored.  Jessica Van Alphen (2-1) pitched a complete game giving up three hits.
 
Mercer 8, Savannah State 1
Singleton, Bolling and Jenkins each recorded a hit, while Singleton scored the only run and Humes recorded the only RBI. Senior pitcher Amanda McDowell (0-6) picked up the loss pitching the first 3.2 innings giving up four earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts.
 
The Lady Tigers broke a scoreless tie in the top of the first inning after a sacrifice fly from Humes to score Singleton, who started the game with a single to center field to take a 1-0 lead.
 
Mercer bounced back in the bottom half of the inning with two runs after two fielding errors to score two runners to take a 2-1 lead and added another run in the bottom of the third inning after a solo home run to left field to take a 3-1 lead.
 
The Bears scored three runs in the fourth inning after an RBI triple and a two-run home run to center field to take a 6-1 lead and added the final two runs in the sixth inning after a two-run home run to right center field.
 
Mercer was led by Meghan Rud going 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs, while Megan Lane went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs.  Stella Preston pitched a complete game giving up a run on three hits.
 
The Lady Tigers finish the tournament Sunday with two games against Marist at 12:15 p.m. and Mercer at 4:45 p.m.
 
Marist 10, Savannah State 0 (Feb 25, 2017 at Macon, Ga.)
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Marist.............. 512 02 - 10 11  1      (4-3)
Savannah State...... 000 00 -  0  3  2      (0-13)
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Pitchers: Marist - Van Alphen and Freeman. Savannah State - DICKERSON,Faith; MALCOM,Chelsea(3)
and CYRUS,Kelsey.
Win-Van Alphen(2-1)  Loss-DICKERSON,Faith(0-7)  T-1:48  A-74
HR MAR - Milam.
Weather: Sunny, 60s
 
Mercer 8, Savannah State 1 (Feb 25, 2017 at Macon, Ga.)
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Savannah State...... 100 000 0 -  1  3  3      (0-14)
Mercer.............. 201 302 X -  8 10  1      (7-6)
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Pitchers: Savannah State - MCDOWELL,AMANDA; MALCOM,Chelsea(4) and CYRUS,Kelsey. Mercer - Preston
and Lane.
Win-Preston(3-1)  Loss-MCDOWELL,AMANDA(0-6)  T-1:55  A-98
HR MER - Rud; Lane; Mauga.
Weather: Cool, High 50s, Sunny
 
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