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7
Savannah State SSUSB 9-5
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Winner Benedict BCSB 9-5
Savannah State SSUSB
9-5
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Final
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Benedict BCSB
9-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Savannah State SSUSB 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 7 10 6
Benedict BCSB 0 1 0 3 4 2 X 10 9 1

W: D.Lewis (4-1) L: Ferrell, Alisyn (4-2)

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Winner Savannah State SSUSB 10-5
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Benedict BCSB 9-6
Winner
Savannah State SSUSB
10-5
14
Final
7
Benedict BCSB
9-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Savannah State SSUSB 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 14 14 5
Benedict BCSB 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 7 8 6

W: Williams, Tanisha (4-1) L: E.Mitchell (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Twin Bill with Benedict College

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Savannah State split a doubleheader with Benedict College this weekend, as they head into the final few games of the 2021 season. They are 10-5 overall this season.
 
The Lady Tigers entered this weekend's twin bill with Benedict College off a four-game series rout of Clark Atlanta last weekend, where they racked up 55 runs on 51 hits. Savannah State softball leads all of NCAA Division II in batting percentage.
 
And the hits kept coming this weekend against Benedict.
 
Savannah State opened game one on Sunday per usual, taking a 5-1 lead through the first three innings, stacking up five hits. But Benedict responded in the bottom of the fourth, scoring three runs on two hits and one SSU error to cut Savannah State's lead to 5-4.
 
Jayden Moore singled to open the fifth for Savannah State. Then Alisyn Ferrell homered to right, to lift the Lady Tigers to a 7-4 lead. It was Ferrell's second homer of the season. However, the bottom of the frame would prove fatal for the Lady Tigers. Benedict racked up four runs on four hits with a home run of their own to go up 8-7 into the sixth.
 
The Lady Tigers registered a single hit in the sixth, but were unable to turn it for a run, stranding the tying run. Benedict, with the momentum, added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth and held off a late rally attempt from Savannah State in the top of the seventh, stranding a runner, to seal up the 10-7 win in game one.
 
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Savannah State outhit Benedict 10-9, but six errors factored into the loss in game one.  Shayna Byers and Moore led the Lady Tigers with two hits and two RBI apiece.
 
Ferrell registered her second pitching loss of the season after a full 6.0 innings in the circle. She allowed eight earned runs on nine hits with three walks and four strikeouts against 33 batters.
Deyonce Lewis picked up the win for Benedict. She allowed seven earned runs on 10 hits with two walks and three strikeouts against 35 batters.
 
Game two opened with a vigorous response from Savannah State. The Lady Tigers scored five runs on two hits, taking advantage of two Benedict errors for an early lead they would not relinquish.
 
Through the opening three innings, Savannah State racked up seven hits as Benedict committed five errors and the Lady Tigers moved out to a 9-2 lead. The fourth inning was a blowout both ways.
 
Rahkell Holden opened the inning for Savannah State with a home run, her second of the season. Jocelyn Lozano followed with a single. Morgan Green doubled to push Lozano to third. An error and a couple more hits later and the Lady Tigers add three runs on four hits to their lead, now 12-1.
 
But Benedict responded in the bottom of the frame with three runs on three hits, taking advantage of a couple of Savannah State errors to cut their lead to 12-4. The rally attempt from Benedict would fall short in the final innings despite adding a couple of runs in the sixth.
 
Savannah State sealed up the 14-7 win behind 14 hits that help cover five Lady Tiger errors. Benedict had eight hits in the loss and committed six errors.
 
Tanisha Williams earned her fourth pitching win of the season for Savannah State after a complete game in the circle. She allowed two earned runs on eight hits with six walks and three strikeouts against 36 batters.
 
From the plate, Byers led the field going 4-for-5 with a triple. Green went 3-for-6 with a double and a triple on the day.
 
Savannah State leads all of NCAA Division II in batting average (.399) and on-base percentage (.487). The Lady Tigers are ranked No. 7 in triples, No. 6 in scoring, No. 7 in slugging percentage, and No. 14 in doubles per game, nationally.
 
Byers is ranked No. 5 nationally in doubles per game and No. 4 in triples. She leads the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in doubles per game. Mahogony Johnson is ranked No. 2 nationally in triples per game.
 
The Lady Tigers will host Benedict in a doubleheader, Friday April 23. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on the Tigers Sports Network, free of charge. Due to a mandate from the SIAC, the game will be a closed event.
 
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