ALBANY, Ga. | The Clark Atlanta softball team dropped the first two games of their conference series against Albany State before escaping with a 7-5 win in game three to close out the series.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
FINAL 1: Albany State 2 | Clark Atlanta 0 
FINAL 2: Albany State 6 | Clark Atlanta 5
FINAL 3: Clark Atlanta 7 | Allen 5
Location: Albany, Ga. | Golden Rams Field
Records: Clark Atlanta 11-15 | Albany State 18-11
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 HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)

• Albany State's Morgan Brown singled to right field to bring Madison Hurt home for a 1-0 ASU lead in the third inning.
• Keyatta Ayer picked up an unearned run in the third to put ASU ahead 2-0.

ON THE MOUND (GM 1)

• Ymari Blackmon got the start on the mound. Blackmon struck out one batter on the day with five hits allowed.
• Coreya Quarterman pitched two innings for CAU and logged one strikeout in the loss.

INSIDE THE BOX (GM 1)

• Andrey Hunter registered the only hit for CAU as she went 1-for-3 at-bat.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)

• ASU scored one run in each of the first two innings to jump out to a 2-0 lead in game two.
• Rasheedah Hasan logged her first home run of the season in the third innings to cut CAU's deficit to one.
• The Lady Panthers scored five unanswered runs between the third and sixth inning to extend their advantage to three, 5-2.
• ASU answered back with a run in the sixth to cut the margin to two.
• The Golden Rams tacked on four more runs to escape with a 6-5 win in game two of the series.

ON THE MOUND (GM 2)

• Jayla Hill got the start on the mound for the Lady Panthers.
• Coreya Quarterman registered two strikeouts in the loss.

INSIDE THE BOX (GM 2)

• Rasheedah Hasan went 2-of-4 at-bat with a home run and two RBIs for the day.
• Sierra Lopez went a perfect 2-for-2 with a double for CAU.
• Jazmin Scott led CAU in stolen bases with a team-high two.
• Rachel Carroll, Rasheedah Hasan, and Sierra Lopez each logged a multi-hit day for Clark Atlanta.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 3)

• ASU logged the first score of the day on a single in the first innings from Jasmine Russ to bring Madison Hurt in for the score.
• Maliyah Ward picked up two RBIs on a single to put the Lady Panthers in front, 2-1, in the top of the second.
• Albany State responded with three unanswered runs to regain the lead at 4-2 in the second innings.
• Clark Atlanta outscored Albany State 5-0 to finish the game and secure a 7-5 win in game three.

ON THE MOUND (GM 3)

• Jayla Hill picked up the win on the mound for Clark Atlanta. Hill pitched three innings in the win.
• Ymari Blackmon and Coreya Quarterman pitched two innings apiece for CAU.

INSIDE THE BOX (GM 3)

• Andreya Hunter had an efficient day with a team-high 4-for-4 performance at bat. Hunter logged two RBIs, a double, and a stolen base in the win.
• Hunter also led the Lady Panthers in runs with a team-high two.
• Rachel Carroll went 2-for-2 at-bat with an RBI to add to her stat line.

NEXT UP
The Lady Panthers return to the diamond on Wednesday, April 5, as they play host to Savannah State at 1 p.m. in a rescheduled conference matchup.