ATLANTA, Ga. | The Clark Atlanta University baseball team picked up a pair of conference victories on Friday as they took down the Benedict Tigers in doubleheader action at Bill Evans Field. The Panthers took game one, 17-11, while following up with a 13-6 victory in game two. Game three was canceled due to inclement weather.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
FINAL 1: Clark Atlanta 17 | Benedict 11 
FINAL 2: Clark Atlanta 13 | Benedict 6
Location: Atlanta, Ga. | Bill Evans Field
Records: Clark Atlanta 12-21 | Benedict College 10-14
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 HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 1)

• CAU escaped the first inning with a convincing, 8-0, advantage over Benedict. 
• Both teams remained scoreless until the third inning when Benedict homered to get on the board.
• Darrin Brown slammed a homer to left field to pick up 2 RBIs and extend the Panthers' lead to 10-1 in the bottom of the third.
• BC was able to cut the margin to five after scoring four consecutive runs in the top of the sixth inning.
• The Tigers tacked on four more runs in the seventh frame to get within one score of CAU (10-9).
• CAU responded with three runs in the bottom of the seventh to push their lead back to four at 13-9.
• Four more runs in the eighth inning would swell the Panthers' advantage to 17-9.
• Benedict answered back with two more scores but the comeback effort was squandered by CAU as the Panthers held on to win, 17-11.

ON THE MOUND (GM 1)

• Asa Waites picked up the win on the mound after pitching seven innings with three strikeouts for CAU.
• Justice Page pitched two innings with one strikeout in the day.

INSIDE THE BOX (GM 1)

• Daniel Gay led the Panthers in hits as he went 4-of-6 at-bat in the win. Gay also registered three runs on one RBI.
• Darrin Brown sent the lone home run on the day for CAU to add to his four RBI day.
• Kentavious Veal, Darrin Brown, and Menra Mapfumo each stole one base apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GM 2)

• Benedict scored the game's first run of the day to hold a 1-0 lead in the first frame.
• The Panthers answered back with five unanswered runs to escape the second inning with a 5-1 advantage.
• Both squads tacked on runs until Clark Atlanta held a 12-4 lead headed into the sixth frame.
• Clark Atlanta escaped game two with a 13-6 victory over Benedict to lead the series 2-0.

ON THE MOUND (GM 2)

• Michael Fegins picked up the win after pitching five innings for CAU. Fegins led all pitchers with a game-high four strikeouts.

INSIDE THE BOX (GM 2)

• Daniel Gay, Kentavious Veal, Darrin Brown, and Kobe Williams each registered two hits apiece on the day.
• Gay and Williams each scored three runs for CAU.
• Veal led CAU in RBIs with a game-high three in the win.
• Veal, Williams, and Andrew Garner each logged a double for the Panthers.

NEXT UP
Clark Atlanta baseball heads to the Bluegrass State to take on conference-foe Kentucky State with the series slated to start on Saturday, April 15, in Frankfort, Kentucky at 2 p.m.