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Box Score 2 Kentucky Wesleyan swept host Claflin, 10-5 and 13-0, in Orangeburg, SC on Saturday afternoon.
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In the opener, the Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 in the top of the first on RBI double by
Jeremy Cline to score
Jacob Snodgrass and
Cody Bridges.
Josh Galvan followed with a RBI single to send Cline home. Claflin scored in the bottom of the third.
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The second saw KWC add three more.
Seth Campbell scored on a passed ball. Snodgrass hit a two run homer to bring Bridges to the plate. CU scored two in fourth in cut the lead to 6-3.
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Once again the Panthers scored three in the fifth. Cline hit a two run homer to drive
Troy Paris in followed by
Andrew Kirkland's solo home run.
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Adam Brown RBI double in the sixth brought Snodgrass home to extend the advantage to 10-3. CU scored two in the seventh to end the contest.
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Cline went two for four with four RBIs and Snodgrass was two for three with two RBIs and three runs scored. Bridges and Brown also posted two hits.
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Andrew Morales earned the win by pitching six innings and fanning eight batters.
Michael Sutton closed the final inning.
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In the second contest,
Evan Mohr,
Ryan Bailey and
Ryan Hundley threw the combined 13-0 shutout with 12 strikeouts.
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Paris hit a two RBI double to drive Brown and Bridges home and Galvan hit a RBI single to knock in Paris for a 3-0 lead in the first. Snodgrass added a RBI single driving home Campbell in the second.
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The Panthers exploded in the fourth with four runs to push the advantage out to 8-0. Cline hit his second double of the day to send Paris to the plate. Kirkland then hit a three-run homer knocking in Galvan and Cline.
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Campbell hit a RBI single with Galvan and Cline crossing the plate in the fifth. Cline collected second homer of the day pushing Paris home for the 12-0 lead in the sixth.
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Paris closed the Panthers scoring with a sacrifice fly RBI driving Bridges in for the final run.
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Cline, Kirkland and Paris each had three RBIs. Cline also had three hits in five plate appearances. Brown and Snodgrass gathered two hits. Cline and Paris each scored three runs.
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Evan Mohr received the win by pitching 4.1 innings and tossing seven strikeouts. Bailey pitched 1.2 innings and three strikeouts. Hundley tossed one frame and produced two strikeouts.
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The Panthers (6-4) play Claflin in a doubleheader on Sunday.
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