COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict scored three runs in the fourth inning and held Voorhees to just one run as the Lady Tigers softball team took a 3-1 victory in a non-conference contest on Thursday at Tiger Field.
 
Benedict broke a scoreless game as Taylor Gilbert led off with a single, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Olivia Townsend hit a two-out double down the left-field line to score Gilbert. Kiyah Mayes hit an infield single to score Townsend, then scored on a dropped fly ball.
 
Voorhees had four of their game's six hits in the fifth inning. A two-out single scored one run, then Benedict got out of a bases-loaded jam on a pop-up to the catcher. Voorhees lost its season-opener to go to 0-1.
 
Benedict, now 8-17 overall, travels to Fort Valley State for a three-game SIAC series against the Wildcats. Saturday's doubleheader starts at 1 p.m.