COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers scored seven runs in the sixth inning to pull away from a close game and take a 10-6 victory over Morris College in the first game of a non-conference baseball doubleheader on Monday at Tiger Field.
Morris won the second game 17-8.
In the first game, Benedict had a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning when
Frankey Moree hit a two-run double to make it 5-1.
Jamell Mitchell Jr. hit a single to score two more runs. The Tigers added two more runs in the inning to take a 10-1 lead.
Morris hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to make it 10-6.
Mitchell,
Jalen McDuffie and
Kaden Hindman all had two hits for the Tigers in the first game.
Nicholas Gioia picked up the win, going five innings and allowing one earned run.
In the second game, the Tigers jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first inning.
Jose Gil had a two-run double. Morris scored four runs in the third inning on a pair of two-run doubles to tie the game at 5-5.
Morris took the lead in the fourth inning on a three-run homer. Morris increased the lead to 17-5 before
Justin Murray hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning.
The Tigers, now 11-14 overall, host a three-game SIAC series against Clark Atlanta. Saturday's doubleheader starts at noon at Tiger Field.
