GAME 1 | Shaw 2, Claflin 1

RALEIGH, NC --The Shaw Lady Bears rallied to score one in the seventh inning and walked it off on a single off the bat of sophomore Jordan Booker to pick up the 2-1 victory over the Claflin Panthers Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Lady Bears got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Sophomore Paradise Andrews came across to score the lone run of the inning for Shaw and get them on the board.

Claflin then rallied to tie the ballgame at 1-1 before Shaw walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single off the bat of Booker.

GAME NOTES

» Shaw's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed one run across.
» Shaw grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Lady Bears out-hit the Panthers at a 4-3 clip.
» Shaw pitchers limited Claflin to just 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
» Shaw pitchers faced 25 Claflin hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and eight fly balls.
» The Lady Bears drew four walks from Claflin pitching.
» Booker led the Bears at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
 

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GAME 2 | Claflin 11, Shaw 10

RALEIGH, NC --

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 11-0, the Lady Bears first put runs on the board in the fourth inning. Shaw's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a two-run double off the bat of sophomore Jordan Booker.

The Bears kept the Panthers off the board before narrowing the gap further in the sixth. Senior Krystal Walker's bases-clearing double was the offense in a three-run inning for Shaw, which tightened the Panthers lead to 11-8.

Shaw held the Panthers off the board before narrowing the gap to 11-10 in the seventh. The Bears pushed two runs across on a two-run double off the bat of Booker that scored junior Iona Davis and senior D'Amani Gadson. The Lady Bears were able to get the tying run on third base but would pop out to the Claflin pitcher to end the ballgame. 

GAME NOTES

» Shaw's power output was led by Booker, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Booker and Walker drove in four runs for the Lady Bears.
» Shaw's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Shaw pitchers limited Claflin to just 2-for-21 (.095) with runners in scoring position.
» Shaw pitchers faced 43 Claflin hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out three.
» Booker led the Lady Bears at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI.
 

Up Next

The Lady Bears are back in action Friday as they host ECSU on Senior Day. Ceremonies will be before the game with first pitch following at 1 PM at Worthdale Park.