FRANKFORT, Ky. — The
Benedict College Tigers wrapped up a series sweep over
Kentucky State with a 13-7 victory on Sunday in SIAC baseball action.
Kent Johnson and
Kenyan Conner Jr. both had home runs on Sunday as the Tigers finished with 11 home runs over the three-game series.
The Thorobreds had a 4-2 lead after five innings. The Tigers took the lead with three runs in the fifth inning, and pulled away with four runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh.
Joshua Medina drove in four runs, and
Milton Herring went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Johnson went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, and
Jonathan Olmedo had three hits and drove in two runs.
Benedict improves to 8-3 overall with their eighth straight victory, and 6-3 in the SIAC. Kentucky State falls to 0-14 overall and 0-9 in the SIAC.
The Tigers will host Edward Waters in a three-game SIAC series at Tiger Field this weekend, with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon and a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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