COLUMBIA, S.C. –
Lefrederick Wooten threw a complete-game one-hitter in the first game and
Benedict hit a pair of home runs in the second game to sweep
Tuskegee in a SIAC baseball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Eau Claire High School.
Wooten did not surrender a hit until a one-out solo home run in the ninth inning as Benedict won the first game 6-1. He walked two and struck out eight as he improved to 7-1 on the season.
Kent Johnson and
Milton Herring both had solo home runs.
Benedict won the second game 4-2, getting a go-ahead RBI single by
Jaquez Akins in the fourth inning. Akins also had a two-run homer in the second inning to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
Christopher Trujillo Ruiz wrapped up the scoring with a solo home run in the fifth inning.
The second game also saw some excellent pitching.
Adam Zendejas came on in relief in the fourth inning and finished the game, allowing just one hit in 3 2/3 innings of work, while striking out five.
Akins had a big day at the plate for the Tigers. He went 2-for-4 with one RBI in the first game, and was 2-for-2 with three RBIs in the second game.
Milton Herring had a solo seventh-inning home run in the first game, while
Kenyan Conner Jr. had an RBI double.
Lewis Brown also had a double, as five of Benedict's seven hits in the first game went for extra bases.
The Tigers were limited to just five hits in the second game, but they made those count, with Ruiz and Akins providing home runs.
Benedict, now 18-10 overall and 16-10 in the SIAC, and Tuskegee (11-29 overall, 8-20 in the SIAC) will wrap up their series with a single game on Sunday, starting at 1 p.m. at Eau Claire High School. The Tigers will recognize seven seniors playing their final home game prior to the first pitch.
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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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