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FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky State University Thorobreds won their first two games of SIAC play against the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers on Saturday afternoon. KSU used consistent offense and pitching to win game one, 8-2, and game two, 7-2.

GAME 1
In game one, Kentucky State used bursts of offense and another solid pitching performance from Joe Dotson to defeat Tuskegee.

Senior first baseman Jacob Brackett had an excellent offensive game for the Thorobreds going 3-for-3 and driving in two RBI. Sophomore third baseman Kyle Clark went 2-for-2 from the plate with two RBI.

Dotson (3-1) was credited with the victory after pitching a seven inning complete game. Dotson gave up six hits in the game but limited damage throughout the game, only allowing two runs.

Tuskegee's Cameron Summers (3-1) was given the loss after pitching 4.1 innings. Summers gave up five hits and allowed five runs, four of them earned.

The Thorobreds got their first run in the bottom of the first inning when catcher Marshall Howard IV hit a single through the left side that plated Clark.

Tuskegee responded in the top of the second inning when right-fielder Bradley Thomas smashed a double to left center that scored Samuel Rodney.

Things fell apart for the Golden Tigers in the bottom of the third inning.

KSU center fielder Cornell Brown reached first after being hit by Summer's first pitch of the inning. The next batter, Marcus Jackson, laid down a bunt and was able to reach on an error by Tuskegee catcher Rodney. After Ben Schroder grounded out, Alexander Davie was intentionally walked which loaded the bases for the Thorobreds. With one out, Clark came to the plate and became the second Thorobreds batter to be hit by a pitch in the inning. That plated Brown giving KSU a 2-1 lead.

Later in the innings Jackson scored on a wild pitch, making the score 3-1 in favor of the Thorobreds. The next batter, Brackett, hit a single through the right side that scored Clark and Davie to push the Kentucky State lead to 5-1.

Tuskegee was able to respond again in the top of the fourth inning when center fielder Alex Henderson laid down an excellent bunt that plated Thomas.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kentucky State scored three more runs to put game one out of reach for the Golden Tigers.

Jackson started things off with an RBI single that scored right fielder Justin Cain. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, Davie was hit by a pitch that allowed Brown to score. Clark then grounded out but Jackson was able to score a run pushing the score to the final of 8-2.

 Game 2
Kentucky State had all the momentum after game one and used that momentum to strike early and often, earning a 7-2 victory in game two of Saturdays doubleheader.

Starting pitcher Arefes Everette (2-2) earned the victory for the Thorobreds after pitching a seven inning complete game. Everette allowed just four hits and two runs, one earned, in game two.

Tuskegee's Tevin Worthy (2-2) was saddled with the loss after lasting just 1.1 innings, giving up four hits and six earned runs.

In the bottom of the first, Davie got the Thorobreds on the scoreboard first when he hustled home after a wild pitch by Tuskegee's Worthy.

Howard then came to the plate and hammered a 2-run homerun over the leftfield fence to give the Thorobreds a 3-0 lead.

Tuskegee got one run back in the top of the second when Cam Duncan scored as Henderson grounded out to shortstop.

Kentucky State added four more runs in the bottom of the second inning to push the score to 7-1. In that inning Brackett hit a two RBI double through the right side that plated Davie and Schroeder.

The Golden Tigers were able to get one more run in the top of the fourth inning but couldn't put everything together consistently.

The two teams are back on the field tomorrow, March 10, to complete their conference opening three-game series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Ky.