COLUMBIA, S.C.   –  Kentucky State baseball falls in an exciting 10 inning third to drop the series 2-1 at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.
 
Game One: Kentucky State – 7 Benedict – 15
Benedict took the first game 15-7 after a strong fifth inning in the series opener. The Thorobreds earned 10 hits and three errors during the contest.
 
The Tigers pulled ahead with a six-run fifth inning and clinched a 15-7 victory over Kentucky State following a three-run eighth inning.
 
In game one Mitchell Collins, Cedric Poellnitz and Kelton Saylor each had two hits. Saylor had two doubles during his at bats.
 
Game Two: Kentucky State – 11 Benedict – 1
Daccarius Chapman kept the Tigers scoreless through five innings and allowed just five hits that was combined with three homers from Collins, Saylor and Zion Lewis secured an 11-1 Kentucky State win.
 
The fifth inning was magic for the Thorobreds as Saylor and Collins both hit homers merged with Parker White scoring on a wild pitch led to three runs scored during the inning.
 
A grand slam into left field scored the final four runs earned the double header split with an 11-1 win.
 
Game Three: Kentucky State – 5 Benedict -4
In a 10 inning battle Benedict pulled away with a 5-4 win on home run in the tenth inning to win the series.
 
Kentucky State led off the afternoon with two home runs by Collins and Zepeda-Felix.
 
The Thorobreds jumped ahead 4-3 in the ninth before the Tigers hit a home run at the bottom of the ninth to tie the game 4-4 and hit a homer in the 10th to win the game 5-4.
 
Up Next
Kentucky State will host non-conference opponent Oakland City at 12 p.m. at the Western Hills Baseball Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.
 
 
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