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Winner Young Harris YHC 25-12, 11-7 PBC
13
Claflin CLF 2-20, 0-18 PBC
Winner
Young Harris YHC
25-12, 11-7 PBC
31
Final
13
Claflin CLF
2-20, 0-18 PBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Young Harris YHC 2 7 9 4 0 2 7 31 20 0
Claflin CLF 0 1 2 4 0 4 2 13 16 0

W: Beck, Dylan (4-0) L: Christopher Holley (0-1)

Mark Castle
Steve Miller

Game Recap: Baseball | | Michael MacEachern
Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Communications

Mountain Lions scores school-record 31 runs in win over Claflin

ORANGEBURG, S.C. | The Young Harris College baseball team set a program-record (NCAA era) with 31 runs in a 31-13 Peach Belt Conference victory in seven innings over Claflin University Sunday (April 10) afternoonn at historic Mirmow Field.

The Mountain Lions improved to 25-12 overall and to 11-7 with the series sweep over the Panthers, who fell to 2-20 and 0-18. Young Harris returns to action Tuesday (April 12) at 3 p.m. when they travel to Jefferson City, Tennessee, to face Carson-Newman University,

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:
  • The 31 runs were the most in the program's NCAA era, surpassing the 24 runs scored against Francis Marion University (2013 and 2020) and Mars Hill University (2021).
  • Every starter for the Mountain Lions collected at least one hit as YHC banged out 20 hits.,
  • YHC scored in every inning, but the fifth. The Mountain Lions scored nine times in the fourth and pushed across seven runs in both the second and seventh innings.
  • The seven doubles by the Mountain Lions was one shy of the program record of eight set against Brevard College in 2013. Kyle Ayers had three, while Ethan Underwood had two. Aaron Copeland and Steven Spell had one apiece.
  • Underwood led the Mountain Lions with four hits and Ayers added three more. Logan Worley, Rome Wallace, Copeland, Mark Castle and Spell had two each. 
  • Castle hit two homers in the game as he drove in five runs. Castle now has five homers for the season.
  • Wallace connected on his third homer in as many games as he drove in three. Wallace has launched seven long balls this season.
  • Spell added a home run - his second of the campaign - as he drove in three runs.
  • Noah Fitzgerald drove in four runs, while Jackson Jones pushed across three more. Underwood and Dawson Barnes had 2 RBI each.
  • Dylan Beck (4-0) earned the win as he struck out nine in five innings.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play YHC CLF
YHC TOP 1st Fitzgerald grounded out to 3b, RBI; Underwood advanced to third; Worley scored. 1 0
YHC TOP 1st Underwood scored on a passed ball, unearned. 2 0
YHC TOP 2nd Fitzgerald reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (2-1 BFB); Underwood out at second ss to 2b; Worley advanced to third; Spell scored. 3 0
YHC TOP 2nd Jones singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Fitzgerald advanced to third; Worley scored. 4 0
YHC TOP 2nd Jones stole second; Fitzgerald stole home. 5 0
YHC TOP 2nd Wallace homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 BFSBBFF); Jones scored. 7 0
YHC TOP 2nd Castle homered, 2 RBI (0-0); Colina scored. 9 0
CLF BOT 2nd M Sadler singled down the rf line, RBI (0-0); D Carraway scored. 9 1
YHC TOP 3rd Fitzgerald walked, RBI (3-2 FFFFBFBBB); Underwood advanced to second; Worley advanced to third; Ayers scored. 10 1
YHC TOP 3rd Jones flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-1 BBK); Underwood advanced to third; Worley scored. 11 1
YHC TOP 3rd Colina walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Wallace advanced to second; Fitzgerald advanced to third; Underwood scored. 12 1
YHC TOP 3rd Castle flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Colina advanced to second; Wallace advanced to third; Fitzgerald scored. 13 1
YHC TOP 3rd Spell homered, 3 RBI (1-1 BF); Colina scored; Wallace scored. 16 1
YHC TOP 3rd Underwood singled to right field, RBI (1-1 BK); Worley advanced to third; Ayers scored. 17 1
YHC TOP 3rd Jones walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Fitzgerald advanced to second; Underwood advanced to third; Worley scored. 18 1
CLF BOT 3rd M Brown homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); J Cooper scored. 18 3
YHC TOP 4th Ayers doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Spell advanced to third; Castle scored. 19 3
YHC TOP 4th Spell scored on a passed ball, unearned. 20 3
YHC TOP 4th Fitzgerald singled to right center, RBI; Underwood advanced to third; Ayers scored. 21 3
YHC TOP 4th Wallace singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Jones advanced to second; Fitzgerald advanced to third; Underwood scored. 22 3
CLF BOT 4th K Miller doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-2 SF); C Brown advanced to third; Q Kinard scored; M Sadler scored. 22 5
CLF BOT 4th M Brown singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BKB); J Howard advanced to second; K Miller scored; C Brown scored. 22 7
YHC TOP 6th Kemp popped up to cf, SF, RBI (2-2 FKBB); Underwood scored. 23 7
YHC TOP 6th Barnes advanced to second; Copeland scored on a wild pitch. 24 7
CLF BOT 6th D Carraway singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (0-1 S); K Miller scored; J Cooper scored. 24 9
CLF BOT 6th M Sadler singled to third base, RBI (0-1 K); A Montgomery scored. 24 10
CLF BOT 6th C Brown singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Q Kinard advanced to third; M Sadler scored. 24 11
YHC TOP 7th Underwood singled, RBI; Worley scored. 25 11
YHC TOP 7th Copeland singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Kemp advanced to second; Fitzgerald advanced to third; Underwood scored. 26 11
YHC TOP 7th Copeland advanced to second; Kemp advanced to third; Fitzgerald scored on a wild pitch. 27 11
YHC TOP 7th Barnes singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 KBFB); Copeland scored; Kemp scored. 29 11
YHC TOP 7th Castle homered, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Barnes scored. 31 11
CLF BOT 7th K Miller tripled to right field, RBI (0-1 F); J Cooper scored. 31 12
CLF BOT 7th M Brown grounded out to ss, RBI (1-0 B); K Miller scored. 31 13

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