Atlanta, GA- It was a rivalry weekend series for the Maroon Tigers as they hosted Clark Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday. The Maroon Tigers would kick off the series with a doubleheader against the Panthers and they would walk away with two straight wins. The first game was a blow out as they won 11-1, and the second game they would win by just two points, 6-4.
Game 1:
Morehouse and Clark Atlanta would both go without scoring during the 1
st inning but Clark Atlanta would be the team to put the first points on the board during the 2
nd inning, the Maroon Tigers would not get their points until the 3
rd inning when they would score five runs. During the 3
rd inning, David Coleman would hit a home run, and
James Thorpe would score a home run as well.
Clark Atlanta would only score during the 1
st inning and would have a difficult time scoring for the rest of the game but that would not be an issue for Morehouse as they would score two runs in the 4
th inning and three runs in the 5
th inning and in the 8
th inning one run. In the 4
th inning, Lee Hodges and
Jaylen Greene would both hit home runs and in the 8
th inning
James Thorpe would score another home run.
Andrew Garner would get one RBI for the Panthers.
David Coleman II would lead with three RBI's. Jayleen Greene,
James Thorpe, and Lee Hodges would both finish with two RBI's.
Game 2:
The Maroon Tigers would come back ready for another win against the Panthers. Morehouse would open game two by scoring two runs in the 1
st inning by David Coleman and
Elijah Pinckney. The Panthers wouldn't score until the 2
nd inning with one run. Morehouse would respond with two more runs in the 2
nd inning and would go to score again in the 3
rd inning.
The Panthers would score one run in the 4
th, 5
th, and 6
th inning. The Maroon Tigers would hit a rut in scoring for the 4
th and 5
th inning but would score one more run in the 6
th inning walking away with the win.
Daniel Gay, Michael Sims, and Asa Waites would all have 1 RBI.
Elijah Pinckney, David Coleman, and Lee Hodges would finish with 1 RBI.
The weekend series continues Sunday, Mar 26, first pitch at 3:30pm.
