State scoreboard, Thursday, Feb. 23

Columbia native Isaiah Canty transferred
 in from Presbyterian. (Benedict photo)

Player of the day: Isaiah Canty, Benedict, 5-6, 2B, 3 HR, BB, 2 SB, 6 R, 8 RBI

Briefly: Jalen McDuffie homered twice and drove in seven runs and Fareed Mitchell won Game 1 and drove in four runs in Game 2 as Benedict swept Lincoln ... Zach Burk singled twice and homered to drive in four runs as Bob Jones lost the opener of a series at Carolina University ... Price Alexander had four hits as Columbia International was swept on Day 1 of an Appalachian Athletic Conference series at Tennessee Wesleyan ...

Benedict 9, Lincoln 6, Game 1 - Ben: Jamell Mitchell, 2-3, BB, R, 2 SB, 2 RBI 
Benedict 23, Lincoln 3, Game 2 - Ben: Jalen McDuffie 1B, HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI

Carolina 8, Bob Jones 6 - BJU: Zach Burk 3-4, HR, BB, 4 RBI

Erskine JV 4, Emmanuel JV 1, Game 1
Erskine JV, 14, Emmanuel JV 0, Game 2
Tennessee Wesleyan 12, Columbia International 2, 8 innings Game 1 - Col: Britton Morris HR

Tennessee Wesleyan 6, Columbia International 5, Game 2 - Col: Price Alexander 3-4, R

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