State scoreboard, Sunday, Feb. 18

Kenyan Conner Jr.'s fourth career homer
gave the Tigers a walk-off win. (Benedict photo)

Game of the day

Benedict 7, Lane 6, 10 innings

Kenyan Conner Jr. led off the 10th inning with a pinch-hit home run as the Tigers salvaged the finale of their opening series in walk-off fashion.

Benedict fell behind early when Lane's Pollito Perez led off the game with a home run. 

The Dragons pushed the lead to 3-0 before Benedict scored twice in the fourth to pull within a run.

Lane quickly regained momentum on Kaden Hall's three-run double in the fifth, making the score.

The Tigers began chipping away, getting a two-run homer from Jayden Jones in the sixth. Run-scoring singles from Jamel Mitchell and Preston Hall-Pointer in the eighth tied the score.

Lane threatened to take the lead in the 10th, but Hall was thrown out at home trying to score on an error.

Tigers coach Selwyn Young opted to have Conner bat for Jose Gill to lead off the bottom of the inning and the redshirt sophomore sent the fans home happy with a blast over the left-field fence.

Kent Johnson pitched five shutout innings of one-hit relief the get the victory.

Jones, Justin Murran and Frankey Moree had two hits apiece for Benedict, which stole eight bases.

The Tigers are idle until a home series with Tuskegee next weekend.

Honorable mention game of the day
South Carolina 14, Miami (Ohio) 0, 7 innings

Five pitchers combined on a seven-inning no-hitter and South Carolina feasted on wildness by Miami pitchers to complete a series sweep.

The Gamecocks drew 16 walks to go along with eight hits and two hit-by-pitches. Six of the walks and one hit-by-pitch game in a seven-run first inning, when Carolina mustered two hits.

Roman Kimball (2 innings), Ty Good (2), Tyler Pitzer (1), Parker Marlatt (1) and Tyler Dean combined to give Carolina its first no-hitter since 2013. It was the eighth no-hitter in school history.

Elsewhere:  Blake Wright had three hits - including a triple - scored three runs and drove in three as Clemson put away Xavier ... Joel Dragoo homered for the fourth straight game and Presbyterian scored in double figures again to complete a sweep of St. Peter's ... Wofford scored in double figures for the third straight game as it finished a 3-0 weekend ...  A bases-loaded walk in the sixth forced in an unearned run and College of Charleston held on beat Marshall for a three straight day. Connor Campbell allowed a run over six innings ... Six Duke pitchers combined to hold Coastal Carolina to four hits and strike out 12 as the Blue Devils won the final game of the Baseball at the Beach event  ... Kevin Cox struck out 10 in six shutout innings and Kaden Usry had two hits and drove in four runs as USC Aiken won the series finale against American International ... The Citadel scored five runs in the seventh to take the deciding game of its series with St. Bonaventure ... USC Lancaster extended its winning streak to six with a sweep of  Rockingham ...  Michael Gibson allowed three runs in seven innings as Florence-Darlington Tech won its final game in Week 2 of the Stinger Invitational ... Charleston Southern was held to three hits in losing the series finale to Delaware State ... Winthrop tied the score with a two-run eighth, but Rutgers scored a run in the 11th to sweep the series ... John A. Logan scored the game's final five runs to overtake Spartanburg Methodist in the Southern Union Invitational. Brooks Mauro had four hits and drove in two runs for the Pioneers ... Seton Hill scored the game's final seven runs to deny Francis Marion a series sweep ... East Georgia clinched a 4-0 weekend with a doubleheader sweep at USC Salkehatchie ...

Benedict 7, Lane 6, 10 innings - Ben: Jayden Jones 2B, HR, BB, 2 RBI

Delaware State 8, Charleston Southern 3 - Cha: Matt Gallant 4.1 IP, 9 K
Clemson 11, Xavier 7 - Cle: Alden Mathews 2-3, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI
College of Charleston 2, Marshall 1 - Cha: Kevin Madden 2-4, RBI
East Georgia 6, USC Salkehatchie 3, Game 1 - Sal: Colin Brunson 3-4, RBI

East Georgia 15, USC Salkehatchie 3, Game 2 - Sal: Bradley Garland 2 2B, R
Kentucky 9, USC Upstate 3 - Up: Troy Hamilton 1B, 3B, BB, HBP, 2 R, RBI
Presbyterian 16, St. Peter's 3, 7 innings - PC: Ryan Ouzts 3-3 HR, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 RBI

Rutgers 7, Winthrop 6, 11 innings - Win: Will Dorrell 2-4, 3 RBI

Seton Hill 13, Francis Marion 8 - Fra: Peyton Wilson 1B, 2 2B, 4 RBI

South Carolina 14, Miami 0, 7 innings - USC: Dylan Brewer 2-2, BB, RBI
The Citadel 8, St. Bonaventure 4 - Cit: Anthony Hausner HR, 4 RBI

USC Aiken 14, American International 2 - Aik: Doom Dennis 3-5, 2 RBI

USC Lancaster 14, Rockingham 4, Game 1 - Lan: Tristan Hunt 3-3, 2B, SB, 3 R, RBI

USC Lancaster 11, Rockingham 6, Game 2 - Lan: Bryson Suber 1B, 2B, 4 RBI

Baseball at the Beach

Springs Brooks Stadium, Conway

Indiana 9, George Mason 3
Duke 5, Coastal Carolina 3 - Coa: Trevor Hinkel 1.2 IP, 4 K

Russell C. King Field, Spartanburg

Bucknell 7, Towson 3

Wofford 14, Towson 1 - Wof: Adam Haber 1B, BB, 2 SB, 3 RBI

Stinger Invitational

Dailey Field, Florence 

Florence-Darlington Tech 8, Harford 4 - Flo: Devin Mitchell 1B, HR, 3 R

Bolivia, N.C.

Brunswick 3, CCBC Dundalk 2, Game 1
Brunswick 11, CCBC Dundalk 1, Game 2, 5 innings

Southern Union Invitational
Wadley, Ala.

John A. Logan 10, Spartanburg Methodist 7 - Spa: Blake Martin 1B, 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI

Southern Union 12, Central Alabama 5

Swig & Swine Classic

Shipyard Park, Mount Pleasant

Ball State 4, Michigan State 1

Lehigh 8, Iowa 4
Seton Hall 11, Merrimack 4
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