The Bowie State/Claflin softball rivalry continues to prove superb chapters with the story ending in related trend for the third straight 12 months.
Freshman Mikayla Amos’ two-run double within the backside of the sixth inning sparked a three-run rally to elevate the Bulldogs over the Panthers 7-6 within the CIAA softball championship sport in Orangeburg, SC.
Bowie State (27-18 in 2025) has now gained three straight CIAA event crowns, all three coming towards Claflin within the event last.
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Claflin (24-24) compelled a winner-take-all sport with a 5-2 win earlier within the day. Panther pitcher Katelyn Grissom went the gap, scattering 5 hits and two runs throughout seven innings of labor. Lauren Foster went 3-for-4, only a homer shy of the cycle with two RBIs for the Panthers.
The winner-take-all sport was a seesaw affair because the lead modified fingers a number of instances going into the underside of the sixth inning. With Claflin up 6-4, Amos ripped a double into the left centerfield hole, scoring Mykhl Younger and Jayla Hill to tie the sport.
Event MVP Coreena Dunham’s fly ball to left discipline scored Sydney Edmond a few batters later with the successful run for Bowie State.
Makayla Drakeford acquired the win in aid, permitting only one hit in three innings of labor.
Bowie State will be taught who their opponents will probably be within the NCAA Division II event Monday Might 5 at 10 a.m.
