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Golden Lions win clinches series

Golden Lions win clinches series
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff baseball players practice groundouts during practice at UAPB's Torii Hunter Baseball Complex in this Feb. 16, 2023 file photo. (Pine Bluff Commercial/I.C. Murrell)

The offense remained hot Saturday for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as the Golden Lions clinched their second weekend series of the season.

The UAPB baseball team run-ruled National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics foe Arkansas Baptist 15-1 in seven innings at the Torii Hunter Baseball Complex in Pine Bluff.

UAPB (5-2) clinched the four-game series with this win after sweeping Friday’s doubleheader. The series will end at 1 p.m. today.

Courtney Allen got UAPB on the board in the first inning with a 2-RBI double. The Golden Lions went on to add 5 runs in the second and scored in every inning but the fifth.

Allen hit 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs. Carlos Rodriguez-Velez and Malachi Jeffries each had 2 RBIs. Besides Allen, four other Lions scored twice.

Jaedon Willis (1-0) pitched the first 5.1 innings, giving up 1 unearned run on two hits. He had five strikeouts and three walks. The Buffaloes scored their only run on a passed ball in the third inning.

UAPB outhit Arkansas Baptist 12-2. The Buffaloes committed five errors while UAPB had none.