Claflin’s Track & Field, Softball march toward 2013 SIAC Spring Championships

ATLANTA, Georgia  - The SIAC’s spring sports of track and field as well as softball, will conduct their 2013 Spring Championships this weekend at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, for track and field and Hampton, GA will host the softball championships, April 18-20.

The Lady Panthers softball team prepares to march toward their first SIAC Championship since entering the conference in 2008. The Lady Panthers come into the championship the #2 seed in the East with a record of (27-13, 16-6), behind #1 seed in the East Albany State University (29-23, 22-2). Claflin will look to ride the talents of Markea Sheppard who has led the team in batting with a .533 average, with 65 hits, 47 runs batted in, with 8 home runs. Chelsea Edior second leading batter with a .485 average, 54 hits, and 31 runs batted in and 3 home runs. Amanda Evans was the third leading hitter with a 364 average, with 48 hits, 33 runs batted in, and 4 home runs. Claflin will receive a first round bye and play the Clark Atlanta/Lane winner, Thursday.

Claflin’s softball team has one of the best winning percentages in the conference, and ap

pears to be a strong contender for the 2013 SIAC Softball Championship.

In track and field Coach Christopher Woods will ...

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