Jasper, Ala. I Tuskegee (7-8, 4-0 SIAC) won their third and fourth straight games on Friday with another pair of high offensive outputs, including a 17-3 win over Clark Atlanta followed by a 13-4 win over Fort Valley State at Memorial Park.

Tuskegee 17, Clark Atlanta 3 (5 Inn.)
After giving up an unearned run to the Panthers in the opening inning, Kaeley Roldan (Wahiawa, Hi.) gave up just two more in the game to earn the win on Saturday morning.
 
The Golden Tigers took control in the bottom half of the first, starting with Kayla Wright (Millbrook, Ala.) driving home Cecelia Tennessee (Houston, Texas) with a single to right field. Tuskegee added another run as Jada Chadwick (Columbus, Ga.) drove in a runner on a groundout, and extended their lead to 5-1 heading into the second after a double from Nylah Strange-Lindley (Sulphur Springs, Texas) to bring home Anaya Carter (Chicago, Ill.).
 
The lead continued to grow in the second, after Wright drove in Tennessee for the second time of the game, followed by six unearned runs to go up double digits at 12-1.
 
Clark Atlanta added a run in the next inning off two hits in the third, while Tuskegee secured the run-rule game in the fourth with five runs. Tennessee crossed the plate for a third time, this time off a single from Makayla Betts (Harvest, Ala.), who then later scored off a single to left field from Chadwick.
 
The Golden Tigers scored another pair of runs a few batters later with a double to left field and their final score with an RBI single from Myracle Hawkins (Morrow, Ga.).
 
Roldan earned the win in the circle, working 5.0 innings, striking out five and allowing just four hits over her five innings, while Jayla Hill picked up the loss for Clark Atlanta.
 
Every Golden Tiger who recorded an at-bat registered a hit, as they tallied 14 hits for the second time of the weekend in the win, led by Carter with three. Teammates Strange Lindley and Tennessee also had productive days at the plate, with Carter adding a pair of hits and runs, while Tennessee scored three times along with a pair of hits.
 
Tuskegee 13, Fort Valley State 4
The two conference foes witnessed a defensive battle for the first three innings, with the teams combining for just four hits heading into the fourth.
 
Kendra Gibbons (Lineville, Ala.) broke the tie in the top half of the inning as she reached base on an error, helping score Chadwick before later scoring on a groundout from Iyana Smith (Montgomery, Ala.). The Golden Tigers added two more runs before the end of the frame on errors, finding themselves up 4-0.
 
After a score from Fort Valley State, Tuskegee continued to control momentum in the fifth, adding scores with an RBI double from Betts to go up 6-1, while Smith doubled to drive in her second run of the game.
 
Leading 8-4 entering the final inning, Lauryn Wilson (Corona, Calif.) added to the Golden Tiger lead with an RBI single to right field before Dyamond Brown (McDonough, Ga.) drove in Wilson and Tennessee to cross the double-digit mark. Tuskegee would add two more to their final before shutting out their opponent in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Alexis Paredes (Pelham, Ala.) pitched a complete game in the circle, picking up the win, surrendering six hits and four runs on the day, while Re'Nesha Goolsby picked up the loss, working all seven innings for Fort Valley State.
 
Six different Golden Tigers recorded at least two hits in the win, led by Chadwick and Smith with three hits each. Chadwick also scored a pair of runs and drove in one, while Gibbons added three scores and two hits to her totals.

Up Next
Tuskegee will return to the field to conclude play for the weekend at the SIAC Crossover with games against Savannah State at 10 am and Allen at 2:30 pm on Saturday.
 
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