ORANGEBURG, S.C. - The Allen University softball team opened their season with two losses on the road Sunday afternoon down I-26 against Div. II power Claflin University. 

Claflin built a big lead in game one before Allen scored 4 runs as they tried to extend the game but fell 13-4 in five innings. Game two saw the Lady Panthers run away with it taking the game 19-0 in five innings as well.

GAME 1: CLAFLIN 13, ALLEN 4
CU got out to a fast start scoring 4 runs (only 2 earned) in the first off AU starter Beckham-Timmons, Daeshonna before adding three more in the second inning with two of them off wild pitches as Beckham-Timmons struggled with her control in her season debut. CU then add four more runs in the third to out the game out of reach going up 11-0. 

Allen then came back for two runs each in the 4th and 5th innings to get within nine runs, but not enough to continue the game past five innings. Shortstop LaTavia Davis got Allen on the board in the 4th on her two-run double scoring Blaxton and catcher Yolmarcell Hernandez while Allen added two final runs in the 5th with OF Meosha McKnight stealing home on a double steal and Beckham-Timmons coming around to score on a wild pitch.

AU totaled four hits in the game with 2B Breighana Spencer and 1B Jasmine Blaxton knocking singles while RF Michaela Barron recorded a base hit as well. The ladies stole four bases also with Beckham-Timmons leading the way with two apiece. Beckham-Timmons allowed 10 earned runs on 8 hits over four innings while walking seven and striking out two. 

GAME 2: CLAFLIN 19, ALLEN 0
The Lady Panthers then started slow in game two scoring just one run in the first inning, but then added 7 more runs in the second, however, with only two of them being earned. The other five were unearned due to errors. CU then took an 11-0 lead after three innings against sophomore pitcher Rachel Rolle.
Rolle ended up walking just four and struck out two over four innings.

Recording base hits were LF Spencer, 1B Blaxton, and 3B Beckham-Timmons.

Allen (0-2) will now return home to make their season debut at MLK Park on Wednesday afternoon to host Winston-Salem St. in a 2 PM doubleheader.