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Clark Pitches Elon to 6-1 Victory Over Davidson

Box Score ELON, N.C. -- Dylan Clark allowed one unearned run over eight innings and the Elon offense got off to a quick start as the Phoenix claimed a 6-1 Southern Conference baseball victory over the Davidson Wildcats at Latham Park on Friday night.

Clark (3-2) scattered seven hits and walked just one while striking out three Wildcat hitters as Elon improved to 15-11 overall and 8-5 in league play.  Davidson (8-16, 4-9) did not score off of him until an eighth-inning error allowed a run to cross the plate.

Elon's offense got going right away on Friday and the maroon and gold scored four first-inning runs.  Blaine Bower got things started with a single through the right side of the infield before Alex Swim singled up the middle.  After the Phoenix loaded the bases thanks to a walk to Antonio Alvarez, Ryan Kinsella cleared the bases with a shot off the top of the wall in center to put Elon on top 3-0.  Kinsella would later score on a Wil Leathers single.

The Phoenix added a single run in the second when Casey Jones scored on Alvarez's infield single.  Elon pushed its final marker across in the last of the seventh when Jones came in on a Swim single to right.

In the eighth, David Daniels led off the Wildcat half with a single up the middle and headed to second on a Forrest Brandt single.  Andrew Barna followed with a foul out to right that allowed Daniels to tag and head to third, but the ball was dropped on the transfer and  Daniels raced home to make it a 6-1 game.

Davidson starter Ryan Lowe (2-4) was charged with six runs on 12 hits in 6.2 innings to take the loss.

At the plate, Elon's Swim went 3-for-4 to climb past Chris Price and into fourth place on the school's all-time hits chart.  His total now stands at 251 and is just one behind Gary Morris' 252 and third place.

Both Bower (2-for-3) and Jones (2-for-4) had two-hit outings for the Phoenix.

For Davidson, Brandt recorded two of the team's seven hits.

Elon and Davidson will conclude the three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday.  First pitch is set for 3 p.m.  During the first game, children will be able to hunt for Easter eggs hidden around Latham Park.

-- ELON --

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