Owls win share of A-sun crown

Kaylee Williams hit two solo home runs to help Kennesaw State beat Mercer 7-3 on Saturday in Kennesaw, giving the Owls at least a share of the Atlantic Sun regularseason title.

The win, the second of a doubleheader sweep, also gives Kennesaw State a top-two seed in the upcoming conference tournament in Spartanburg, S.C.

Bianca Durant hit a three-run home run in the sixth, one of five hits in the inning for the Owls (30-22, 14-4).

Kennesaw State needed only five innings against the Bears (24-28, 5-13) to win 9-1 in Saturday’s first game. for seven home runs on the day. … Kyle Wren hit Georgia Tech’s first inside-the-park home run since 2005, but the Jackets (26-18, 10-13) lost 13-7 to Clemson (25-19, 13-10) in Atlanta. Wren, who hit his home run on Clemson’s first pitch of the game, finished with three hits. Brandon Thomas hit a three-run homer and Daniel Palka also hit a solo shot. Of the Jackets’ 33 homers this season, 10 have come in the past five games. … Zack Fenelty, Rick Scheff, Alec Clifford and Shawn Roberts finished ninth in the 3,200meter relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

Kevin Kyle pitched eight shutout innings but the Owls (28-19, 12-8 ASun) lost 2-1 to Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers, Fla. The Eagles (17-25, 89) bunted in the winning run off reliever Justin McCalvin. … Kendall Parks finished second in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.