Kling’s RBI single lifts Spartanburgers past BlueClaws 1‑0

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — Paxton Kling singled home Evan Morrison in the fifth inning, and the Hub City Spartanburgers edged the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 1-0 on Sunday at Fifth Third Park.

Kling went 2 for 3 and drove in the game’s only run. Morrison scored after reaching base earlier in the inning. Anthony Astudillo tossed four scoreless innings for Hub City, allowing two hits and striking out one. Luke Savage followed with a perfect inning, and Giussepe Velasquez struck out two in another scoreless frame.

Juan Amarante struck out five over three scoreless innings for Jersey Shore, and Wuilfredo Antunez went 2 for 2. Jake Eddington allowed the run in the fifth for the BlueClaws.

Hub City improved to 61-72, while Jersey Shore fell to 49-84. The game, which concluded the six-game series between the teams, lasted 1 hour, 33 minutes and drew 2,934 fans. Jersey Shore had won 7-5 the previous day.