Each week throughout the 2017 USC Aiken baseball season, the sports information office will produce weekly notes.

Moon Launch

In the sixth inning against Emmanuel, Zach Moon pounded a pitch that went high over the wall. The round-tripper marked the eighth of the season for Moon and the 31^st of his USC Aiken career.

Morlan's Strong Showing

Jamie Morlan put forth a strong effort in his starting role against Emmanuel. He worked five innings, giving up just one earned run on seven hits. Morlan struck out a pair of Lions and did not walk any.

Westerberg's Big Day

Luke Westerberg had a big day against Emmanuel. The right fielder got the starting nod and was one of two that did not come out of the starting line-up. Westerberg responded by notching three singles, driving in three runs and scoring twice. For good measure he drew a pair of walks.

Hubbard's Throwing Some Heat

Senior Hunter Hubbard was one of a handful of pitchers to see action on the mound against Emmanuel. Hubbard worked the seventh frame and promptly struck out two batters while forcing the other into a groundout.

Cantrell Can Close

After Emmanuel registered four runs in two-thirds of the ninth inning last week, Blake Cantrell came in and registered the final out of the game for the Pacers. His work allowed the Pacers to move to 19-4 on the season, which marked the program's best start in the Division II era.

Big Week Ahead

After dropping three games last week, USC Aiken has four tough road games this week. The squad will try to even the season series at North Greenville Wednesday evening. Then, the Pacers hit the road for one of their toughest rivals by playing at Lander. Last season, USC Aiken went 4-2 against the Bearcats, but they won the last two outings, which came in the NCAA Tournament.
 
Game-Winners

Below shows who has game-winning hits and who has scored game-winning runs this season.

As of March 20
Game-Winning Hit:
Tyler Ammerman (5)
Jose Bonilla
Conner Durden
Nile Goings
Skylar Mercado (2)
Zach Moon (2)
Charles Padilla
Brian Parreira
Mitchell Price
Luke Westerberg

Game-Winning Run:
Tyler Ammerman (6)
Jose Bonilla (2)
Andre Brown III
Nile Goings
Zach Moon
Brian Parreira
Mitchell Price (4)
Joey Smithers
Daulton Weeks (2)

Inside The Numbers

This week, USC Aiken plays on Wednesday, March 22, Friday, March 24, Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26. Since moving to Division II, the Pacers are 125-52 (70.6 percent) in Wednesday games, 114-80 (58.8 percent) in Friday contests, 300-201 (59.9 percent) in Saturday games and 175-132 (57.0 percent) in Sunday affairs. During that same time, the squad is 12-5 on March 22, 6-8 on March 24, 10-3 on March 25 and 12-4 on March 26.

Against The Opponents
 
This week, USC Aiken hits the road for four games. The squad plays at North Greenville on March 22 before returning to league play for a three-game series at Lander. The Pacers are 15-1 in the all-time series against North Greenville, having dropped a mid-week game earlier this season. USC Aiken is 40-23 in the all-time series against the Bearcats, but dropped the last two outings in the tilt.