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Box Score 2 AIKEN, S.C.--USC Aiken (4-1, 1-1 PBC) lost game one 9-5 but rallied to take the nightcap 9-8 over USC Upstate (5-2, 1-1 PBC) in Peach Belt Conference baseball action on Saturday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The Pacers' win snapped a five-game losing streak to their rivals.
In game one, the Pacers were hot early plating four in the second on a pair of long balls.
Darryl Pui led off the inning with a home run to straight away center field to make it 1-0.
Daniel Quartararo added a three-run blast over the right field wall.
Leading 5-0 entering the sixth inning, however, Upstate scored nine unanswered to take the 9-5 win. Matt Goyea drove in two in the sixth on an RBI single while Brad Wingo added an RBI double in the seventh to knot things up at 5-5.
With the bases loaded in the ninth, Jim Kais smacked a bases clearing double to left field to break the tie and surge USC Upstate in front 9-5.
Goyea finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored while Kyle Bowley was 3-for-5 with a pair of runs for the Spartans.
Marc Joehnk went 3-for-5 for USCA while
Casey Derhak and Pui each added a pair of hits.
Ryan Mitchell (0-1) suffered the loss for the Pacers allowing four runs, two earned, on three hits and one walk in 1.2 innings of relief.
James Dalton (1-1) picked up the win after tossing 4.2 innings of three-hit, six-strikeout, shutout baseball.
In game two, USC Aiken grabbed an 8-5 lead after three innings and held on for the win.
Brandon Barenie's RBI triple in the second sparked a four run inning as the Pacers claimed a 7-5 lead.
Quartararo's RBI double in the bottom of the sixth plated Joehnk with what would be the game winner. Joehnk finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored while Quartararo was 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Ross Vigder and Goyea were each a perfect 3-for-3 for USC Upstate and combined to score four runs. Josh Clark was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Trey Williams (1-0) notched the win for USCA after 2.0 innings of shutout, one-hit baseball.
Nick Wandless (2) recorded the save.
USC Aiken and USC Upstate will decide the series tomorrow at 1:00 PM at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
GAME ONE
USC Upstate......000 003 204 - 9 14 0
USC Aiken.........004 100 000 - 5 10 3
E - Quartararo(1); Davis(1); Barenie(2). DP - Pacers 2. LOB - Spartans 11; Pacers 7. 2B - Hansen(6); Bowley(3); Davis(1); Wingo(2); Goyea(3); Kais(2); Joehnk(1). HR - Quartararo(1); Pui(1). HBP - Caddell; Vigder. SH - Quartararo(2); Wadowski(1). SB - Barenie(1). CS - Derhak(2); Pui(1); Cooper(2).
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GAME TWO
USC Upstate.......140 020 1 - 8 12 0
USC Aiken...........341 001 x - 9 10 0
DP - Pacers 1. LOB - Spartans 10; Pacers 5. 2B - Caddell(3); Vigder(1); Goyea(4); Clark(3); Joehnk(2); Quartararo(2). 3B - Barenie(1). HBP - Discordia 3. SH - Hansen(1); Cooper(1). CS - Hansen(1); Vigder(2).