AIKEN, S.C. - The 2010 University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team had a chance to show off its vast talents to a record number of scouts on USC Aiken Baseball's Annual Major League Baseball Scout Day on Tuesday at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.

The Pacer Scout Day featured the USC Aiken baseball players going through a variety of situations with every player getting a chance to show the record 17 scouts in attendance on Tuesday what they could do whether it be on the mound, hitting or fielding. The Pacer Scout Day was also the official beginning of the 2009 fall season.

The presence of a record number of scouts at the 2009 USC Aiken Major League Baseball Scout Day and on the first official day of the start of the fall season was not lost on USC Aiken head baseball coach Kenny Thomas, who articulated how much how days like Tuesday meant to his program.

"First off, it (scout day) puts the guys under a little pressure during the fall season because there are 17 pro scouts watching them perform," noted Thomas. "It makes them have to step up and perform during this fall season and it lets us showcase our players a little and develop a relationship with the pro scouts and Major League Baseball teams.

"Obviously, I am real pleased with this year's turnout (of scouts) ... 17 is the most we have ever had," remarked Thomas. "It is tough in the fall for some of the scouts because they are limited to how much they can travel and others have a lot of area to cover, so we are very honored that they were able to take time out of their busy schedules to come see us.  Normally we have 11 or 12 every year, so 17 is really great. Not too many teams can say they had this many scouts at their scouting day."

The defending Peach Belt Conference champion Pacers also played the first of their unique Cardinal/Navy fall scrimmages for the scouts in attendance.

USC Aiken's Cardinal/Navy series continues this weekend with Parents' Weekend at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The first game of the weekend will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 with the Pacers concluding their intra-squad games for the weekend with an 11 a.m. contest on Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The two-game set this weekend is part of 13 throughout the rest of the fall for the Pacers. For more information, please visit USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com. The official link is: http://uscaiken.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/fallbaseballrelease

Major League Baseball Scouts in Attendance on Tuesday

1.   Gary Randall - Major League Baseball

2.   Marlin McPhail - New York Mets

3.   Ricky Taylor - Minnesota Twins

4.   Brian Keegan - Tampa Bay Rays

5.   Ellis Dungan - Philadelphia Phillies

6.   Darryl Monroe - New York Yankees

7.   Billy Best - Atlanta Braves

8.   Kevin Burrell - Chicago White Sox

9.   Greg Schilz - Pittsburgh Pirates

10. Lon Joyce - Los Angeles Dodgers

11. Dominic Viola - Baltimore Orioles

12. Perry Smith - Cincinnati Reds

13. Neil Avent - Oakland Athletics

14. Brad Tyler - Cleveland Indians

15. Bob Nambline - Washington Nationals

16. Casey Katty - Kansas City Royals

17. Garrett Ball - Seattle Mariners