AIKEN, S.C. – The nationally 10^th-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team scored twice in the bottom of the eighth inning to pick up a thrilling 8-7 come-from-behind win over visiting Anderson on Tuesday evening at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.

The Pacers commenced the bottom half of the eighth down 7-6. Josh Miller (Chapin, S.C./Chapin) kicked off things in the inning for USC Aiken (20-6) by singling.

Back-to-back bunt singles by Nick Aranas (Lexington, S.C./Lexington) and Tyler Bourdo (Evans, Ga./Truett-McConnell College) then allowed the Pacers to jam the bases with no outs.

Will Tankersley (Thomson, Ga./Thomson) entered his at-bat without a hit in the game, but he came up clutch in the situation by singling in two runs to garner the Pacers their eventual one-run victory.

Jake Padgett (Gilbert, S.C./Gilbert) then pitched a scoreless ninth for USC Aiken to preserve the Pacer win and notch his fourth save of the year.

Pacer reliever Abram Cartledge (Thomson, Ga./Thomson) acquired the win on the hill for USC Aiken. Cartledge (2-0) pitched masterfully in the game, allowing just one hit in four innings on the mound. He struck out three.

Riley McDermott (0-4) took the loss for Anderson (9-22) in the contest. He did not claim an out and allowed the two game-winning Pacer runs.

USC Aiken out-hit Anderson, 15-10, in the game.

Miller, who has now hit safely in 11 straight games, led the Pacers at the dish in the game as he was 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI.

Bourdo extended his hitting streak to 17 games by going 3-for-5 with an RBI in the win over Anderson. Bourdo has now reached base in the last 24 Pacer games.

Bryce Baur (Moncks Corner, S.C./Florence-Darlington Tech) and Aranas were the final Pacers with multiple hits in the contest with both collecting two.

Four Anderson players ended the loss to USC Aiken with two hits each.

USC Aiken will next travel to Newberry tomorrow (Wednesday, Mar. 21) to face off against the Wolves. First pitch in the game is scheduled for 6 p.m.