AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team claimed two more preseason top-25 rankings recently as the Pacers were picked 17th in the 2013 College Baseball Lineup NCAA Division II preseason poll and 21st in the D2BaseballNews.com preseason poll.
The Pacers were tabbed 10th in the 2013 preseason Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division II Poll released on Dec. 21, 2012.
USC Aiken was one of three Peach Belt Conference teams ranked in the College Baseball Lineup NCAA Division II preseason top-30. Francis Marion is ranked 10
th in the preseason tally, while Armstrong is 29
th.
USC Aiken and Francis Marion (19
th) are the only two Peach Belt Conference teams ranked in the D2BaseballNews.com preseason top-25.
St. Mary's is the preseason No. 1 in the College Baseball Lineup poll and the D2BaseballNews.com poll.
USC Aiken begins its preseason preparations for the 2013 season tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 10) at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
The 2012 USC Aiken baseball team was ranked 20th in the final 2012 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division II Poll. USC Aiken's final ranking of 20
th in 2012 marked the first time since 2009 that the Pacers had appeared in the final national rankings.
Despite the final national ranking of 20
th in 2012, USC Aiken did not advance to the 48-team NCAA Division II Tournament.
The Pacers concluded their 2012 season with a 37-18 record. USC Aiken was ranked as high as third nationally in the 2012 season.
USC Aiken earned at least 30 wins for the 11th time in the past 13 seasons.
The 2013 USC Aiken baseball schedule features 32 home games at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The Pacers will begin the year by playing their first 17 games of the year inside the friendly confines of the 'Bert.
USC Aiken will play all of its February games at home for the second consecutive season.
For the ninth straight year, USC Aiken will play its first three-game series of the year against Lincoln Memorial.
The familiar foes will commence their 2013 campaigns at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1 at the 'Bert. The three-game series between the Pacers and Railsplitters will end with single 1 p.m. games on Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3. USC Aiken owns a 25-13 all-time series advantage over Lincoln Memorial.
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