AIKEN, S.C. – The No. 1 University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team registered an 11-7 win against regional opponent Emmanuel Wednesday evening.

The Pacers are now 19-4 on the season while the Lions fall to 10-14.

USC Aiken fell behind 1-0 as the visitors earned a base hit and took an advantage of a fielding error by the Pacers to score an unearned run in the first. However, the Pacers responded quickly.

Jose Bonilla and Luke Westerberg hit back-to-back singles and each advanced a base on a wild pitch. Mitchell Price hit a sacrifice fly to score Bonilla and tie the game at 1-1.

After Jamie Morlan put up a scoreless second inning, USC Aiken's offense kicked into gear. After a pair of hits from Tyler Ammerman and Bonilla, Westerberg singled registering two RBI. Westerberg later crossed home plate on an RBI double from Zach Moon to extend the lead to 4-1.

Following a scoreless third frame, the Pacers plated three more runs in the fourth to it a 7-1 contest.

Morlan gave up his sole earned run of the night in the fifth inning, but the Pacers fought back with a pair of singles from Ammerman and Westerberg to regain their six-run lead at 8-2.

In the sixth stanza, Moon blasted a solo shot to center field.  Head coach Kenny Thomas' team added two more runs to extend the Pacers' lead to 11-2.

Connor Norton and Hunter Hubbard combined efforts for two consecutive scoreless innings. Ty Alvey only allowed one earned run in the eighth.

The Lions did not go down without a fight, scoring four runs in the ninth, but came up short with a final score of 11-7. Blake Cantrell came in and picked up the final out.

For the game, Luke Westerberg went three-for-three with three RBI. Zach Moon also chipped in three hits and three RBI while scoring twice.

Morlan picked up his first win of the season.

The Pacers return to action Friday when they travel to PBC foe Columbus State for a 6 p.m., contest. Live stats will be available at PacerSports.com.