Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

8
USC Aiken USCA 21-9
9
Winner Lander University LU 14-16
USC Aiken USCA
21-9
8
Final
9
Lander University LU
14-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
USC Aiken USCA 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
Lander University LU 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 9 12 1

W: Robbie Hoyt (2-2) L: Lynch, James (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

USC Aiken Drops Series Finale To Lander

GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 23 University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team lost a 9-8 contest at Lander Sunday afternoon in the series finale.

The Pacers are now 21-9 overall and 7-5 in league play.

Head coach Kenny Thomas' team trailed 1-0 heading into the fourth, but Nile Goings plated a two-out double to left field. He raced home on Luke Westerberg's single to left field. With the bases loaded, Daulton Weeks singled home Westerberg and Jonathan Banks for a 3-1 edge.

USC Aiken pushed the margin to 5-1 on Mitchell Price's two-run homer, scoring Freddie Beamon III, in the top of the fifth.

The Pacers made it 6-1 in the sixth when Tyler Ammerman scampered home on a passed ball. Goings lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, plating Jose Bonilla. After Price swiped third, he gave the visitors an 8-1 lead by hustling home on a wild pitch.

However, the Bearcats scored three in the sixth, , two in the seventh and two in the eighth, knotting the contest.

USC Aiken had a runner on in the 10th, but could not plate a run. In the bottom of the stanza, the home team scored with one out for the game-winner.

For the game, Banks and Goings led the way with two hits apiece. Price and Weeks drove in two runs apiece while Price scored twice.

The Pacers return home Wednesday when they host Emmanuel at 6 p.m. Live stats, video and audio will be available at PacerSports.com.

 
Print Friendly Version