AIKEN, S.C. - The No. 19 University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team registered a 14-0 region win over Chowan Friday evening.

The Pacers are now 35-11 on the season while the Hawks fall to 24-22.

After a scoreless first inning for both squads, USC Aiken jumped out to a 2-0 advantage and never looked back.

Reigning NCBWA National Hitter of the Week Brian Parreira led off the third frame with a walk and was able to advance to third after a double by Zach Moon. An error by the visitors and a single by Skylar Mercado allowed Head Coach Kenny Thomas' team to score two runs. 

Later in the inning, Luke Westerberg hit a two-run single to give the Pacers a 7-0 advantage heading into the fourth.

USC Aiken's bats remained hot as Parreira led off the fourth with a single. After two wild pitches, he was able to advance to third where Daulton Weeks sent him home with an RBI double. A sacrifice fly by Tyler Ammerman and a double by Jose Bonilla allowed two more runs to score. USC Aiken added three more runs without any hits via two walks, two batters being hit by pitches and one wild pitch, giving them a 13-0 margin.

The Pacers added one more run in the eighth frame to make the final score 14-0.

For the game, Benitez threw five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts en route to picking up his 10^th win of the season. Connor Norton chipped in two scoreless frames, while Daniel Wiggins and Blake Cantrell each threw one scoreless inning, respectively.

The pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts, which is just one shy of the school record.

Bonilla led things offensively with two doubles and a single while going three-for-four, while Parreira was perfect with a pair of singles.

USC Aiken returns to action tomorrow for the final game of the two game series versus Chowan. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.