ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team lost a 5-4 game at Flagler Saturday afternoon in a league contest.

The Pacers are now 30-17 overall and 21-8 in league play.

Head coach Kenny Thomas' team jumped on top, plating four runs through the first two frames. Daulton Weeks laced a one-out single down the left field line. Two batters later, Nile Goings ripped a double to the gap in left center field, scoring Weeks for the 1-0 edge.

USC Aiken's bats were back at work in the second inning. After Brady O'Neil walked, Chandler Rogers lifted a single to right field. After a fielder's choice erased O'Neil, a wild pitch allowed Rogers to scoot to third while Jose Bonilla raced to second base. Two batters later, Brian Parreira launched a three-run homer over the right field wall for a 4-0 advantage.

The Saints got back into the game with a pair of runs in the fourth frame. The home team tied it with two more runs in the bottom of the eighth.

USC Aiken had a chance to regain the lead in the ninth. Philip Watcher beat out a base hit to the shortstop to lead things off. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt form O'Neil. With two down, Bonilla walked. However, a fielder's choice ended the threat.

Flagler recorded the game-winning hit with two outs in the ninth.

For the game, Parreira registered a homer and double while driving in three. Bonilla had a triple while Goings recorded a double.

On the mound, Christian Aragon went 7.2 frames, tallying nine strikeouts. He gave up two earned runs on three hits.  

The Pacers return to action tomorrow for the final game of the series. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.