Throughout the 2019 season, the USC Aiken Athletic Communications office will provide weekly notes, giving all of Pacer Nation an in-depth look at the team. 

Durden Hits Dingers

Senior Conner Durden gave the Pacers tremendous momentum in the middle game of the series against No. 5 Florida Southern. In the bottom of the first inning, Durden crushed a pitch for a two-run homer, giving the Pacers the lead.

Awesome Austin

Newcomer Austin Sandifer picked up his first win as a Pacer last weekend. After Zach Rafuse went five frames, Sandifer came in and worked an inning of scoreless relief. He faced five batters but did not give up a hit, walk or run en route to earning the victory.

Closing Time

Hunter Shuff came in during a difficult time for USC Aiken in the middle game of the series against No. 5 Florida Southern. He walked a batter as soon as he came in to load the bases, but promptly got the next three batters out to pick up the save.

Inside The Numbers 

This week, USC Aiken travels to Francis Marion to open league play on Friday, Feb. 22, Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24. Since moving to Division II, the team is 132-88 (60.0 percent) in Friday games, 319-210 (60.3 percent) in Saturday contests and 189-137 (58.0 percent) in Sunday affairs. During the same time, the team is 11-3 on Feb. 19, 8-3 on Feb. 22, 10-3 on Feb. 23 and 11-5 on Feb. 24.  

Against The Opponents

This week, USC Aiken travels to Francis Marion to open league play on Friday, Feb. 22, Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24. The Pacers hold a commanding 56-32 edge over Francis Marion, including a 26-15 ledger in Florence, S.C.