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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

February 9, 2019: The USC Aiken Pacers sweep the series with a 10-5 of an NCAA baseball game against the Shepherd Rams at the Roberto Hernandez Stadium in Aiken, SC.
Artie Walker
8
Winner Catawba CAT 37-12
4
USC Aiken USCA 24-19
Winner
Catawba CAT
37-12
8
Final
4
USC Aiken USCA
24-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Catawba CAT 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 11 1
USC Aiken USCA 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 6

W: S.Strickland (7-2) L: Shuff, Hunter (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

USC Aiken Drops Contest To Catawba

AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team lost an 8-4 decision to Catawba Monday evening in a non-conference contest.

The Pacers are now 24-19 on the season while the Indians improve to 37-12.

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Joey Smithers walked and swiped second base. After a walk to Philip Watcher, Trey Polewski ripped a single to left field to load the bags. Scott Huntley roped a base knock to right center field, plating Smithers. A Sean McQuillan base hit to right scored Polewski, making it 2-2.

The Indians regained the lead with three runs in the top of the fourth. However, head coach Kenny Thomas' team battled back in the fifth. With the bases full, Chandler Rogers groundout out, but Huntley scored to pull the home squad within two at 5-3.

USC Aiken pulled within one with a run in the seventh stanza. McQuillan singled and stole second base. He raced around third and scored on a base hit from Rogers with one away.

Catawba managed to plate three runs in the eighth for an 8-4 advantage the team would not relinquish.

USC Aiken used seven pitchers in the game. Lindsey Robinson Jr., started things off. Hunter Shuff and William Ard also worked an inning. Cameron Nolet, Austin Sandifer, Henry Cartrett and Jon Yarbrough all saw time on the bump.

For the game, McQuillan registered a game-high three hits. He also drove in one and scored once. Luke Leisenring pounded out two hits, including a double. Polewski added two hits, including a double and a run scored. Huntley had two hits, one RBI and crossed home once. Rogers tallied a base hit and two RBI while Joey Smithers scored once in the loss.

The Pacers return to action tomorrow when they host Paine at 6 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
 
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