Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GAFFNEY, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken softball team lost a pair of games at Limestone Sunday by scores of 5-0 and 5-4.

The Pacers are now 9-3 on the season.

In game one, USC Aiken's lone hit was by Brooke Moore. Caroline Cockrell suffered her first loss on the season. She tossed a complete game and struck out seven on the day.

Trailing 3-0 in the second inning of game two, head coach Jerry Snyder's team took a 4-3 lead. Jessica Smith was hit by the first pitch of the stanza and moved to second on Shircoria Bosket's base hit. Hanna Hyder came in as a pinch runner for Smith and moved up 60 feet on a single by Emily Ayers.

Katie Painter rocketed a single to left, bringing the score to 3-1. With one down, Holly Daum lifted a sacrifice fly, plating Bosket. Courtney Strauss ripped a double to center field, scoring a pair of Pacers while giving the squad a 4-3 advantage.

Tied at 4-4, USC Aiken had the go-ahead run on third in the third when Moore reached on an error, stole second and hustled to third on a wild pitch. However, a pop-up ended the frame. Sarah Sams singled to center field in the fourth and swiped second. After moving to third on a wild pitch, she was left stranded.

The Pacers left two on in the fifth, but neither squad could push across another run in regulation. With the international tiebreaker rule in place, the Saints managed to secure a 5-4 win with a run in the eighth.

For the game, Strauss led the way with two RBI. Tracy Truesdale went the distance, striking out one.

The Pacers return to action Wednesday when the host Coker in a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.