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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

February 9, 2019: The USC Aiken Pacers win game 2 of a 3 game series 10-5 during an NCAA baseball game against the Shepherd Rams at the Roberto Hernandez Stadium in Aiken, SC.
Artie Walker
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Shepherd SHEPHERD 1-4
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Winner USC Aiken USCA 5-0
Shepherd SHEPHERD
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Final
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USC Aiken USCA
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Shepherd SHEPHERD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 8 1
USC Aiken USCA 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 7 13 2

W: Hohm, Austin (1-0) L: Mitchell Wilson (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pacers Race Past Rams

AIKEN, S.C. - The University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team recorded a 7-3 win over Shepherd Saturday afternoon.

The Pacers are now 5-0 on the season.

Head coach Kenny Thomas' team jumped on top 2-0 in the second. Luke Leisenring smacked a homer to lead things off. Scott Huntley's groundout moments later allowed Blake Jenkins to cross home plate.

Up 2-1 in the sixth, Jeff Cyr singled in Leo Horacio. Sean McQuillan's single brought home Alex Mills prior to Jackson Hannon's double to right field that plated McQuillan. Eric McGirt's single scored Hannon for a 7-1 advantage.

Shepherd scored two runs in the eighth, but USC Aiken managed to shut the door.

Austin Hohm worked one scoreless frame to pick up the win. Zach Fordham got the starting nod and went four innings. He struck out five batters and allowed just one earned run. William Ard threw two frames, recording four strikeouts.

Blake Seigler threw a scoreless ninth inning.

At the plate, Hannon, McGirt, Leisenring, Horacio and Cyr had two hits apiece. Hannon and Leisenring had the two lone extra-base hits in the contest for the victors.

The Pacers return to action Sunday when they play the final game of the three-game series at 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
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