AIKEN, S.C. – Behind an outstanding pitching performance from William Ard, the University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team recorded a 7-4 victory over No. 18 Georgia College Sunday afternoon.

The Pacers are now 10-8 overall and 4-8 in league play.

Head coach Kenny Thomas' team jumped on the board in the second. Alex Mills led off the frame with a triple and scored on a Scott Huntley sacrifice fly.

USC Aiken added two runs in the fifth. Jeff Cyr led of the stanza with a single and moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt. Two batters later, Jackson Hannon's single allowed Cyr to race home. Tai Gilbert scored on a double play, pushing the score to 3-0.

In the top of the sixth, Hannon scooped up a single from his right field position and nailed the Bobcat trying to advance to second for the final out of the inning. In the bottom of the frame, Eric McGirt doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch. He scored on Huntley's second sacrifice fly of the game.

The visitors pulled within two in the top of the seventh, but the Pacers struck with three runs in the bottom of the inning. McGirt ripped a bases-clearing double to right field, scoring Hannon, Tyler Littlefield and Luke Leisenring for the 7-2 lead.

Georgia College plated two more runs in the eighth, cutting the margin to three at 7-4.

For the game, Cyr, Hannon and McGirt had two hits apiece. McGirt drove in three runs. Both of his hits went for doubles.

On the mound, Ard worked 6.2 innings and struck out three to pick up the victory. He gave up two runs on seven hits on 88 pitches. Austin Hohm worked one-third of an inning. Will Varnadore tossed the final two frames en route to picking up the save.

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