DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team lost a 17-3 decision at North Georgia Saturday.
The Pacers are now 0-3 on the season.
Trailing 6-0 in the fourth,
Tyler Littlefield led off the inning with a double to left center field. With two down,
James Eckert's base knock up the middle made it 6-1.
USC Aiken struck for another run in the sixth stanza when
Tai Gilbert blasted a lead-off round-tripper over the left field fence.
The Nighthawks answered with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth, pushing the margin to 13-2.
Sean McQuillan blasted a double to right field with one away in the seventh. After a
Morgan Hyde single,
Jackson Hannon ripped a single through the left side, plating McQuillan.
UNG added four runs in the seventh inning for the 17-3 final.
For the game, Hannon and McQuillan had two hits apiece. Gilbert, Littlefield and McQuillan all had extra-base hits.
On the mound,
Blake Seigler led the way with four strikeouts.
AJ Deibel and
Jacob Rye had two strikeouts apiece.
The Pacers return to action Friday when they host UNC Pembroke at 4 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com. Continue checking out PacerSports.com for any schedule changes.