AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team knocked off Georgia Southwestern Sunday afternoon 9-6.
The Pacers are now 4-5 on the season.
James Eckert led off the second with a walk and moved to third on a
Jeff Cyr double. A wild pitch allowed Eckert to score.
Jackson Hannon's grounder plated Cyr to make it 2-0.
Eckert started off the fifth by reaching on an error. After being bunted to second by
Sean McQuillan, Cyr's double pushed him across home plate for a 3-0 edge.
In the sixth,
Morgan Hyde reached on an errant throw, allowing him to scamper to third safely.
Tyler Littlefield plated Hyde. With two outs, a wild pitch pushed the advantage to 5-0.
Alex Stobert had a no-hitter through 6.2 innings before a round-tripper ended it, along with the shutout. Before being lifted for reliever
Austin Sandifer with two outs in the seventh, Stobert had thrown a mere 67 pitches, 48 of which were strikes.
The Hurricanes scored four times in the seventh, slicing the deficit to just one at 5-4. However, the Pacers scored twice in their at bat in the bottom half of the stanza, extending the lead to 7-4. Hyde doubled home Cyr and
Tyler Littlefield's base knock allowed Hyde to trot home for the two runs.
Georgia Southwestern scored a run in the eighth to make it 7-5, but Hyde came in to pitch and promptly forced two fly ball outs with the bases loaded, ending the inning. USC Aiken added two runs in the bottom of the eighth, with
Jackson Hannon driving in one while another crossed home on an error.
For the game, Cyr had a pair of doubles while Littlefield also had a pair of hits. Hannon and Littlefield each drove in two while Cyr and Hyde each scored twice. Eckert led everyone by crossing home plate three times.
GSW scored a run in the ninth, but Hyde quickly recorded the final three outs to secure the win.
Stobert picked up the victory while Hyde garnered the save.
The Pacers return to action Friday when they play at Georgia College. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m.