Each week, USC Aiken will produce notes. This week, the Pacers travel to Florence, S.C. on Tuesday, March 7, to play Francis Marion. Then on Wednesday, March 8, USC Aiken travels to Hartsville, S.C. to take on Coker. On Friday, March 10, the Pacers return home for a three-game series against Peach Belt Conference foe Flagler.
 
Recapping Last Week
 
USC Aiken is now 12-5 on the season and a perfect 6-0 in the conference. The Pacers finished the week 3-1 after sweeping the USC Beaufort Sand Sharks with a total of 39 runs to 10. USC Aiken's one loss came at the hands of the Southern Wesleyan Warriors on their home field. The final score was 3-2.
 
Hard Way To Lose
 
In the game versus Southern Wesleyan, the Pacers held a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. A walk at the beginning of the inning, followed by a stolen base, and a second walk put runners on first and second for the Warriors. A bunt by the next batter up loaded the bases. The next batter was hit by a pitch and the tying run crossed home plate. After a strikeout, the winning run was walked home ending the Pacers afternoon.
 
Welcome To The Conference
 
The USC Beaufort Sand Sharks are playing their first season in the Peach Belt Conference after moving from the NAIA. The Sand Sharks kept each game close in the early innings, but as the games drug on, the Pacers put runs on the board making it impossible to recover from. Across all three games, the USC Beaufort remained a respectable five runs behind the Pacers at 13-8. Over the remaining five innings of all three games, USC Aiken outscored the Sand Sharks 26 to 2.
 
Inside The Numbers
 
Since moving to Division II, the Pacers are 111-47 (70.3 percent) in Tuesday games and 136-61 (69.0 percent) in Wednesday contests. Across the weekend, the Pacers are 154-106 (59.2 percent) in Friday matchups, 350-237 (59.6 percent) in Saturday games, and 211-155 (57.7 percent) on Sundays. During that same time, the team is 14-4 on March 7, 13-10 on March 8, 17-7 on March 10, 15-8 on March 11 and 9-8 on March 12.
 
Against the Opponents
 
The Pacers are 64-36 historically against the Francis Marion Patriots. The Pacers currently hold a three-game win streak against the Patriots with the last win coming on February 15 of this year.
 
Against the Coker Cobras, the Pacers are 5-2 overall, but 1-1 when playing away. The Pacers won the last contest at home 18-4 in March of last year.
 
The Flagler Saints won two of the last three games against the Pacers last year at their home stadium. USC Aiken still holds the overall record of 24-17.