AIKEN, S.C. – The USCA baseball team lost a hard fought 9-8 game to Erskine Wednesday afternoon.

The Pacers are now 11-8 on the season.

Head coach Michael Holder's team trailed 2-0 in the bottom of the second. With one down, Brody Yeomans drew a walk and moved to second on a base hit by Donovan Glisson. Tyler Casciato ripped a 2-0 offering down the right field line for a double, knocking in both runners.

Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the third, Josh Sharp led off the inning with a triple and scored on a groundout by Capers Molinaroli.

USCA fell behind 4-3, but the squad got things going in the fifth. Casciato singled to left field and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ethan Hall. After hustling to third on a wild pitch, Casciato trotted home on a groundout by Sharp. Molinaroli promptly crushed a home run to right field for a one-run advantage.   

Griffin Rowe singled to lead off the sixth and promptly stole second base. Jack Hobson reached on a fielder's choice. An errant throw on the play allowed Rowe and Donovan Glisson to score. Moments later, Hobson scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-4.

Erskine registered a three-run home run in the seventh to pull within one at 8-7. The visitors plated a run in the eighth and ninth for a 9-8 edge.

Sharp led off the ninth with a double to the gap in left center field, but he was left stranded.

For the game, Sharp, Rowe and Casciato had two hits apiece. Molinaroli crushed a two-run homer while Glisson scored twice.

On the mound, Nick Taddei had a pair of strikeouts as did Cole Evilsizor. Blayne Newman and Jacob Bodkin had one strikeout each. Evilsizor took the loss. 

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