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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

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USC Aiken USCA 22-28
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Winner Lander LANDER 38-13
USC Aiken USCA
22-28
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Final
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Lander LANDER
38-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Aiken USCA 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Lander LANDER 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 11 0

W: J. Larson (4-2) L: Evilsizor, Cole (5-3) S: T. Bowen (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pacers Fall To No. 2 Lander

GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 7 USCA baseball team lost a hard fought 5-4 contest at No. 2 Lander Friday in the first game of the PBC Tournament.

The Pacers are now 22-28 on the season.

Head coach Michael Holder's team jumped on the board with a pair of runs in the first frame. Josh Sharp was hit by a pitch and swiped second. After a walk to Capers Molinaroli, Hunter Thompson ripped a single through the left side of the defense, allowing Sharp to race home. Jack Hobson followed it up with a double down the left field line, plating Molinaroli for a two-run advantage.

Leading 2-1 in the second, Kaden Usry started the inning with a double down the left field line. After a walk to Tyler Casciato, Cannon Jones recorded a bunt single to load the bags. Two batters later, Molinaroli reached on a fielder's choice as Usry scored to make it a two-run game.

Holding a 3-2 edge, the game was postponed due to a weather delay that lasted until 7:30 p.m.

USCA added to the advantage in the fifth. Sharp led off the stanza with his NCAA-leading 12th triple of the season, which ended up in right center field. He crossed home plate on a grounder by Molinaroli for a 4-2 edge.  

The Bearcats responded with three runs in the eighth. With two down in the ninth, Thompson drew a walk and Cannon Frost entered as a pinch runner. He went to third on a pair of wild pitches, but USCA was unable to push across the tying run.

For the game, Hobson had a pair of doubles and one RBI while Usry had two hits, including a double, and scored a run. Sharp tripled and scored twice. Thompson singled and drove in a run while Molinaroli notched a pair of RBI while crossing home once.

On the mound, Blayne Newman got the start and went 2.2 innings before a weather delay. Cade Bouknight tossed 4.1 innings and had six strikeouts. Charles Herring, Jr., worked one-third of an inning before Cole Evilsizor recorded two-thirds of an inning.

The Pacers return to action tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., in the double elimination tournament against either No. 3 Georgia College or No. 6 Flagler.

 
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