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No. 16 USC Aiken rallies past Lander in the eighth inning

AIKEN - The No. 16-ranked USC Aiken baseball team rallied for four runs in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon to defeat Lander, 12-10, in a Peach Belt Conference contest at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.

In sweeping the three-game series, USCA improves to 16-7 overall and 8-1 in the PBC, while Lander moves to 13-8, 0-6.

The Pacers' Tyler Stephan (2-1) earned the win as he struck out five, walked one and allowed two runs (none earned) on two hits in 3.1 innings pitched.

Lander's Ben Runyon (1-1) took the loss as he allowed two earned runs on two hits in 1.2 innings pitched.

Lander's Alan Abreu (1-for-4, two RBI) and Jordan Owens (2-for-6, three RBI) both homered for the Bearcats, while Joe Tebaldi hit 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Aaron Fludd went 1-for-4 with three RBI.

For the Pacers, Travis Howard (4-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI) and Nick Aranas (3-for-5, two runs five RBI) both homered, while Kyle Rice (1-for-4, two runs, one RBI) doubled.

The Pacers outhit Lander, 15-9.

Trailing 4-2 -- Lander got its first two runs when Fludd's groundout plated Pete Hernandez in the second and Robert Skinner scored on Ryan McNulty's third-inning fielder's choice -- Lander took a 5-4 lead in the fourth on Owen's three-run home run.

Lander added two runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 9-8 lead.

In the fifth, Ryan McNulty scored from third when Bud Lanier reached on an error, and Tebaldi scored on Abreu's sacrifice fly.

In the sixth, Fludd's two-RBI single scored Tebaldi and McNulty.

Lander's final run came in the ninth on Abreu's solo homer.

 

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Players Mentioned

Alan Abreu

Alan Abreu

Freshman
Aaron Fludd

Aaron Fludd

Freshman
Pete Hernandez

Pete Hernandez

Redshirt
Bud Lanier

Bud Lanier

Senior
Ryan McNulty

Ryan McNulty

Freshman
Jordan Owens

Jordan Owens

Sophomore
Ben Runyon

Ben Runyon

Freshman
Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Junior

Players Mentioned

Alan Abreu

Alan Abreu

Freshman
Aaron Fludd

Aaron Fludd

Freshman
Pete Hernandez

Pete Hernandez

Redshirt
Bud Lanier

Bud Lanier

Senior
Ryan McNulty

Ryan McNulty

Freshman
Jordan Owens

Jordan Owens

Sophomore
Ben Runyon

Ben Runyon

Freshman
Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Junior