AIKEN, S.C. - The Lander softball team saw its four-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday afternoon as the Bearcats fell to USC Aiken in their season-opening Peach Belt Conference series, 5-0 and 4-3.

Lander drops to 9-5 overall and 0-2 in the PBC, while USC Aiken improves to 9-1, 2-0.\

In the first game, USCA's India Kornegay (4-0) earned the win with 16 strikeouts and three walks in the two-hit shutout.

Lander's Amanda Hamby (2-1) took the loss as she allowed five earned runs on 11 hits in six innings pitched.

USCA took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Lauren Locklear's two run homer, then stretched the margin to 4-0 in the third on another two-run homer by Locklear.

The Pacers final run came in the fifth when Kelley King's RBI single plated Whitney Clary.

In the second game, Samantha Lemm (1-0) earned the win in two innings of work, while Kornegay notched her first save of the season.

Lander's Hayley Leissner (4-3) was tagged the losing pitcher after striking out four, walking two and allowing three earned runs on nine hits in six innings pitched.

The Pacers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Lindsey Jones' RBI single.

Lander came back to take a 2-1 lead in the third when Casey Corbitt scored on an error and Taylor Donson's RBI single plated Arielle Buchholz.

USCA tied the game at 2-2 in the third on Brittney Williamson's RBI single.

Lander answered in the fourth to take a 3-2 when Blair Hammonds scored on a Pacer error.

Kayla Denham's RBI single in the fourth scored Brandy Bossle, then the USCA scored the winning run in the fifth on Nicole Borden's RBI single.

Hammonds went 1-for-2 with one double and one run scored.