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Bearcats fall to USC Aiken in series finale

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AIKEN, S.C. – The Lander baseball team could not salvage a win in its series finale against USC Aiken as the Bearcats fell to the Pacers, 9-5, on Sunday afternoon. 

Lander (14-31, 7-20 PBC) will need two wins next weekend in its final home series of the season against North Georgia to earn a spot in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. USC Aiken (29-16, 20-7 PBC) is currently second in the conference standings. 

The Pacers took a 4-0 lead in the opening two innings, but the Bearcats answered as Bo Richey came around to score on a Mike Fitschen single. Fitschen scored three battters later on a Nathan Schreckengost sacrifice fly to cut the USCA lead in half. 

Lander pulled to within a run in the fifth inning on Carson Jones' 12th home run of the season and tied the game in the sixth on an RBI single from Colton Yeager that plated Brice Kirven. However, the Pacers scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to go ahead 9-4. 

Jones drove in his second run of the day in the ninth inning with an RBI single that scored Fitschen.

Daniel Wiggins (5-1) earned the win, allowing one run on one hit with two walks and a strikeout in 1.0 inning of relief. Chris Sheehan (3-6) suffered the loss for the Bearcats, allowing seven runs on 10 hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 5.1 innings. 

The Bearcats travel to Lenoir-Rhyne on Tuesday night for their final non-conference test of the season. 

 

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Players Mentioned

Mike Fitschen

#40 Mike Fitschen

C
6' 3"
Sophomore
Carson Jones

#21 Carson Jones

INF
5' 11"
Junior
Brice Kirven

#16 Brice Kirven

OF
5' 10"
Sophomore
Bo Richey

#23 Bo Richey

OF
6' 0"
Freshman
Nathan Schreckengost

#18 Nathan Schreckengost

1B
5' 10"
Sophomore
Chris Sheehan

#44 Chris Sheehan

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
Colton Yeager

#1 Colton Yeager

INF
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mike Fitschen

#40 Mike Fitschen

6' 3"
Sophomore
C
Carson Jones

#21 Carson Jones

5' 11"
Junior
INF
Brice Kirven

#16 Brice Kirven

5' 10"
Sophomore
OF
Bo Richey

#23 Bo Richey

6' 0"
Freshman
OF
Nathan Schreckengost

#18 Nathan Schreckengost

5' 10"
Sophomore
1B
Chris Sheehan

#44 Chris Sheehan

6' 1"
Senior
RHP
Colton Yeager

#1 Colton Yeager

5' 10"
Sophomore
INF