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BSB 04-29-23 USCA RECAP
Hunter Julius - Lander Athletics
10
Winner Lander University LANDER 25-24, 17-12 PBC
6
USC Aiken USCA 29-20, 19-10 PBC
Winner
Lander University LANDER
25-24, 17-12 PBC
10
Final
6
USC Aiken USCA
29-20, 19-10 PBC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander University LANDER 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 2 10 14 1
USC Aiken USCA 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 2

W: Merrick, Anson (3-0) L: AJ Deibel (2-1) S: Overholt, Tyler (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

McClellan and Martino hit home runs as baseball takes down USC Aiken 10-6 on Saturday

AIKEN, S.C. – The Lander baseball team collected its seventh straight win as it battled to a 10-6 victory over rival USC Aiken to claim the series in the process on Saturday.

Lander moves to 25-24 overall and 17-12 in the PBC while USC Aiken drops to 29-20 overall and 19-10 in the PBC.

Lander saw five players with two hits against the Pacers while four players had one hit.

Oliver Zohn, Will McClellan, Lucas Martino, Ethan Wilder and Matthew Burgess all had two hits.

McClellan led the way with four RBI while Martino was second with two.

Both McClellan and Martino had home runs against the Pacers as well.

For the second straight game, USC Aiken was first to score.

The Pacers would score runs in the second, third and fourth innings to take a 5-0 lead through four.

Lander would find life in the top of the fifth.

After Wilder and Burgess singled, Gary Garrett singled to left-center field to score Wilder while a throwing error later in the inning allowed Burgess to score.

Zohn, who had reached on a fielder's choice, and Garrett both recorded stolen bases to get in scoring position before McClellan sent a pitch over the left field fence to tie the game 5-5.

USC Aiken would retake the lead in the bottom of the sixth.

The Bearcats would come back with three runs in the eighth.

Connor Droze led the inning off with a single to left field before coming home on a Martino blast over the scoreboard in right-center field to give the Blue and Gold an 8-6 lead.

Lander would tack two more runs onto the scoreboard in the ninth.

Jackson Hoshour, who pinch ran for Zohn, came around from second on a double down the left field line from McClellan while Caleb Singleton sent a single up the middle to score McClellan later in the inning to give Lander its 10-6 final score.

Luke Johnson got the start and went 5.1 innings. Johnson allowed six runs, four earned, on six hits while walking one and striking out four.

Anson Merrick picked up the win after pitching the seventh. Merrick allowed no runs on two hits.

Zach Pellegrino, Tyler Bowen and Tyler Overholt also saw relief appearances. Overholt pitched the final 1.2 innings where he allowed no runs or hits while walking one and striking out three.

Lander and USC Aiken conclude the series on Sunday, April 30.

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