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USC Aiken USCA 26-11
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Winner Lander LANDER 21-16
USC Aiken USCA
26-11
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Final
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Lander LANDER
21-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Aiken USCA 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 19 2
Lander LANDER 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 1 X 10 8 1

W: Larson, Jake (3-1) L: Myles Chabi (4-2) S: Demurias, Evan (1)

BSB vs. Belmont Abbey 2/10/26
Nicholas Winegard

Game Recap: Baseball | | Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

Lander Holds Off Late Pacer Rally to Even Series

GREENWOOD - The Lander baseball team saw a seven-run lead trimmed to two with the tying run on base, but Evan Demurias came on to record the final out and secure his first save of the season as the Bearcats held on for a 10-8 win over the USCA Pacers on Friday evening to even the Peach Belt Conference series.

Lander drew seven walks, including three with the bases loaded, and was hit by four pitches, pushing their nation-leading total in that category to 134.

USCA struck first with a two-run homer in the second, but Lander answered in the bottom half as Ryan Hansen drew a bases-loaded walk and Oliver Zohn was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, tying the game at two with both runs coming with two outs.

An RBI single gave the Pacers the lead again in the fourth, but that would be the last run Jake Larson allowed. The junior went 7.2 innings, striking out three and stranding nine runners to earn his third win of the season.

The Bearcats responded in a big way in the bottom of the fourth, plating six runs to take control. The first two runs scored on a throwing error by the Pacer pitcher before Hansen added an RBI single. Back-to-back bases-loaded walks from Landen Still and Mason Salisbury extended the lead to 8-3.

Cooper Backman added RBI singles in the sixth and eighth innings to stretch the lead to 10-3 heading into the ninth.

Those insurance runs proved vital as USCA mounted a late rally. Three straight singles opened the inning before a double cleared the bases to cut the deficit to 10-6. Another double made it 10-7, and a walk brought the tying run to the plate, prompting a pitching change.

Demurias entered and induced a double play to bring Lander within one out of victory, but another RBI hit and a double put the tying run in scoring position. Demurias responded with a comebacker to end the game and secure the win.

The series concludes tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Dolny Stadium as the Bearcats celebrate Senior Day.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play USCA LANDER
USCA TOP 2nd Johann Rodriguez homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Maverick Grigsby scored. 2 0
LANDER BOT 2nd Ryan Hansen walked, RBI (3-2 BBKBFB); Lowndes Still advanced to second; Riley Hood advanced to third; Cooper Backman scored. 2 1
LANDER BOT 2nd Oliver Zohn hit by pitch, RBI (1-0 H); Ryan Hansen advanced to second; Lowndes Still advanced to third; Riley Hood scored. 2 2
USCA TOP 4th Chancellor Jennings singled through the left side, RBI (3-2 SFBBFFB); Evan Harding advanced to third; Joshua Johnson scored, unearned. 3 2
LANDER BOT 4th Lowndes Still reached first on a throwing error by p, advanced to second, advanced to third on the error (0-0); Caden Crews scored; Riley Hood scored. 3 4
LANDER BOT 4th Ryan Hansen singled through the right side, RBI (1-1 BK); Lowndes Still scored, unearned. 3 5
LANDER BOT 4th Landen Still walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Brody Winter advanced to second; Oliver Zohn advanced to third; Ryan Hansen scored. 3 6
LANDER BOT 4th Mason Salisbury walked, RBI (3-2 SSBBBFFB); Landen Still advanced to second; Brody Winter advanced to third; Oliver Zohn scored, unearned. 3 7
LANDER BOT 4th Riley Hood flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI (0-1 K); Landen Still advanced to third; Brody Winter scored, unearned. 3 8
LANDER BOT 6th Cooper Backman singled up the middle, RBI (1-2 BSKF); Brody Winter scored. 3 9
LANDER BOT 8th Cooper Backman singled through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); Landen Still scored. 3 10
USCA TOP 9th Salvatore Laimo doubled to left center, 3 RBI (2-1 KBB); Blake Martin scored; Yariel Diaz scored; Chancellor Jennings scored. 6 10
USCA TOP 9th Maverick Grigsby doubled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Salvatore Laimo scored. 7 10
USCA TOP 9th Osmin Melendez singled to left field, RBI (1-1 BK); Maverick Grigsby scored. 8 10

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