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USC Aiken USC AIKE 26-12
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Winner Lander LANDER 22-16
USC Aiken USC AIKE
26-12
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Lander LANDER
22-16
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Aiken USC AIKE 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 11 0
Lander LANDER 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 X 7 13 1

W: Califf, Ethan (3-0) L: CJ Lincoln (4-4)

Zohn vs USCA
Nick Winegard

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

Four-Run Seventh Propels Lander to Series Win Over USCA

GREENWOOD - Oliver Zohn launched three home runs over the right field wall, including one to spark a four-run seventh inning, as the Lander baseball team rallied for a 7-5 win over the USCA Pacers on Saturday afternoon at Dolny Stadium to clinch the Peach Belt Conference series on Senior Day.

Zohn, one of the seniors honored prior to the game, became the first Bearcat to hit three home runs in a game since Roury Glanton on March 10, 2021, also in a 7-5 win over Belmont Abbey.

The series victory keeps Lander in the hunt for one of the top two seeds in the conference tournament, alongside Columbus State and USCA. The Bearcats still have their conference bye remaining and have two series left, while both the Cougars and Pacers each have three to play.

USCA struck first with a three-run homer in the second, but Zohn answered in the bottom half with his first long ball of the day to cut the deficit to 3-1.

Both starters settled in from there. Jake Monroe went six innings for Lander, allowing just the three-run homer while striking out four and keeping the Pacers off the board the rest of his outing.

After a lengthy rain delay of over an hour and forty minutes, Landen Still broke the scoring drought in the sixth with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-2. USCA responded with an RBI single in the seventh to extend the lead back to two.

Lander answered immediately in the bottom half with a decisive four-run inning. Zohn led off the frame with his second homer of the game to cut the deficit to one. With two outs, Ryan Hansen delivered an RBI double down the left field line to give the Bearcats a 5-4 lead, and Brody Winter followed with an RBI single to add insurance.

After Ethan Califf worked a scoreless top of the eighth, Zohn led off the bottom of the inning with his third homer of the day to push the lead to 7-4.

The Pacers got a run back on a two-out solo homer in the ninth, but Califf induced a groundout to end the game and secure the series-clinching win.

Lander wraps up its regular season home slate on Tuesday as it hosts Francis Marion at 5 p.m. at Dolny Stadium.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play USC AIKE LANDER
USC AIKE TOP 2nd Evan Harding homered to left field, 3 RBI (1-2 BFFFFF); Donovan Glisson scored; Maverick Grigsby scored. 3 0
LANDER BOT 2nd Oliver Zohn homered to right field, RBI (1-1 KB). 3 1
LANDER BOT 6th Landen Still flied out to cf, RBI (0-2 KSF); Ryan Hansen advanced to third; Lowndes Still scored. 3 2
USC AIKE TOP 7th Maverick Grigsby singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Blake Martin advanced to second; Chancellor Jennings scored. 4 2
LANDER BOT 7th Oliver Zohn homered to right field, RBI (2-1 KBB). 4 3
LANDER BOT 7th Ryan Hansen doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Caden Crews scored; Zach Cowart scored. 4 5
LANDER BOT 7th Brody Winter singled to left field, RBI (2-1 BKB); Ryan Hansen scored. 4 6
LANDER BOT 8th Oliver Zohn homered to right field, RBI (1-1 KB). 4 7
USC AIKE TOP 9th Blake Martin homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B). 5 7

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