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| Kenny Thomas has 1,220 wins as a college baseball coach, including 700 at USC Aiken. (USC Aiken photo) |
The victory was the 700th of coach Kenny Thomas' tenure with the Pacers, extending his record as the winningest coach in program history. He has 1,220 college victories overall.
Luke Leisenring singled, homered and drove in four runs for USCA. Joey Smithers got three of Aiken's 14 hits.
The Pacers play host to traditional Division II power Florida Southern next weekend.
Elsewhere:
* Anderson rallied from an eight-run deficit to force extra innings and Brandon Odachowski's two-run double in the 10th provided a 10-9 walk-off victory over Alabama Huntsville in the rubber game of a series at Anderson Memorial Stadium.
The Trojans (5-3) trailed 8-0 before scoring seven runs in the eighth and another run in the ninth. After the Chargers scored a run in the top of the 10th, Anderson responded with Odachowski's two-out hit.
* Gage Taylor's grand slam capped a five-run seventh inning and Francis Marion (5-2) beat Augusta, 7-2, to complete a three-game road series sweep. The Patriots broke a 1-1 tie with a run in the sixth, then erupted for the big seventh inning. Taylor also had a single, a double and a stolen base.
* Lander (4-3) also completed a three-game series, beating Millersville, 16-3, at Dolny Stadium.
The Bearcats had a 13-0 lead after three innings/ Nathan Schreckengost had three of Lander's 17 hits and drove in three runs. Six Lander pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts.
* USC Lancaster (5-2) beat Southeastern CC twice, 8-5 and 15-7, to complete a three-game sweep.
* USC Salkehatchie (3-5) wrapped up a three-game sweep of New River with a 20-0 victory. Trey Kinard and Pierceson Nance had three hits apiece. The Indians outscored the visitors 50-0 on the weekend.
* Florence-Darlington Tech (6-2) beat host St. Johns River State, 12-11, in 10 innings to finish the Capital City Bank Classic with a 2-2 record.
* USC Sumter (4-3) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth and held on to beat Pitt CC, 4-3, to salvage Sunday's second game after dropping the opener, 6-3. Pitt, ranked 12th in the NJCAA Division II rankings, won the series, 3-1.
* Claflin (4-3) was unable to complete a sweep of Salem, dropping the finale, 17-4. Craig Hopkins had a two-run homer and Clyde Parker had two hits for the Panthers.
* Kentucky State swept a doubleheader at Voorhees (1-4-1), scoring six runs in the seventh to win the opener, 6-3, and scoring 10 runs in the first innings of the nightcap en route to a 14-0 victory.
Other scores: Catawba Valley 14, USC Union 3, Game 1; Catawba Valley 3, USC Union 2, Game 2; Winston-Salem State 7, Limestone 4
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