Sunday, March 3, 2019

Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, Feb. 25-March 3: USC Aiken

USC Aiken (4-0 for the week)
(went 1-0 vs. Emmanuel; went 3-0 at Georgia College)

USC Aiken polished off Emmanuel in a midweek game, thenthen went to Milledgeville, Ga., for a Peach Belt Conference series with Georgia College, ranked No. 5 nationally among NCAA Division II teams by Perfect Game USA.

Coach Kenny Thomas' team, ranked 23rd by Perfect Game, responded with a three-game sweep to improve to 13-4 this season.

The Pacers' next game is Tuesday at Catawba.

Also considered (record for week)
Claflin (4-1)
Coastal Carolina (3-1)
College of Charleston (3-2) - beat Coastal Carolina
Florence-Darlington Tech (4-2)
Newberry (5-0) - extended winning streak to 13 games
Presbyterian (3-1)
South Carolina (3-1) - won Clemson series for first time since 2014
Spartanburg Methodist (2-0)
The Citadel (3-1)
USC Lancaster (6-0) - stretched winning streak to 7 games
USC Upstate (3-1)

Previous winners
Jan. 26-Feb. 3:  Florence-Darlington Tech
Feb. 4-10: North Greenville
Feb. 11-17: Southern Wesleyan
Feb. 18-24: Newberry

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