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Georgia Southwestern State University

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USC Aiken USCA 15-8
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Winner Ga. Southwestern GSW 4-16
USC Aiken USCA
15-8
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Final
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Ga. Southwestern GSW
4-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Aiken USCA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Ga. Southwestern GSW 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 6 0

W: Britt, Kyle (2-0) L: Z. Rafuse (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Off The Schneid

AMERICUS, Ga. -- The Georgia Southwestern State University baseball team picked up its first Peach Belt Conference win of the season by defeating the University of South Carolina Aiken, 5-1, Friday evening at Hurricane Stadium.

The win was big on many levels for the GSW program as the Hurricanes snapped a seven-game losing skid this spring to improve to 4-16 overall and 1-12 in the Peach Belt, while USC Aiken has lost two of its last three games and dipped to 15-8 overall and 6-4 in conference play. The Hurricanes had one win in the last 17 meetings with USC Aiken heading into Friday's matchup and, despite being 5-8 all-time against the Pacers at Hurricane Stadium, GSW's last win at home against USCA came in 2009.

How It Happened: Riding the arm of its starting pitcher Kyle Britt, GSW scored all the runs needed to pick up the win in the sixth inning.

Trailing 1-0, the Hurricanes opened the frame with a single by Devin Shea. Following a sacrifice bunt by Jason Baita, Kole Clark beat out a chop single into a hole on the left side. Josh Logan was hit by a pitch on the Hurricanes next at bat to load the bases and Shea scored on a passed ball. The big hit came from Jared Jones. A two-run single to right by Jones scored Logan and Clark.

The Hurricanes were beneficiaries of a two-out, two-run error in the seventh to get a pair of insurance runs that Britt didn't need.

Britt (2-0) went the distance in 115 pitches. He scattered six hits, walked three and struck out three. The lone USCA run came in the fourth inning on a solo home run to left field by Daulton Weeks. 

The Pacers used three pitchers in the game. Starter Zach Rafuse (3-2) took the loss after surrendering three runs after six innings. Rafuse walked four and struck out two.

Who Stood Out: Britt. The senior from Paris, Texas, has accounted for the Hurricanes two wins since opening day. His earned run average dropped to 1.67 after Friday's complete-game effort, which ranks third among starting pitchers in the Peach Belt.    

Up Next: GSW and USC Aiken meet for Game 2 of the weekend series on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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