NORTH AUGUSTA – University of South Carolina Aiken’s Charles Herring Jr. struck out the side in the ninth and picked up the save as the Pacers edged the Augusta University Jaguars 8-7 in the Battle for the Paddle Wednesday at SRP Park.
The Jags took a first inning lead scoring three runs. In the bottom half of the first, the Pacers put one runner across the plate.
Augusta expanded its lead to 5-1 with a two-run homer by Parker Ingram in the third.
But the Pacers came back in the bottom of the inning with a two-run single by Hunter Thompson. The Pacers took a 7-5 lead in the fifth by adding another four runs.
The Pacers are now 15-16 on the season and the Jags fall to 8-23.
Augusta Good News’ photographer Mike Adams is a veteran photographer who has won multiple South Carolina and Georgia Press Association Awards in his career including eight in 2024 for Augusta Good News. He’s photographed for multiple news outlets including The Augusta Chronicle and the Aiken Standard.
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