AIKEN, S.C.--Junior first baseman Steven Kinney launched the first pitch he saw from Gib Bethea over the right field wall for the walk-off grand slam as the 12th ranked USC Aiken Pacers (24-8) rallied to knock off Anderson College (15-22) by the count of 9-5 in non-conference baseball action on Wednesday night at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. Kinney's winning blast marks the fourth time this season that Anderson has lost to a walk-off home run. The Pacers won for the 13th time in their last 15 games and improved their record when scoring at least six runs to 20-1. Tied 5-5 in the top of the ninth, Jacob Reid doubled off Mark Yarbrough to lead off the inning for the Trojans. Nick Wandless (3-0) came in, and after walking Jonathan Pitts, settled down to strike out the side. The Pacers' closer notched his second win in the last week and lowered his team leading ERA to 1.14. Robert Davis opened the home half of the ninth with a walk. Following a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Barenie, Mark Joehnk reached on a single off the glove of a diving Jeremy McCauley at third. Scott Wandless was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out, but Kinney left no time to build suspense as the junior from Duncan, S.C., blasted the pitch from Bethea over the wall in right field. It was his fourth homer of the season. Daniel Quartararo got the Pacers on the board in the first with a one-out solo shot off the scoreboard in left to make it 1-0. Jessie Whiteside tripled to right center with two outs in the second inning to put Anderson on top 2-1. Joehnk singled home Davis in the third to knot the game up at 2-2, but the Trojans promptly answered with two in the fourth on a Jacob Reid double down the left field line. Zach Cooper hit his second career homer in the last five days with two outs in the bottom of the fourth and then Matt Tripp added an RBI double and Cooper an RBI single to put USC Aiken back in front, 5-4. Whiteside singled to left field pushing across Kyle Lewis in the eighth inning to tie the game at 5-5. Cooper went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead USCA, while Quartararo, Barenie, and Joehnk all had two hits apiece. Casey Derhak's triple in the eighth inning extended his hitting streak to 17 games. Whiteside was 3-for-3 with three RBI for the Trojans. Reid, Pitts, and Lewis chipped in two hits each. The two teams combined for 24 hits in the game. Harold Sofield came in for starter Jon Paul and pitched 4.0 superb innings of middle relief for USCA allowing just one run on two hits and one walk, fanning six. Aaron Griffith was chased after 5.1 innings giving up five earned runs on 10 hits and two walks, failing to register a strikeout in the no decision. Bethea (1-3) surrendered four earned runs on four hits and two walks in the loss. Box: USC Aiken 9, Anderson 5 Anderson College Baseball Season Statistics
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May 23, 2005
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May 12, 2005
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April 26, 2005
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April 22, 2005
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April 19, 2005
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April 18, 2005
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April 17, 2005
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April 16, 2005
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April 13, 2005
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April 11, 2005
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April 10, 2005
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April 9, 2005
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April 7, 2005
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April 6, 2005
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April 5, 2005
Southern Wesleyan Rally Nips Anderson
April 3, 2005
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April 2, 2005
Robson Pitches AC Past Mount Olive, 5-4
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March 30, 2005
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March 29, 2005
Trojans Slap Spartans, 9-6
March 26, 2005
Fleet Completes Sweep With Walk-Off Grand Slam
March 25, 2005
Fleet Takes Two; Clinches AC-Erskine Cup
March 23, 2005
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March 20, 2005
Youngblood Goes The Distance Against Falcons
March 19, 2005
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Pfeiffer
March 13, 2005
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March 10, 2005
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March 9, 2005
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March 9, 2005
Owen, Schmidt Lead Anderson Past SWU
March 8, 2005
Anderson, Newberry Split Doubleheader
March 6, 2005
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March 5, 2005
Anderson, Coker Split Doubleheader
March 3, 2005
Trojans Jump On Jags, 9-4
March 1, 2005
Erskine Gets Past Anderson, 4-1
February 27, 2005
Anderson Rallies Late To Beat Presbyterian
February 26, 2005
Trojans, Blue Hose Split Doubleheader
February 23, 2005
North Georgia Strikes Early To Beat AC, 5-3
February 19, 2005
Trojans, Knights Split; Robson On A Roll
February 17, 2005
Limestone Wins Slugfest Over Anderson
February 16, 2005
Spartans Display Late Power To Beat AC
February 15, 2005
Robson Named CVAC Pitcher Of The Week
February 15, 2005
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February 13, 2005
Trojans Rally To Beat Newberry, 11-10
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February 6, 2005
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February 5, 2005
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January 28, 2005
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January 26, 2005
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January 26, 2005
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December 17, 2004
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August 19, 2004
AC Adds Two More Assistants To The Athletic Staff
August 6, 2004
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August 2, 2004
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July 30, 2004
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July 23, 2004
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