AIKEN, S.C. -- Chad Jacobsen and Chris Grandinetti both homered as #12 USC Aiken (16-4) bounced back from a loss Tuesday to defeat visiting Anderson University (5-19) 12-7 Thursday evening in a non-conference game at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. Anderson opened with a pair of runs in the opening inning when Blair Carson ripped a two-run homer against USCA starter Jonathan Bolt. Junior Ken Raborn plated a run in the bottom of the frame with an RBI triple. After the Trojans scored a lone run in the second, the Pacers took the lead for good with four in the bottom of the inning. Jacobsen capped the inning with a two-run single. In the third, Grandinetti followed singles by Nick Aranus and Gary Owens with a three-run home run to give the hosts an 8-3 advantage. Anderson plated an unearned run in both the fourth and fifth innings before getting another Carson home run, this one a solo shot, in the sixth to close the gap to 8-6. Cody McMorris singled to lead off the bottom of the sixth for USC Aiken, and Jacobsen followed one batter later with a two-run shot, his Peach Belt-leading 10th home run of the season. Grandinetti and McMorris each drove in a run in the bottom of the seventh to close out the USCA scoring. Senior southpaw Mark Yarbrough (1-0) earned the win in relief for USC Aiken, allowing five hits and two unearned runs in three innings. McMorris went 3-for-3 in the leadoff spot with a pair of RBI and three runs scored. Grandinetti went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI, and Jacobsen added a 2-for-5 night with four runs driven in. Raborn, Aranus, and Owens each added two hits as the Pacers collected 15 hits in the game.
![Baseball Team Adds May](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
June 30, 2008
Baseball Team Adds May
![Carson Named To Region Team](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
May 20, 2008
Carson Named To Region Team
![Baseball Team Adds Five Players](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 30, 2008
Baseball Team Adds Five Players
![Top-Seeded Mount Olive Overwhelms Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 18, 2008
Top-Seeded Mount Olive Overwhelms Anderson
![Pfeiffer Ends Anderson's Season](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 18, 2008
Pfeiffer Ends Anderson's Season
![Carson Named First-Team All-Conference](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 17, 2008
Carson Named First-Team All-Conference
![Trojans Beat Barton In 10 Innings](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 17, 2008
Trojans Beat Barton In 10 Innings
![Neville's Blast Brings Happy End To Regular Season](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 15, 2008
Neville's Blast Brings Happy End To Regular Season
![Trojans Take Two From Limestone](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 13, 2008
Trojans Take Two From Limestone
![Limestone Salvages Third Game Of Series](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 13, 2008
Limestone Salvages Third Game Of Series
![North Georgia Hands AU Its Third Straight Loss](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 10, 2008
North Georgia Hands AU Its Third Straight Loss
![Erskine Downs Anderson, 10-7](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 9, 2008
Erskine Downs Anderson, 10-7
![Trojans Rally To Sweep Away Falcons](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 8, 2008
Trojans Rally To Sweep Away Falcons
![Lander Ends AU Winning Streak At Four](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 8, 2008
Lander Ends AU Winning Streak At Four
![Baseball Team Sweeps Pfeiffer](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 7, 2008
Baseball Team Sweeps Pfeiffer
![Rains Forces Doubleheader To Sunday](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 5, 2008
Rains Forces Doubleheader To Sunday
![Baseball Starting Time Changed](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 4, 2008
Baseball Starting Time Changed
![Trojans Snap Losing Streak](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 3, 2008
Trojans Snap Losing Streak
![North Georgia Beats Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 1, 2008
North Georgia Beats Anderson
![Fleet Sweeps Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 31, 2008
Fleet Sweeps Anderson
![Fleet Takes Series Opener](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 29, 2008
Fleet Takes Series Opener
![Carson-Newman Shuts Down Anderson, 6-1](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 26, 2008
Carson-Newman Shuts Down Anderson, 6-1
![Bearcats Hang On To Beat Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 24, 2008
Bearcats Hang On To Beat Anderson
![Trojans Take Third Game Of Series Against Coker](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 22, 2008
Trojans Take Third Game Of Series Against Coker
![Trojans Split Doubleheader With Coker](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 21, 2008
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Coker
![Brevard Blanks Anderson, 4-0](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 20, 2008
Brevard Blanks Anderson, 4-0
![Baseball Takes Two Of Three From St. Andrews](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 16, 2008
Baseball Takes Two Of Three From St. Andrews
![Anderson Outlasts Wingate, 5-4](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 13, 2008
Anderson Outlasts Wingate, 5-4
![Patriots Get By Trojans, 12-11](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 12, 2008
Patriots Get By Trojans, 12-11
![Carson Leads Anderson Past SWU](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 11, 2008
Carson Leads Anderson Past SWU
![Baseball Team Snaps Losing Streak](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 9, 2008
Baseball Team Snaps Losing Streak
![Aiken Rallies To Beat Anderson, 12-7](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 8, 2008
Aiken Rallies To Beat Anderson, 12-7
![Barton Sweeps Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 8, 2008
Barton Sweeps Anderson
![Mars Hill Beats Anderson, 10-4](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 5, 2008
Mars Hill Beats Anderson, 10-4
![Mount Olive Posts 7-1 Victory Over AU](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 2, 2008
Mount Olive Posts 7-1 Victory Over AU
![No. 1 Mount Olive Sweeps Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 1, 2008
No. 1 Mount Olive Sweeps Anderson
![Trojans Fall To Tornadoes](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 28, 2008
Trojans Fall To Tornadoes
![Trojans Beat Red Raiders, 5-2](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 25, 2008
Trojans Beat Red Raiders, 5-2
![Anderson Splits With Shippensburg](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 24, 2008
Anderson Splits With Shippensburg
![Southern Wesleyan Rallies Past Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 20, 2008
Southern Wesleyan Rallies Past Anderson
![Jaguars Get Past Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 19, 2008
Jaguars Get Past Anderson
![Trojans Drop Rubber Game Against Crusaders](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 18, 2008
Trojans Drop Rubber Game Against Crusaders
![Trojans Split Conference Doubleheader](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 17, 2008
Trojans Split Conference Doubleheader
![Carson-Newman Beats Anderson In Slugfest](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 13, 2008
Carson-Newman Beats Anderson In Slugfest
![Trojans Rip Limestone, 17-4](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 12, 2008
Trojans Rip Limestone, 17-4
![Ninth-Inning Homer Beats Trojans](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 10, 2008
Ninth-Inning Homer Beats Trojans
![Trojans Get First Victory By Beating UNCP](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 9, 2008
Trojans Get First Victory By Beating UNCP
![Patriots Take 7-2 Victory Over Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 8, 2008
Patriots Take 7-2 Victory Over Anderson
![Late Homer Dooms Trojans](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 7, 2008
Late Homer Dooms Trojans
![Mars Hill Scores Two In 10th To Beat AU](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 6, 2008
Mars Hill Scores Two In 10th To Beat AU
![Braves Sweep Trojans](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 4, 2008
Braves Sweep Trojans
![UNC Pembroke Hangs On To Beat Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 4, 2008
UNC Pembroke Hangs On To Beat Anderson
![Play Ball! Baseball Team Opens At Home Saturday](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 1, 2008
Play Ball! Baseball Team Opens At Home Saturday
![Mount Olive Is Favorite In Preseason Baseball Poll](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
January 22, 2008
Mount Olive Is Favorite In Preseason Baseball Poll
![Baseball Team Signs Three During Early Period](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
January 7, 2008
Baseball Team Signs Three During Early Period