SCORE

USC Aiken 6, Montevallo 5

RECORDS

Montevallo (17-14 overall, 9-7 in Peach Belt Conference)

USC Aiken (24-5 overall, 15-4 in Peach Belt Conference)

LOCATION

Roberto Hernandez Stadium (Aiken, South Carolina)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when junior Dane Hutcheon reached on a single to right field before scoring on a RBI single to right field by fellow junior Daniel Pardo.
• USC Aiken took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning following a three-run homer by  Brian Parreira.
• A run-scoring single to left-center field by Jonathan Banks extended the Pacers lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning.
• The Pacers took a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning on a RBI single to left field by Skylar Mercado.
• Montevallo trimmed the Pacers' lead to 5-3 in the top of the seventh inning when sophomore Chad Wagner reached on a single to right field and scored on an error by USC Aiken before freshman J.D. Minor, who reached on a walk, scored as senior Jeremy Hyde grounded into a double play.
• The Falcons tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the eighth inning when Pardo was hit by a pitch and senior Thomas Bradey reached on a walk before both base runners scored on a two-run single to right field by junior Dominic DeVille.
• USC Aiken secured the walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth inning when Chaz Pal reached on walk and pinch runner J.T. Arnemann scored later in the frame on a RBI single to right field by Max Schoen.

STAT OF THE DAY

Senior Taylor Walker finished 1-for-5 at the plate with a double, giving him an extra-base hit in six of the past seven games for the Falcons.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS

The Falcons finished with five stolen bases in the series opener against the Pacers, which tied the mark for the second most stolen bases in a game this season.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will play a doubleheader against USC Aiken in the final two games of the Peach Belt Conference series Saturday, March 26. First pitch in the first game of the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. Eastern/12 p.m. Central.