USC Aiken Baseball Opens Fall Schedule
AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken
Baseball team commences its 2011 fall schedule this week with two
inter-squad games at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
USC Aiken’s first fall inter-squad game will begin at 4:40
p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the ‘Bert. One day later on
Friday, Sept. 23, USC Aiken will begin things at 2:30 p.m.
The inter-squad scrimmages are part of a 2011 fall schedule that
will see the Pacers hold 14 inter-squad scrimmages and three
scrimmages against Junior College competition.
In total, the USC Aiken baseball team has 24 practice days
available during the fall of 2011.
“Fall is an exciting time for everyone involved with our
program,” noted USC Aiken Head Baseball Coach Kenny Thomas.
“We spend most of the fall trying to get a general idea of
our players as well as set a depth chart for when we return for our
2012 regular season in January. This is really important because
when come back in January we really only have about three and a
half weeks to get ready for the season.”
Thomas goes on to note that this year more than maybe any year in
the past the quality of the players in the program is
top-notch.
“We do not necessarily have more players this fall than in
the past, but we do have a lot of quality players who will be
competing for spots,” remarked Thomas. “Really the
bottom line is that as coaches we have a lot of decisions to make
this fall.”
The fall 2011 schedule also features an annual tradition for the
USC Aiken Baseball program as the Pacers will hold their annual
Scout Day on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
The Scout Day is set to begin at 4:15 p.m. and currently around 15
to 20 scouts from a variety of Major League Baseball teams are
scheduled to attend.
“Our Scout Day is really fun for our players,” mused
Thomas. “For us as coaches though it gives us a chance to put
our players in extreme pressure tank situations, allowing us to see
how they respond.”
The 2011 Pacer baseball team finished its campaign with a record of
29-21. USC Aiken was 9-15 in Peach Belt Conference action in
2011.
USC Aiken’s 2012 schedule will commence with 13 straight home
games at Roberto Hernandez Stadium as the Pacers will play all
their games in February at home.
For the eighth straight year, USC Aiken will play its first
three-game series of the year against Lincoln Memorial. The
familiar foes will open their 2012 seasons with a 4 p.m. contest on
Friday, Feb. 3. The three-game series between the Pacers and
Railsplitters will end with single 1 p.m. games on Saturday, Feb. 4
and Sunday, Feb. 5. USC Aiken owns a 22-13 all-time series
advantage over Lincoln Memorial.
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