AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State defeated Paine 20-3 on Thursday evening in a non-conference matchup at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 14-11 overall and 3-3 in the conference, while Paine dropped to 2-14 on the season.

For the Jags, Senior Chris Tyler (2-1) earned the win and shutout the Lions in two innings of work and booked four strikeouts. Senior Adam Mathis relieved Tyler in the third and pitched 2.0 innings, giving up 2 runs on three hits and had two strikeouts. Senior Ben Dukes relieved Mathis in the fifth and gave up one run on two hits. Sophomore Scott Strickland came in for relief in the seventh and allowed only one hit and had three strikeouts. Sophomore Patrick Lowe pitched the ninth, giving up a hit and had a strikeout.

Junior Shannon Wilkerson paced the Jags offensively with a 4-for-5 afternoon and five RBI. Four different Jags had two hits on the day, including senior Jorge Virquez, junior Tony Baker, sophomore Alex Walker and freshman Dwight Ashe.

Seniors Tim Rawlings and Matt Debes, sophomores Alex Sickman and Tristan Toorie and freshman Adam King each had a safety on the day.

The Jags are back in action on Tuesday, March 17, when host USC Aiken for a non-conference matchup at Lake Olmstead Stadium. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.