AUGUSTA, Ga. - The seventh ranked USC Aiken baseball team claimed their second-straight Outback Cup over their rival, the Augusta State Jaguars on Tuesday night at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

The Pacers swept both games on both sides of the Savannah River by claiming the 12-9 non-conference win over Augusta State on Tuesday at Lake Olmstead Stadium after winning the first game 9-3 on Mar. 3.

The Pacers won the inaugural Outback Cup last year by claiming both victories in Aiken, S.C. at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.

With the loss, Augusta State falls to 9-19 on the season, while USC Aiken improved to 21-8 overall.

Down 0-1 in the top of the second inning, Matt Key tied it up for the Pacers when he sent a one-hopper to the second baseman to score Travis Howard .

A few moments later Alex Franklin put the Pacers up 2-1 when he sent a single shot to left field to score Nick Aranas.

Sophomore slugger Stephen Carmon extended the Pacer lead to four in the fourth inning when he sent the ball for a three-run home run ride over the right field wall putting the score at 5-1.

The Pacers continued to stretch out their lead with another scoring drive of four runs in the top of the fifth inning when Bill Rice stole home on a wild pitch while Aranas found his way from first to third on a subsequent error by the catcher.

A few pitches later, Key was able to capitalize on Aranas' position by driving him home with a shot up the right side to extend the Pacer lead to six.

Alex Franklin then batted in Key with a single to shallow right field putting the score at 8-1.

Will Fulmer scored the last run of the drive for the Pacers when he crossed the plate on another wild pitch to put USC Aiken up by eight with a score of 9-1.

Tristan Toorie stalled the Pacers' drive when he batted in Alex Walker and then crossed the plate himself on a wild pitch to put the score at 9-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Key picked up where he left off in the top of the seventh inning when he drove in senior backstop Gary Asbill from first with a deep triple off the centerfield wall.

Fulmer was able to once again contribute to the last run of the inning for the Pacers when he put the Pacers up 11-3 with a sacrifice fly to right-center field scoring Key.

The Jaguars came out in the bottom of the seventh inning with a new spark of life, cutting the Pacer lead to just three. Casey Hanrahan was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to move Caleb Saggus across the plate before Tony Baker ripped a grand slam over the left field wall to bring the score back within reach at 11-8.

Tripp Warrick extended USC Aiken's lead back out to four when he brought Rice across the plate off a shot to the second baseman.

Augusta State took the game down to the wire in the bottom of the ninth inning when Walker crossed the dish for the fourth time for the Jaguars off an error by Carmon to put the score at 12-9.

The Pacers were able to hold on for the win over the waning moments behind steady pitching by Tyler Stephan and smart fielding to secure the win.

Carmon, Fulmer and Key lead USC Aiken at the plate seeing Carmon go 3-for-5 with one home run and three RBIs. Fulmer went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI while Key went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs of his own.

Chase Johnston suffered the loss for Augusta State in four innings of work. He gave up nine hits and nine runs to fall to 0-4 on the season.

Jason Cochcroft garnered the win on the mound for the Pacers pitching five innings. He improves to 3-0 for the 2010 campaign after giving up just three hits and one run.

ASU hosts Francis Marion over the weekend in a three-game Peach Belt Conference series. The Jags and the Patriots meet in a single game on Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m., and then square off in a doubleheader on Sunday, March 21 at noon.