ANDERSON, S.C. -- Less than 24 hours after sweeping Conference Carolinas rival Erskine, the Anderson baseball team split a doubleheader with North Greenville Tuesday night at Anderson Memorial Stadium. North Greenville gained an early lead after two innings in the open then held the potent Anderson offense at bay over the final five innings to hold off the Trojans, 6-3. Anderson bounced back in the nightcap for a 10-4 win and improved to 6-3 on the season. After a scoreless first inning, the Crusaders jumped ahead early in game two with a solo run in the second, but Anderson countered by sending 11 batters to the plate with five of the Trojans scoring to give AU a lead it would not surrender. Second baseman Ryan Saxon got the rally started with a leadoff single up the middle and the Trojans showed their patience at the plate, as Anderson hitters drew five walks and one was hit by a pitch to set up the big offensive inning. Saxon moved to second on a wild pitch and left fielder Matt Hill went to first on a walk. Sophomore Blake May was hit by a pitch, loading the bases with no outs. Shortstop Thomas Padro hit a chopper to third and Saxon was forced out at the plate, leaving the bases full with one out. AU designated hitter Tony Price and catcher Luke Sawyer drew back-to-back walks to force in the first Trojan runs, and leadoff hitter Derek Hipp filed out to center, but Price crossed the plate with the fourth AU score. Following two more walks, Anderson held a 5-1 cushion. North Greenville added another run in the third inning, but Anderson broke the game open with more runs in the bottom of the frame by parlaying two singles an error and a pair of walks into three runs. The Crusaders pulled within 8-4 with two runs in the fourth, but Anderson answered with a pair in the fifth to set the final margin. The first game of the afternoon saw Anderson take a 2-1 lead when Hipp led off the game with a single to right-center and sophomore Ryan Kirkland followed with his third triple of the young season to plate Hipp. One out later, Saxon's fly to left drove Kirkland in and AU held the 2-1 lead. But the advantage was short-lived, as NGU posted four runs in the top of the second to collect all the runs they needed, going on for the 6-3 victory. May was 5-for-6 on the afternoon, while Saxon went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Hipp picked up four hits in the twinbill. Senior Trent Still collected four walks and Kirkland drove in four RBI on the day. Junior left-handed hurler Ben Roberts took the loss in game one, with Erick Sanderson improving to 2-0 on the season with the game-two win. Anderson gets back on the diamond Wednesday afternoon against Peach Belt Conference opponent USC Aiken, with first-pitch slated for 4 p.m. Game 1 Game 2 Season Statistics