ANDERSON, S.C. -- The Anderson baseball team returned home following a disappointing four-game road swing against nationally-ranked opponents looking to get back on the winning track, but fell, 16-7, to North Georgia College and State University Tuesday afternoon at Anderson Memorial Stadium. North Georgia (7-4) jumped on top early with a run in the top of the first, but Anderson (6-8) evened the score with a solo run in the bottom of the second frame when designated hitter Ryan Saxon led off the inning with a single to right, and came around to score courtesy of two errors by the Saints' defense. But North Georgia responded with five runs in its next at-bat, with four of the scores unearned and sent nine batters to the plate and added three more runs in the fourth to take a 9-1 advantage before Saxon led off the fourth by blasting his second home run of the season over the center field wall. The Saints notched solo runs in the fifth and sixth, and put the contest out of reach with a three-run seventh, opening a 14-2 lead. The Trojans rallied for four runs in the bottom of the eighth and one in the ninth, but couldn't overcome the deficit. Anderson batted through the order as the Trojans saw three Saints' hurlers come to the mound in relief of starter Michael Patton. With Saxon on second and Blake May on first, Jonathan Romano ripped his second homer of the season to left-center to account for three of the four scores. Catcher Brett Scarberry followed with a single to center and scored two batters later on Derek Hipp's double to the gap in left-center. With the bases loaded and one down, senior Matt Hill laced a shot back up the middle that the North Georgia snared, threw home for the force out and the catcher threw down to first for the inning-ending double play. The ninth frame saw AU tack on another run courtesy of heads-up base running by senior Trent Still, as the first baseman led off with a walk and one out later May reached base for the fourth time of the afternoon by hitting the ball back up the middle and as the ball hit the second-base bag and both Saints' infielders dove for the ball, Still never broke stride, reaching third safely and scored as Romano hit into a fielder's choice. Anderson has a one-day layoff before getting back on the diamond Thursday at Mars Hill College, with first-pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Box Score Season Statistics