GREENWOOD, S.C. -- The Anderson baseball team wrapped up its nine-game road trip with a 15-4 setback to Lander in non-conference action Tuesday night at Legion Field. Lander improved to 17-9 on the season, including 16-1 at home, and extended its win streak to four in a row, while Anderson dipped to 10-22 overall. The Trojans threatened in their first at-bat, as Blake May and Ryan Saxon drew back-to-back one-out walks, but AU was unable to capitalize and fell behind, 8-0, after two innings as the Bearcats posted the eight runs on nine hits in the opening two frames. Anderson countered with three runs in the third, as senior Derek Hipp led off with a single and moved to second when the ball got away from Bearcats' catcher Joe Tebaldi. Designated hitter Matt Hill followed by reaching on an error while Hipp went to third on the play and scored moments later as May grounded out to third. With one out, Saxon added a single to put runners on the corners and Ryan Kirkland doubled to score Hill, with Saxon going to third. The Trojan second baseman crossed the plate after Erick Sanderson earned a walk and was thrown out going to second as Jonathan Romano grounded into a fielder's choice. Neither team was able to generate any offense in the fourth and fifth innings, as Anderson junior right-hander Marsh Kowalski and the Lander duo of Christian Brown and Ben Runyon clamped down on the mound and refused to surrender any hits over the two- inning span. The Bearcats threatened in the home half of the sixth as the first four Bearcat batters reached base and LU scored four unearned runs to open a 12-3 lead after six full innings. The Trojans refused to surrender, loading the bases with two out in the seventh but were unable to capitalize, and Lander added three more runs in the seventh. Anderson's Saxon opened the ninth by laying down a bunt for his team-high third hit of the night and came around to score the game's final run on a wild pitch with two outs. Saxon finished the night 3-for-4 and a walk, as Hipp, Kirkland and Romano each added a hit, while May, Kirkland and Romano recorded RBIs. Brett Campbell suffered the loss, slipping to 1-3 on the season while giving up six runs, all earned, in 1 1/3 innings of work. Anderson returns home Thursday for the first time since March 9, when the Trojans welcome Southern Wesleyan to Anderson Memorial Stadium. First-pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Box Score Season Statistics