ANDERSON, S.C. -- The Anderson softball team fell to 8-6 on the season Thursday afternoon when the Trojans were swept by Mars Hill, 7-1 and 12-3 at Smethers Field. Mars Hill wasted little time getting on the board in the first game when four hits found the Lions leading Anderson 4-0 after the first inning. Mars Hill continued to tack on runs in the second and third innings after errors and control problems left the Trojans at a 7-0 disadvantage. From the fourth inning on the Trojans' pitchers found a groove, putting zeros up on the board and finishing out the game on a strong note, but one Anderson run wouldn't be enough on the afternoon. AU's Kayla Hipp worked two innings of relief for the Trojans, striking out one and blanking the scoreboard in the sixth and seventh innings. Emily Monteith went two-for-three, recording the lone RBI for the Trojans. The RBI gave Monteith at 25 on the season. Casey Deer went five innings and absorbed the loss in game one, dropping her to 2-2 on the season, while Lions' pitcher Tara West recorded ten strikeouts in her complete game. Game two began more promising for the Trojans during the second inning when the Trojans managed three runs on two hits and two costly MHC errors, leaving AU looking at a 8-3 deficit. The Trojans remained in striking distance and knocked on the door a few times until the sixth inning when the Lions put the game away off on four hits, tallying three more runs to their total. Alex Waldrop, who received the loss for the Trojans, was knocked out of the game when a line drive stuck her in the leg. Meredith Knox went two-for-two for Anderson and Lyndsey Huitt was one-for-two, scoring one of the three Trojan runs. Anderson takes the field again tomorrow against Florida Southern at Noon when they play in the West Georgia Tournament. Game 1 Game 2 Season Statistics