ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson baseball team dropped its second consecutive contest to a Peach Belt opponent as the Trojans fell 8-0 to North Georgia Wednesday night at Anderson Memorial Stadium.

Anderson (18-28) suffered its fifth consecutive setback, while North Georgia improved to 23-15 on the season.

Anderson senior Justin Templeton (2-1) took the mound for the Trojans in just his second start of the season and retired first three Saints batters in the first inning, but the right-hander struggled in the second inning. North Georgia's Chad Sage led off the frame with a single. One out later, Templeton hit Brad Hall on an 0-2 pitch to put runners on first and second with just one out. An infield error allowed one run to score during the next at-bat and left base runners at second and third. The next two Saints' batters, Dustin Carpenter and Alan Fredriksson recorded RBI singles to give North Georgia a 3-0 lead. A walk and an error made way for three more Saint runs and the visiting team ended the top of the inning with a 6-0 advantage.

After allowing runners on at the corners in the third inning with one out, North Georgia starting pitcher Michael Patton (1-1), was able to get a groundball that gthe Saints' infield turned for a double play. After the inning-ending play, Patton set down the next 20 of 22 Trojan batters over the final six innings.

The Saints would touch Templeton for two more runs in the six inning off of a walk and two extra base hits coming from Fredriksson and Jordan Erison.

Templeton hurled six innings for the Trojans, giving up eight runs off seven hits. The senior struck out four and only allowed five earned runs. Marsh Kowalski, Roy Frick, and Reilly McDermott all pitched an inning apiece, giving up no runs over the final three innings.

Patton shined for the Saints, recording his first complete game on the season as he allowed only three hits in the shutout.

Thomas Padro went one-for-one on the night, drawing three out of the five walks issued by Patton.

Fredrickson went two-for-four, knocking in his seventh and eighth RBI on the year. Erisman went two-for-four and Terrell Jones went three-for five in the winning effort.

The Trojans have a day off before taking on Newberry College in a South Atlantic Conference showdown starting on Friday. The three-game series will be the last conference match-up before the South Atlantic Conference Championship Tournament kicks off on Wednesday. The first game is slated to start at 6pm on Friday and the Saturday doubleheader will get underway at 1 p.m.