ANDERSON, S.C. - Paced by sophomore first baseman Erick Sanderson's perfect night at the plate, the Anderson baseball team closed out its' 2011 season by defeating North Greenville, 9-4, Monday night at Anderson Memorial Stadium.

Anderson improved to 20-30 on the year, while snapping North Greenville's four-game win streak and handed the Crusaders just their second loss in the last 11 games. NGU slipped to 27-11 with the setback.

Sanderson was 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and three runs scored to spark the Trojans' offense. The Hanahan, S.C., native notched a single, double and a triple on the night, while shortstop Thomas Padro added a single and a triple and scored twice. Junior right-fielder Ryan Kirkland also finished 2-for-4 on the night, with a double and an RBI.

North Greenville posted a solo run in the top of the third inning to take a brief lead, but Anderson's bats woke up in the fourth frame, as Padro led off with a triple down the right-field line and Saxon followed with the first of his two walks on the night. Sanderson pulled a double down the right-field line to score Padro and even the score, while Blake May followed with a bounce out to first to bring home Saxon. The designated hitter, Tony Price, also went to the right side of the infield to score Sanderson to give AU a 3-1 advantage.

Anderson added a pair of runs in the sixth and after NGU answered with a pair of runs to trim the lead to 5-3, the Trojans batted around, scoring four runs with two out to put the game out of reach.

The Crusaders plated a solo run in the final inning, but could get no closer.

Senior left-hander Ben Roberts, one of seven Anderson hurlers on the night, earned his second win of the season after tossing two innings of one-hit, one-run relief.

The Trojans worked North Greenville starter Justin Turner for three runs off four hits in five innings, saddling him with the loss. Three additional Crusader pitchers allowed six runs off seven hits over the final three frames for North Greenville.