Box Score
Box score
ANDERSON, S.C. - Crossing two runs in the bottom of the seventh
inning was just enough to propel Anderson University baseball to a
narrow 3-2 win over South Atlantic Conference foe Carson-Newman
Friday evening at Anderson Memorial Stadium.
With the win, the Trojans even up their SAC record at 2-2 and
hand the Eagles their first setback in the league after sweeping
Brevard last weekend. Overall, C-N falls to 7-2 for the season.
After center fielder Josh Hickman led off the key seventh inning
with a double down the left field line, sophomore Garrett Bernardo
moved the senior over to third on a sacrifice bunt. With the
game-tying run on third base, leadoff batter Kyle Bailey drove
Hickman home on a single into right center, evening the game at
2-2.
With two outs in the inning and Bailey advancing to third after
a ground out and a passed ball, sophomore Steven Cooper dropped a
ball in front of Carson-Newman's centerfielder Eric Kirkpartrick
for the eventual game-winning run.
"This was a good win," Anderson head coach Joe Miller said. "We
got some great pitching today and the balls we put into play,
dropped. We're looking to build off this heading into tomorrow's
doubleheader."
Prior to the two-run outburst, Carson-Newman shortstop Bryan
Everhart blasted his first home run of the season over the
centerfield fence to give the Eagles a 2-1 advantage. The home run
was starter Spencer Earle's lone earned run of the game. For the
game, Earle tossed 6.1 innings, giving up five hits but striking
out six Eagle hitters.
Despite the effort, Earle failed to earn a decision as sophomore
hurler David Thompson picks up his first win of the season, coming
on in relief in the seventh inning. Sophomore closer Landon Beck
closed out the game, striking out three of the five batters he
faced. For the season, Beck has thrown four innings and has struck
out nine.
Cooper and Hickman led the Trojan offense with two hits apiece,
while senior right fielder Paul Como sprayed a double down the
right field line. On the opposite side, Carson-Newman failed to
post a player with multi-hits, as Everhart scored both of the
Eagles' runs.
Anderson returns to Memorial Stadium on Sunday for a
doubleheader against Carson-Newman. Two seven-inning games will be
played with the first beginning at 1 p.m.