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MARS HILL, N.C. - After falling 7-1 in the opening game of the
doubleheader, Anderson University baseball responded with a 13-1
win, splitting the South Atlantic Conference twinbill Saturday
afternoon at Henderson Field.
With the split, the Trojans earn their first victory of the 2014
campaign and move to 1-6 on the season and 1-2 in league play. Mars
Hill, which grabbed its first win on the season on Friday, moved to
2-5 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
Two Trojans recorded three hits on the afternoon as sophomore
second baseman Kyle Bailey went a combined 3-for-6 for the day with
two runs scored and an RBI after leading off in the second game.
Senior right fielder Paul Como joined the sophomore with three
hits, tallying a season-high four RBI in the 13-1 rout.
With two extra base hits, including his third home run of the
season, senior outfielder Nathan Galliford went a combined 2-for-6
as the home run was AU's lone run of the opening game. Galliford
followed the opening game with a 1-for-2 performance in the final
game with two RBI and two runs scored. For the season, Galliford is
leading the team in extra base hits with four and slugging
percentage (.810)
Senior right-hander Thomas Goodman picked up his first victory
of the season, tossing five complete innings and striking out five
Lions. With the win, Goodman now carries a 1.64 ERA in 11 innings
with eight strikeouts this season.
In the second game of the day, the Trojans went down early, 1-0,
when MHU's Adam Daniel drove in Nick Villalobos with an RBI single
in the second inning. After being blanked in the top-half of the
third inning, the flood gates opened for the Trojans in the fourth
as AU totaled an astounding 12 runs.
Anderson totaled eight hits for the inning, highlighted by
back-to-back RBI doubles from sophomore first baseman Steven
Cooper, who scored two runs and drove in a run for the game, and
Galliford. Two Mars Hill pitchers, who came on in the fourth in
relief, failed to record an out as every run in the inning was
earned.
Preseason All-SAC Second Team selection Landon Beck came on for
Goodman in the bottom of the sixth to close the door, as he struck
out four Lions for the inning after his first strikeout was dropped
by the catcher.
For Mars Hill, leadoff batter Evan Rogers went 3-for-5 with two
runs scored in the opening game, as the Lions totaled 11 hits for
seven runs to claim the series in the first game. Two other Mars
Hill batters multi-hits as Phillip Carroll and Dalton Eisenbath
posted two hits, as Carroll finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run
scored. Eisenbath closed the opening game 2-for-3 with two RBI and
a run scored.
Anderson returns to diamond on Tuesday when it hosts Conference
Carolinas opponent North Greenville. First pitch from Anderson
Memorial Stadium is set for 3 p.m.