Box Score
Box score
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Crossing four runs in the top-half of the
ninth inning, Anderson University baseball sealed a 5-2 win over
nonconference opponent Southern Wesleyan Wednesday evening at Fluor
Field, home of Minor League Baseball's Greenville Drive.
The win is the Trojans' fifth victory in a row and eighth of the
season, as AU has won two-straight at the friendly confines of
Fluor Field. SWU falls to 9-13 for the year.
Sophomore right-hander David Thompson completed his longest
outing of the season, tossing seven complete innings, giving up
just one hit and striking out a season-high eight batters. Despite
the stellar performance, Thompson received no decision with the
late inning heroics.
The win went to right-hander JT Trujillo who earns his first
victory of the season, completing 1.1 innings with a strikeout and
two walks. Junior Evan Jordan shut the door on the Warriors,
earning the final two outs with a strike out, facing three
batters.
Offensively, the Trojans pounded out 13 hits, but left 13
runners stranded and managed just one run through eight innings of
play. After allowing a run in the fifth inning, Anderson answered
in the seventh when sophomore first baseman Steven Cooper found the
right center gap for a triple, scoring Brett Cash. For Cooper, the
RBI triple was his second three-bagger of the year.
The Trojans grabbed their game-winning and insurance runs in the
ninth as senior right fielder Paul Como singled through the left
side, scoring Nathan Galliford and Cooper. Later in the inning,
third baseman David Jones found the same hole in the infield and
brought home Como and substitute Garrett Bernardo.
Despite a late run by the Warriors, Anderson held on for the win
in the ninth inning, improving its record at Fluor Field to
2-1.
Starting catcher Ben Pendleton finished the contest 3-for-5 with
three singles, tying Como for the team-high in hits. Cooper added a
2-for-4 performance with a run scored and an RBI, as the sophomore
now has a hit in 16 of his last 17 games.
Anderson returns to South Atlantic Conference play on Friday
when it begins a six-game conference road trip, beginning at
Wingate for a three-game set. First pitch on Friday is scheduled
for 6 p.m.