ANDERSON, S.C. - Headlined by right-hander Spencer Earle's eight strikeouts on the mound, Anderson University baseball used 11 hits on the offensive side to claim a 12-3 victory over Limestone in nonconference action on Thursday at Anderson Memorial Stadium.

The win is the Trojans' second in as many days, as they improve to 3-4 on the season with their grueling four-day span with five games coming to a close this weekend. On the opposite end, the Saints have dropped two of their last three contests and fall to an even 3-3 mark on the season.

In his seven innings of work, Earle earned his first victory of the season with eight strikeouts and just two walks. The senior allowed just one earned run on a solo home run by LC's first baseman, Kyle Booth, in the top of the third. From there, Earle blanked the Saints for his remaining four innings to earn the triumph. Freshman relievers John McMicking and Johan Wylie closed the door on the visitors and secured the nonconference victory.

Offensively, junior outfielder Garrett Bernardo provided a spark with three extra-base hits on the day, headlined by an RBI double in the fourth that was part of a three-run inning, and a two-run triple in the eighth to round out Anderson's scoring on the day. Junior shortstop Kyle Bailey added two hits on the day, including an RBI single in the second inning to bring the score to 4-0.

Making his first start at Memorial Stadium, catcher Travis Smith clubbed AU's lone home run for the game, as he blasted the first pitch he saw in the seventh inning to put the Trojans ahead, 9-1. Prior to the homer, Smith drove in three runs with a double to the right-field wall in the first inning, as the redshirt junior finished the game 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored.

The quartet of Steven Cooper, LJ Newman, Brett Cash and Anthony Carco all tallied hits on the day, as Newman's triple to lead off the third inning would be the only extra-base hit of the group. Newman would eventually score in the inning to give Anderson a 5-1 lead after three innings on a Cash ground out.

For the game, the Trojans posted runs in six of their eight offensive innings, as they have recorded double-figure runs in their first two home games of the season. The back-to-back double-figure run totals marks the first time since the 2012 season that an AU team has posted at least 10 or more runs in consecutive games.

The Black and Gold return to action on Friday when they jump back into South Atlantic Conference play, as they welcome Mars Hill to the Electric City for a three-game series. First pitch from Memorial Stadium is set for 2 p.m.