Box Score
Box score
FOREST CITY, N.C. - After fifth-seeded Wingate recorded 21 hits
on the afternoon, sixth-seeded Anderson University baseball saw its
season come to a close with a 17-3 setback in an elimination game
of the 2015 South Atlantic Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon
at McNair Field.
With the loss, the Trojans end their campaign with a 21-30
record, while the Bulldogs, who bounced back after dropping a
three-game regular-season series to the Black and Gold earlier this
season, improve to 28-21 and keep their hopes of a conference
tournament championship alive.
The Trojan offense produced eight hits for the game, as four
came from the brother duo of outfielders Nick Bernardo and Garrett
Bernardo. Nick Bernardo closed the game with a 2-for-4 performance,
while Garrett claimed a 2-for-3 afternoon, as both brothers scored
one run apiece. Senior shortstop Brett Cash posted one of two
Trojan extra-base hits with an opposite field solo home run to put
AU on the scoreboard in the second inning.
Freshman third baseman Tyler Miller notched the other extra-base
hit with a two-out double down the left-field line, while junior
second baseman Kyle Bailey and junior catcher LJ Newman rounded out
the AU hit category with singles.
The top five hitters in the Wingate lineup combined for a
13-for24 (.542) performance at the plate, as Shane Billings led the
'Dogs with four hits, headlined by a lead-off double to open the
bottom of the first inning. Freshman Bradley Brown finished 3-for-4
with a double, while Thomas Spitz ended the afternoon 2-for-4 with
a first-inning three-run home run and a fifth-inning double.
Outfielder Bill Krebs, who hit two home runs at Memorial Stadium
during the regular season, add two more homers against the Trojans
this afternoon with solo shots in the fourth and in the eighth
innings.
Wingate right-hander Hunter Hamilton tossed his first complete
game of the season, as he allowed eight hits and three earned runs
while striking out four Trojan hitters.
The Bulldogs advance to another elimination game on Sunday when
they face the loser between No. 2 seed Newberry and No. 3 seed
Tusculum.