TIGERVILLE, S.C. - The Anderson University softball team picked up two road wins by sweeping North Greenville, 4-3 and 6-4, in nonconference action Thursday afternoon at Pepsi Field.

Anderson improved to 5-3 on the season with the pair of wins, while North Greenville drops to 4-2.

Game #1
Anderson 4, North Greenville 3
Anderson got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third inning by taking advantage of a lead-off walk to Kasey Grant. Shortstop Carli Hurtado singled, extending her hitting streak to seven, moving Grant to second. Senior Molly Child executed the sacrifice bunt advancing Grant and Hurtado to second and third. Batting in the clean-up spot, Augie Pena singled to drive in the first run of the game.

The Crusaders' answered back in the bottom half of the third inning with a solo home run by catcher Morgan Roach. Anderson's Pena was able to get the next two batters to pop to the right side to end the inning.

The Trojans scored one run in each of the next three innings. Junior right fielder Courtney Czentnar hit a one out homerun in the top of the fourth, her first of the season and 18th of her career to add a run for the Black and Gold. In the top of the fifth freshman Madison Bivins blasted her first career home run, a two out solo shot increasing the Trojans lead to 3-1. Anderson added an insurance run in the top of the sixth on a one out single by Hurtado pushing the lead to 4-1. North Greenville threatened in the bottom of the seventh when the Crusader first baseman hit a two-run home run closing the gap to one, 4-3. Anderson's Randee Bettis who entered in the sixth inning in relief, shut down the rally to earn the save.

Anderson pitcher Augie Pena (2-1) nabbed her second win of the season pitching five innings, allowing only two hits and striking out five.

Game #2
Anderson 6, North Greenville 4 (8 innings)
Game two would take extra innings to decide who would come out on top. The Trojans held on in the eighth frame to earn the doubleheader sweep over the Crusaders 6-4.

Catcher Cailah Niles put Anderson on the scoreboard first with a two out, two RBI double in the top of the third. North Greenville produced a run in the bottom of the fifth when the lead-off batter reached on an error later scoring on a sacrifice fly. With the score 2-1, Anderson scored again in the top half of the sixth inning on an RBI single by first baseman Rachael Barefield. The Black and Gold scored on the next play when second baseman Grant was hit by a pitch with bases loaded adding to the 4-1 Trojan lead.

Anderson went scoreless in the top half of the seventh inning setting up another comeback attempt by the Crusaders'. North Greenville scored three runs on two hits to force the Trojans into their second extra inning game of the young season.

In the Trojans half of the inning, they scored two runs on three of their 11 hits to go ahead 6-4. Pena came on strong in relief striking out the first two batters she faced, ending any chance the Crusaders' had in the bottom of the eighth. Pena picked up her second save of the year.

Junior pitcher Lauren Rudesheim (2-2) pitched seven innings to grab her second win of the season for the Trojans. Rudesheim faced 34 batters giving up seven hits and striking out seven Crusaders.

Anderson is slated to begin a 16 game homestand Saturday, with the Trojans welcoming Augusta to the AU Softball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.