HARROGATE, Tenn. - Despite freshman Carson Barrett's 4-for-5 afternoon, Lincoln Memorial used a 27-hit attack to sweep a South Atlantic Conference baseball doubleheader from the Trojans, 16-12 and 14-9, at Lamar Hennon Field.

Anderson fell to 4-9 overall and 0-2 in the conference, while Lincoln Memorial improved to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in league play.

Game #1
Lincoln Memorial 16, Anderson 12
Barrett, an infielder from Travelers Rest, S.C., was 4-for-5 in the opener with a two-run homer in the third inning, while adding three singles and scoring three runs. Sophomore Tyler Miller drove in four runs with a three-run double and a bases-loaded walk, with senior Kyle Bailey crossing the plate three times and senior Steven Cooper adding a two-run double in the eighth inning.

Junior Ryan Owens (1-3) took the loss after surrendering seven earned runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings of work. The right-hander struck out five Railsplitters and walked one.

Highlighted by Miller's three-run double in the second inning, the Trojans led 4-3 after two innings and pushed the lead to 6-3 on Barrett's home run in the top of the third frame, but the Lincoln Memorial offense countered with 13 unanswered runs over the next four innings to build a double-digit, 16-6, advantage after six innings.

AU sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the eighth inning and plated six runs to set the final score.

Game #2
Lincoln Memorial 14, Anderson 9
Cooper was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the nightcap, while Bailey added a two-run double and scored twice. Sophomore Zach McIlroy was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored twice.

Sophomore Nick Contafio suffered a loss in his first decision of the season after allowing 10 runs (six earned) in 2 2/3 innings of work. He issued one free pass and did not strike out a batter.

The Railsplitters scored a solo run in the first inning and added four more in the second frame before AU capitalized on a pair of LMU errors to plate a pair of runs in the top of the third inning to close the gap to 5-2. But the Railsplitters garnered a 12-2 lead after posting seven runs in the bottom of the third inning.

The Trojans answered with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning on McIlroy's first home run of the season, but LMU got the two runs back in the bottom of the inning to build a 14-4 lead. AU again scored late, sending 11 batters to the plate in the top of the final inning and scoring five runs to get within five.

Anderson and LMU will wrap up the three-game series on Sunday, with first-pitch set for 1 p.m.