ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson University baseball team outhit visiting Southern Wesleyan, but the Trojans dropped a 16-11 nonconference decision to the Warriors, Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Anderson slipped to 5-10 with its fourth setback in five decisions, while Southern Wesleyan improved to 8-8 with its second win of the season past the Trojans.

Anderson's LJ Newman scored four times and was 3-for-4 on the afternoon, with a home run, triple, single and a walk. Senior Steven Cooper was 3-for-5, with a two-run homer and a pair of doubles. Junior Xavier Peralta added a pair of singles and drove in two runs, with outfielder Garrett Bernardo notching a single and a double in five trips to the plate. Sophomore Tyler Miller was 2-for-5 with a single and a double, while crossing the plate twice.

Austin Smith (0-1) suffered the loss after allowing four runs (two earned) in 1/3 inning of relief. The right-hander walked three Warriors.

After Miller singled with one out in the bottom of the first inning, Cooper and Newman followed with back-to-back home runs to give the Trojans a quick 3-0 advantage. Peralta led off the second inning with a single to right field and scored on Matthew Powell's one-out single back up the middle.

But Southern Wesleyan batted around in the top of the third inning en route to plating five runs and after AU knotted the score a five apiece with a run in the bottom of the frame, the Warriors sent 10 batters to the plate and claimed a 10-5 lead.

Each team posted a run in the fifth and sixth innings, and trailing by five, the Trojans battled back within 11-9 with three runs in the seventh frame. Miller led off the frame with a double to the gap in left-center and following one-out walks to Newman and freshman Carson Barrett, Bernardo ripped a bases-loaded double to left. Peralta followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Barrett.

Southern Wesleyan added three runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth, with the Trojans countering with a pair of runs in their final at-bat to set the final score.

Anderson will get back on the diamond Wednesday, when the Trojans welcome North Georgia to Memorial Stadium. First-pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.