ANDERSON, S.C. - Paced by a 23-hit attack, the Anderson University Softball team swept nonconference opponent Johnson C. Smith, 12-1 and 10-1, Sunday afternoon to end its 16-game homestand for the Black and Gold at the AU Softball Complex.

The Trojans improve to 19-5 on the season, while Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association member Johnson C. Smith fell to 1-7 on the year.

Game #1 (5 innings)
Anderson 12, Johnson C. Smith 1
Anderson sent 12 batters to the plate in the bottom half of the first inning, scoring eight of its 12 runs in the first frame.

Leadoff batter Carli Hurtado went 3-for-4 at the plate with two singles and a triple. Freshman Kasey Grant went 2-for-2 while recording her first career home run as Trojan. Junior Courtney Czentnar drove in four Trojans while crushing her third home run of the season. Sophomore Allison Oxner collected one hit on two at-bats with one run scored for the Black and Gold while freshman Virginia Moore went 1-for-1, beating out an infield hit to the shortstop. Freshman Michaela Smith got in on the action by knocking in one run on a sacrifice fly and ripping a ball up the middle to keep things going in the second inning.

Anderson's Randee Bettis (3-1) picked up her third win of the season, giving up only four hits while striking out six.

Game #2 (5 innings)
Anderson 10, Johnson C. Smith
The Trojans took advantage of seven free passes and 10 hits to defeat the Golden Bulls 10-1 in game two of the doubleheader.

Sophomore Cailah Niles opened things up in the bottom of the second by hitting her fifth home run of the season knocking in three runs to take an early 6-0 lead. Senior Molly Child added two hits to the total while plating two Trojans of her own. Junior Lauren Rudesheim picked up two singles and scored one run in her three plate appearances.

Anderson's Rudesheim (10-2) won her 10th game of the year pitching a complete game victory. Rudesheim gave up only three hits and recorded five strikeouts for the Black and Gold.

Anderson heads due west on Monday to face off with nonconference rival Erskine College from Conference Carolinas. First pitch is slated for 2:30 p.m.