GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Anderson baseball team opened a five-game road swing with a 13-1 nonconference loss to North Greenville, Thursday night at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive.

Anderson fell to 8-16 on the season, while North Greenville (18-8) won its fourth straight and earned a split of the season series.

Senior Steven Cooper was 3-for-4 on the night, while sophomore Tyler Miller was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Junior Mathew Powell was also 1-for-4, as was freshman Carson Barrett. Sophomore Zach McIlroy went 1-for-2, with Travis Smith adding a double in one trip to the plate.

Freshman Jonah Wylie suffered the loss for the Trojans in his first appearance on the mound for AU this season. The left-hander surrendered four runs (three earned) on five hits in four innings of work. He struck out five and did not walk a batter.

The Trojans were unable to overcome four errors on the night, as North Greenville posted four runs in the third inning, and added another four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to put the game out of reach.

AU got on the scoreboard with a solo run in the top of the eighth inning, when right-fielder Garrett Bernardo opened the inning with a walk. Sophomore Mason Covey came in to pinch run and moved up when pinch hitter Xavier Peralta also drew a walk. The Trojans avoided the shutout when Covey scored two batters later on Miller's single.

North Greenville got the run back in the bottom of the frame to set the final score.

Anderson will get back on the diamond quickly, as the Trojans will look to get back in the win column when they open a three-game South Atlantic Conference series with a Friday afternoon contest at Mars Hill. First-pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.