ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson baseball team continued its nine-game homestand with an 11-1 nonconference setback to North Georgia, Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Anderson fell to 5-11 on the season, while North Georgia improved to 11-4.

Sophomore Michael Rochester led the Trojans at the plate, going 2-for-4 with AU's lone RBI of the afternoon. Garrett Bernardo added a pair of doubles, while freshman Bryce Patrick posted two singles. Sophomore Tyler Miller was 2-for-4 and added a first-inning walk.

Sophomore Zach Richardson (0-1) absorbed the loss after surrendering six runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. The left-hander fanned three Nighthawks and walked just one.

Anderson senior Kyle Bailey opened the home half of the first inning with his seventh walk of the season and came around to score on Rochester's two-out double to left field, giving Anderson a quick 1-0 lead. But the Trojan bats went largely silent after the opening frame, while North Georgia answered with a solo run in the second, three in the third inning and two more in the fourth inning to claim a 6-1 advantage.

The Trojans threatened with back-to-back doubles to open the bottom of the fourth inning, but were unable to capitalize, with the Nighthawks building their lead to six runs in the seventh inning and capping the scoring with a pair of runs in both the eighth and ninth innings.

Anderson gets back into South Atlantic Conference action by playing host to Coker in a three-game series this weekend. The series begins with a single game on Friday, with first-pitch set for 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.