MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – With temperatures hovering in the mid-40s and playing in a steady downpour for most of the game, the Anderson baseball team made it two in a row over Staten Island by rallying from a seven-run deficit to knock off the Dolphins, 21-15, Sunday night at the Ripken Experience.

While playing on replica dimensions of New York's Polo Grounds, the short porch in right field came into play, with three home runs being belted over the fence, which stands just 256 feet away.

Anderson improved to 13-1 on the season and 4-1 away from home, while Staten Island fell to 0-2. The Dolphins are slated to play Limestone in a pair of doubleheaders on Monday and Tuesday.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Nick Vella was 5-for-6 at the plate, with a run-scoring double, a run-scoring triple, three singles and he also reached on a walk. He scored four runs and drove in a total of four runs on the night. Kye Andress added a single, a double and two walks, while crossing the plate three times. Justin Fox was 2-for-5, with a pair of singles, and also drew a walk and was hit by a pitch. He posted three RBI on the night. Carlos Hernandez garnered a pair of walks and hammered a two-run homer in the eighth inning as part of his three-RBI night. Brayden Owens notched a home run, a single and a pair of walks, with JC LeGrand scoring four times in the win.

Trey Princiotto, the fifth Trojan pitcher on the night, captured the win with 2.1 innings of relief. He allowed just one hit, while striking out two batters and walking three.

HOW IT HAPPENED
AU led, 5-1, after 3 ½ innings but the Dolphins rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth and added eight runs in their half of the fifth frame to take a 12-5 advantage.

The Trojans answered immediately by posting a seven-run sixth inning to knot the score at 12 apiece, before Staten Island added three more in the bottom of the sixth to retake a 15-12 lead. But AU again answered – with a solo run in the seventh and tacked on six more in the top of the eighth inning before adding a pair of runs in the ninth, while Princiotti and Nathan Ledford held the Dolphins scoreless over the final three innings.

ANDERSON STAT OF THE GAME
The 21 runs scored by AU marked the most runs scored by the Trojans since defeating Lincoln Memorial, 24-10, on Feb. 28, 2016.

NOTABLES
• The two teams combined for 11 errors in the rain-marred contest.
• The second inning was the only frame that saw no runs scored.
• The most runs scored by the Trojans since the 1998 campaign came in a 27-8 win over North Greenville on Aril 22, 2002.
• Five Trojans made seven trips to the plate.
• The Trojans sent 10 batters to the plate twice.
• Kye Andress extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
• Carlos Hernandez stretched his hitting streak to seven games.
• Justin Fox has reached base safely in six straight games.

UP NEXT
Anderson will get back on the diamond when the Trojans open a four-game road swing, beginning with a three-game South Atlantic Conference weekend series at defending national champion and preseason league favorite Wingate on Friday.