ANDERSON, S.C. - In the next two days, the Anderson College baseball team will try and make history. The Trojans, 30-17 overall and 14-7 in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference, enter the final three-game conference series against Mount Olive needing just one victory and a little help to win their first-ever CVAC regular-season title. "I'm really proud of the guys," said Anderson head coach Joe Miller. "This has been a great season for us, but we still have a lot of work to do. We've had a tough week with three road games in three days, but I'm sure we'll be ready to go on Friday." The AC-Mount Olive series begins at noon Friday at Anderson Memorial Stadium with a doubleheader and will conclude with a single game Saturday at 1 p.m. Anderson can wrap up the regular-season title with two victories against Mount Olive, 27-19 overall and 14-9 in the CVAC, and one loss by Barton (11-7 CVAC), which plays at Longwood Friday and Saturday. If Anderson wins just one game from Mount Olive and Barton sweeps Longwood, Barton will win the regular-season title on percentage points -- .667 to .625. If Anderson beats Mount Olive twice and Barton sweeps Longwood, Anderson and Barton will tie for the regular-season title at .667. Anderson will try and lock up the CVAC title against the one league team that has had AC's number. Since 1999, Mount Olive is 10-1 against Anderson and has won eight straight games against Anderson. Anderson's lone victory came in 1999 and ended Mount Olive's 25-game winning regular-season streak. In the last four seasons, Mount Olive has outscored Anderson, 106-51. But the three games at Mount Olive last season all were close - 8-3, 5-1, 4-2. This has been a historic season for the Anderson program. The Trojans have been ranked both nationally and in the South Atlantic Region for the first time ever. Offensively, Anderson is led by junior outfielder Jason Ratliff (.404, 13 doubles, 37 RBI), junior outfielder/infielder Jared Taylor (.388, 5 triples, 32 RBI), junior designated hitter/catcher Jason Jones (.278, 41 RBI), and sophomore Donavon Schmidt (.324, 7 home runs). Anderson's top two starting pitchers are senior Donnie Fetner (4-3, 3.99) and sophomore Brett Youngblood (5-1, 5.50). In the bullpen, Anderson has one of the best closers in Division II in senior Nick Wates (6-1, 11 saves, 2.37). Mount Olive is led by Brad Church, the CVAC's leading hitter (.422, 22 doubles), and Stevie Parrish, who is fourth in the CVAC in RBI with 50.
June 2, 2003
Rettinger Named Assistant Trainer
May 28, 2003
Former AC Pitcher On New Orleans Roster
May 28, 2003
AC Athletes Finish With A Cumulative GPA Of 2.7
May 22, 2003
Two AC Players Make All-Region Second Team
May 22, 2003
AC Releases Spring Honor Roll
May 12, 2003
Two AC Athletes Receive Post-Season Honors
May 12, 2003
Several Sports Camps Planned At AC
April 29, 2003
AC Honors Athletes At Awards Night
April 28, 2003
AC Finishes Fifth In CVAC All-Sports Competition
April 25, 2003
Three Players, Miller Honored By CVAC
April 25, 2003
Limestone Eliminates Anderson From Tournament
April 24, 2003
Baseball Team Heads To Wilson For CVAC Tourney
April 23, 2003
Trojans Snap Losing Streak By Beating Lander, 6-4
April 22, 2003
Augusta State Scores In 12th To Nip Anderson, 9-8
April 19, 2003
Mount Olive Completes Sweep, Takes CVAC Title
April 18, 2003
Mount Olive Continues Its Mastery Of Anderson
April 17, 2003
Anderson Goes For Title Against Long-Time Nemesis
April 16, 2003
Indians Snap Losing Streak Against AC
April 15, 2003
Owls Use Big Inning To Beat AC Again
April 14, 2003
Trojans Blast Erskine For 30th Victory
April 13, 2003
Jaguars Drill Anderson, 10-1
April 12, 2003
Trojans Rally Late To Earn Split With Erskine
April 9, 2003
Baseball Team Ranked No. 3 In Regional Poll
April 9, 2003
Wates Leads Nation In Saves
April 8, 2003
Wates Named CVAC Pitcher Of The Week
April 6, 2003
First Place!: Sweep Moves AC Into Top Spot
April 5, 2003
Anderson Rallies To Take Opener From Pfeiffer
April 3, 2003
Trojans Rout Emmanuel, 18-7
April 2, 2003
Mantle Scores In 10th To Beat Anderson
April 1, 2003
Rifles Hang On To Split Doubleheader With AC
March 30, 2003
Jones Delivers For AC In The 12th
March 29, 2003
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Limestone
March 27, 2003
No. 1 Owls Use One Big Inning To Beat AC, 7-2
March 26, 2003
North Georgia Stops Anderson Winning Streak
March 25, 2003
Trojans Rally To Take Two From Catawba
March 24, 2003
Trojans Ranked In Division II Poll
March 23, 2003
Anderson Rallies In The Eighth To Beat Coker, 6-4
March 22, 2003
Anderson Takes Two From Coker
March 16, 2003
Rutland, Thompson Lead AC Past Longwood
March 15, 2003
Lancers Spear Anderson Twice
March 14, 2003
Baseball Team Receives Award For SCDOT
March 13, 2003
Trojans Take Two From 2002 National Champions
March 11, 2003
Indians Scalp Trojans, 15-9
March 10, 2003
AC Leads CVAC Academic All-Conference List
March 9, 2003
Youngblood Leads Anderson Past St. Andrews
March 8, 2003
Knights Get Two Complete Games To Sweep AC
March 5, 2003
Trojans Get Past Southern Wesleyan, 10-8
March 4, 2003
Trojans Take Down Pacers, 7-5
March 2, 2003
Anderson-Barton Game Rained Out
March 1, 2003
Tenth-Inning Rally Gives Trojans Split At Barton
February 25, 2003
AC's Rutland Among Finalists For CVAC Award
February 25, 2003
USCS Ends Baseball Team's Winning Streak
February 23, 2003
On A Tear: 9-1 Trojans Take Two From Belmont Abbey
February 19, 2003
Anderson Rallies To Beat Error-Prone North Georgia
February 15, 2003
Anderson Sweeps Emmanuel, Improves To 6-1
February 13, 2003
Trojans Snap Lander's Six-Game Winning Streak
February 12, 2003
Taylor, Ratliff Lead Anderson Past SWU
February 9, 2003
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Newberry
February 8, 2003
Trojans Rout Brevard In Season Opener
February 3, 2003
Baseball Preview: Miller Hopes Momentum Continues
January 21, 2003
Baseball Team Picked Sixth In CVAC Poll
December 19, 2002
Five Teams Surpass 3.0 GPA In The Fall
September 24, 2002
Former AC Pitcher Mattox Receives Award From Mets
August 28, 2002
Eighty-Five AC Athletes Make CVAC Honor Roll
