HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Coker snapped a six-game losing streak in Conference Carolinas with a 7-4 victory in the first game, but Anderson University bounced back to take the second game of the doubleheader 4-2 Friday afternoon. With the split, Anderson is now 11-25 overall and 5-9 in Conference Carolinas, while Coker stands at 12-21, 3-14. In the first game, Coker took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, as Scott Amann drove home Karl Ankersen with a RBI triple to left. Coker added their second run of the game in the fourth, this time it was Amann who scored on an RBI single by Ricky Deleandro. Anderson got on the board in the fifth with Derek Hipp bringing home Josh Grubbs with an RBI single, cutting the Cobra lead to 2-1. Coker regained that one run in the sixth with runners on first and third, Trojan pitcher Chris Pitts faked a pick-off to first base without stepping off, balking in Coker's third run of the game. The Trojans scored three runs in the top seventh to take a 4-3 lead. Grubbs drove in two runs with a triple, while Hipp had a RBI single. The Cobras scored three runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 6-4 lead. Coker scored an insurance run in the eighth and held on for a 7-4 victory. Matt Long (1-0) earned the win in relief, tossing 1/3 of an inning, allowing just one hit. Mikael Owens earned his first save going two innings, allowing two hits with three strikeouts. Pitts took the loss for Anderson, allowing six runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings. Leading the Cobras at the plate was, Trey Lynch, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored two runs, while Julio Gomez was 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored one run. Amann finished 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and one run scored and Deleandro was 1-for-3 with two RBI. For Anderson, Grubbs was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored, while Clint Neville was 3-for-4 with a double, and Hipp was 2-for-5 with two RBI. The second game started like the first game as Coker jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, thanks to a two run single from Ankersen. After a scoreless second inning, Anderson evened the game at 2 in the third with an RBI single by Blair Carson and a sacrifice bunt by Neville. The Trojans took the lead with a single run in the fourth, as Walt Quattlebaum sent the first pitch of the inning soaring over the left field fence for a solo home run and a 3-2 lead. Anderson tacked on another run in the sixth, as Quattlebaum led off the inning with a triple and then came home on a sacrifice fly by Ryan Kirkland, giving the Trojans a 4-2 lead. Anderson's Luis Martinez earned the win, going four innings, allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts, while Cory Welch earned the save allowing just one hit in three innings. Chris Thomas (1-6) took the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits in six innings. For the Trojans, Quattlebaum was 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored, while Carson was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Grubbs, Hipp, Don Ballard, and Patrick West all had one hit in the game for Anderson. Ankersen led the Cobras at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI, while Amann was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Deleandro and Will Poole were both 1-for-3. Coker and Anderson complete their three-game Conference Carolinas series Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Baseball Team Adds May
May 20, 2008
Carson Named To Region Team
April 30, 2008
Baseball Team Adds Five Players
April 18, 2008
Top-Seeded Mount Olive Overwhelms Anderson
April 18, 2008
Pfeiffer Ends Anderson's Season
April 17, 2008
Carson Named First-Team All-Conference
April 17, 2008
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April 15, 2008
Neville's Blast Brings Happy End To Regular Season
April 13, 2008
Trojans Take Two From Limestone
April 13, 2008
Limestone Salvages Third Game Of Series
April 10, 2008
North Georgia Hands AU Its Third Straight Loss
April 9, 2008
Erskine Downs Anderson, 10-7
April 8, 2008
Trojans Rally To Sweep Away Falcons
April 8, 2008
Lander Ends AU Winning Streak At Four
April 7, 2008
Baseball Team Sweeps Pfeiffer
April 5, 2008
Rains Forces Doubleheader To Sunday
April 4, 2008
Baseball Starting Time Changed
April 3, 2008
Trojans Snap Losing Streak
April 1, 2008
North Georgia Beats Anderson
March 31, 2008
Fleet Sweeps Anderson
March 29, 2008
Fleet Takes Series Opener
March 26, 2008
Carson-Newman Shuts Down Anderson, 6-1
March 24, 2008
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March 22, 2008
Trojans Take Third Game Of Series Against Coker
March 21, 2008
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Coker
March 20, 2008
Brevard Blanks Anderson, 4-0
March 16, 2008
Baseball Takes Two Of Three From St. Andrews
March 13, 2008
Anderson Outlasts Wingate, 5-4
March 12, 2008
Patriots Get By Trojans, 12-11
March 11, 2008
Carson Leads Anderson Past SWU
March 9, 2008
Baseball Team Snaps Losing Streak
March 8, 2008
Aiken Rallies To Beat Anderson, 12-7
March 8, 2008
Barton Sweeps Anderson
March 5, 2008
Mars Hill Beats Anderson, 10-4
March 2, 2008
Mount Olive Posts 7-1 Victory Over AU
March 1, 2008
No. 1 Mount Olive Sweeps Anderson
February 28, 2008
Trojans Fall To Tornadoes
February 25, 2008
Trojans Beat Red Raiders, 5-2
February 24, 2008
Anderson Splits With Shippensburg
February 20, 2008
Southern Wesleyan Rallies Past Anderson
February 19, 2008
Jaguars Get Past Anderson
February 18, 2008
Trojans Drop Rubber Game Against Crusaders
February 17, 2008
Trojans Split Conference Doubleheader
February 13, 2008
Carson-Newman Beats Anderson In Slugfest
February 12, 2008
Trojans Rip Limestone, 17-4
February 10, 2008
Ninth-Inning Homer Beats Trojans
February 9, 2008
Trojans Get First Victory By Beating UNCP
February 8, 2008
Patriots Take 7-2 Victory Over Anderson
February 7, 2008
Late Homer Dooms Trojans
February 6, 2008
Mars Hill Scores Two In 10th To Beat AU
February 4, 2008
Braves Sweep Trojans
February 4, 2008
UNC Pembroke Hangs On To Beat Anderson
February 1, 2008
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January 7, 2008
Baseball Team Signs Three During Early Period