HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Clint Neville drove in three runs and scored twice and Blair Carson had three hits and pitched seven solid innings to lead Anderson University to a 14-5 victory over Coker in a Conference Carolinas game Saturday afternoon. Anderson improves to 12-25 overall and 6-9 in the conference, while Coker drops to 12-22, 3-15. Anderson was the first to strike with a run in the first, thanks to a lead-off triple by Derek Hipp, who later scored on a wild pitch, for a 1-0 Trojan lead. Double plays in the second and third by Coker kept Anderson off the board. Coker took a two-run lead in the bottom of the third, as they scored three runs on three hits. Karl Ankersen and Julio Gomez both had RBI singles in the inning. Anderson answered as Neville sent the first pitch of his at bat in the fourth about 430 feet for a two-run home run. Four batters later, Ryan Kirkland drove home Trent Still with an RBI single, giving Anderson a 4-3 lead. The Trojans extended their lead to three runs in the fifth with Josh Grubbs blasting a 1-0 pitch deep over the left-center fence for the first run, and Hipp scored the second on a balk by Tom Oschip. After a scoreless sixth, the Trojans tacked on five more runs in the seventh. Carson helped his own cause with an RBI triple to right. Neville then singled to bring home Carson. Andrew Davis had an RBI single and Kirkland had a two-out, two-run double to left to give Anderson an 11-3 lead. The Cobras scored two runs in the the eighth on an RBI triple by BK Harfst and an RBI double by Trey Lynch. In the top of the ninth, Anderson added three insurance runs with a Kirkland RBI double and two RBI from Hipp. Carson earned the win for Anderson, allowing three runs on six hits in seven innings. The Cobra pitchers had a rough day, allowing 14 runs on 21 total hits, with just four strike outs. Brad Boob (3-6) took the loss allowing five runs on nine hits in four innings. Following Neville and Carson for Anderson were Kirkland, who was 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs; Davis, who was 4-for-5 with a double, a RBI and two runs scored; Hipp, who was 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored; and Walt Quattlebaum was 3-for-5. Leading Coker's offense was Ankersen going 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored, while Gomez was 1-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Scott Amann (New Athens, IL), Harfst and Nate Donovan (Matthews, NC) were 1-for-4 and Lynch was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Anderson plays at Lander Monday night.
June 30, 2008
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
Trojans Beat Barton In 10 Innings
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
Bearcats Hang On To Beat Anderson
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
Play Ball! Baseball Team Opens At Home Saturday
January 22, 2008
Mount Olive Is Favorite In Preseason Baseball Poll
January 7, 2008
Baseball Team Signs Three During Early Period