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Trujillo and May Lead Trojans Past North Greenville

Trujillo and May Lead Trojans Past North Greenville
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TIGERVILLE, S.C. - Freshman pitcher JT Trujillo threw seven strong innings and senior third baseman Blake May was perfect at the plate, as Anderson wrapped up its four-game road swing with a 4-3 win past North Greenville in non-conference baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Ashmore Field.

Anderson (7-19) snapped a six-game skid with the win, while avenging an earlier 10-1 loss to the Crusaders. North Greenville slipped to 17-7 on the season.

Trujillo (2-3) scattered four singles over seven full innings as he earned his second win of the season, striking out four and walking just one. Fellow freshman Landon Beck notched his first save of the season by working 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.

May posted his sixth multi-hit game of the season by going 2-for-2 at the plate, while driving in three runs and scoring what proved to be the winning run in the pivotal third inning.

Freshman Zach Reeves got the Trojans on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning, as the center fielded ripped a one-out double through the left side, moved to third on a wild pitch and crossed the plate on May's sacrifice fly to center.

The Trojans increased their lead to 4-0 in the third by taking advantage of four singles and a walk. Thomas Padro and Brett Cash led off the inning with back-to-back singles and moved up on Reeves' sacrifice bunt back to the pitcher.

May followed with a single back up the middle to score both runners and following a two-out walk to Erick Sanderson, catcher Brett Scarberry lined a single the opposite way to bring May across the plate.

Strong pitching reigned for the next four innings, as neither team was able to push a run across. But the Crusaders broke through with three runs in the home-half of the eighth, with Beck coming on in relief of Riley McDermott, who surrendered three runs off four hits in 2/3 of an inning. With two on and two out, Beck gave up a run-scoring single but recorded the final out and held the Crusaders scoreless in the ninth.

The Trojans worked North Greenville starter Allen Staton (0-1) for four runs off seven hits in six innings, saddling him with the loss.

Anderson will get back on the diamond Thursday, when the Trojans visit Augusta State for a 4 p.m. non-conference matchup. AU welcomes South Atlantic Conference-foe Lenoir-Rhyne to Memorial Stadium for a three-game series, starting on Friday.