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Trojans Cruise Past North Greenville

Trojans Cruise Past North Greenville
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ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson baseball team snapped a three-game winless streak by defeating nonconference opponent North Greenville for the second time in less than a week, 10-1, Tuesday night at Anderson Memorial Stadium.

Eight Trojans recorded at least one hit on the night, as Anderson improved to 10-25 on the year, and recorded its second win of the season over North Greenville (11-19) after defeating the Crusaders 7-4 last Wednesday in Tigerville.

Freshman Steven Cooper recorded a pair of singles and scored both times, while sophomore Nathan Galliford ripped a second-inning home run, his fourth of the season, and walked once. Junior Thomas Goodman added a single and a walk drove in a pair of runs in four trips to the plate. Senior Tony Price finished with a single and two RBI.

Freshman left-hander Stephen McKnight (2-3) tossed seven innings and limited the Crusaders to five hits, while striking out three and walking one.

The Trojans worked North Greenville starter Stewart Hunt (1-2) for two runs off four hits in 1 2/3 innings, saddling him with the loss. Three additional hurlers allowed eight runs off five hits over the final 6 1/3 frames for the Crusaders.

The offensive output marked the second-largest of the season for the Trojans and was the most runs scored since AU defeated Augusta State, 13-2, on Valentine's Day.

Galliford opened the scoring with his homer over the left-field wall to lead off the second inning, with the Trojans sending eight batters to the plate. Paul Como followed Galliford's shot with a double to left and scored on Price's two-out single to left, giving AU a 2-1 lead after two innings.

The Trojans increased their lead to 5-1 with three runs in the third by batting around and capitalizing on four walks and an error.

AU added three more runs in the sixth frame, with Goodman plating both Cooper and Como with a two-out single to right field.

The Trojans wrapped up the scoring with two unearned runs in the seventh inning.

Anderson will look to build momentum as the Trojans play host to North Georgia on Wednesday, with first-pitch slated for 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

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