ANDERSON, S.C. - The Anderson baseball team opened a four-game homestand with a 14-4 loss to Conference Carolinas' opponent Limestone, Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium.
Anderson fell to 16-22 on the season and saw its win streak halted at three, while Limestone opened a five-game road swing with the win, while improving to 15-25 by snapping a two-game skid.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Senior Kyle Bailey was 2-for-4 at the plate with a single, a double
and a walk. Outfielder Garrett Bernardo added a pair of singles and
a walk, with senior Steven Cooper going 2-for-4, with a walk.
Junior Thomas Smith (2-4) absorbed the loss after surrendering nine runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings of work. He walked two and struck out one.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Limestone opened the scoring in the top of the first inning,
Miller began the bottom of the inning with the first of his two
walks and came around to score on a wild pitch.
Bernardo opened the Trojans' second inning with a walk, stole second and gave AU a 2-1 edge when Cooper drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs.
But the Saints erupted for eight runs with two outs in the fourth
inning to put the game out of reach.
Cooper's one-out single with Matthew Powell and Bailey on base
in the bottom of the fourth trimmed Limestone's lead to 9-4, but it
was as close as the Trojans would get, as the Saints posted a pair
of runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to set the final
score.
STATS OF THE GAME
• The Trojans stranded 14 baserunners on the night and
recorded nine hits, but just one for extra bases.
• Eleven of Limestone's runs came with two outs.
NOTABLES
• Freshman Carson Barrett extended his hitting streak to five
games.
• Cooper has reached base safely in 28 of his last 30
contests.
• Sophomore Tyler Miller has now reached base safely in all
but three of 36 games on the season.
• Senior LJ Newman has at least one hit in 11 of his last 12
games.
• Sophomore infielder Zach McIlroy has reached base safely in
13 of his last 15 games.
UP NEXT
Anderson welcomes Carson-Newman to the Electric City for the
Trojans' final South Atlantic Conference homestand of the season.
First-pitch for Friday's first contest of the three-game series is
set for 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
