ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson baseball team returned home for a brief one-game homestand and fell, 20-10, to nationally ninth-ranked Newberry, Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium.
Anderson slipped to 17-16 on the season, while Newberry (26-5) swept the regular-season series by winning its 14th decision in 15 outings.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Justin Fox was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and reached base in all six of his plate appearances. He posted a two-run double, two singles, a pair of walks and was hit by a pitch. He drove in two runs and scored three times. Kye Andress added three singles, scored a run and notched an RBI, while Carlos Hernandez and Luke Poole were each 2-for-4 at the plate, with two singles apiece and each was hit by a pitch, scored a run and drove in a run.
Gray Wells posted a double and a single in five at-bats, with Brayden Owens notching a pair of singles in five trips to the plate. Jordan Montgomery posted a team-high three RBI.
Freshman Cole Davis (1-2) absorbed the loss after allowing four runs on four hits in the first inning. The left-hander struck out two batters and walked one. Nathan Ledford, the fourth of nine Trojan hurlers on the night, allowed just one run, while scattering four hits over 3.1 innings of work on the mound. He fanned four and issued just one free pass.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Newberry batted around in the top of the first inning and scored three times, with AU responding by scoring twice in its half of the opening inning.
But the Wolves sent 14 batters to the plate in the second inning and pit the game out of reach by plating 10 runs to push out to a 13-3 lead after two innings.
ANDERSON STAT OF THE GAME
The Trojans committed a season-high seven errors.
NOTABLES
• In two midweek games this season, the Trojans and Wolves have combined to post 67 runs on 68 hits and use 31 pitchers, while playing for seven hours and 54 minutes.
• The eighth inning was the only scoreless frame of the night.
• The Trojans are 10-11 at home this season.
• AU has 17 regular-season games remaining – Home (8)/Away (9).
• Justin Fox leads the team with 11 multi-hit games.
• Kye Andress and Gray Wells each have 10 multi-hit games.
• Carlos Hernandez is riding a 14-game hitting streak.
• Luke Poole is on a nine-game hitting streak.
• Justin Fox is 19-for-20 in stolen base attempts this season.
• Brandon Gibbs is 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts this season.
• Anderson leading the overall series with Newberry, 36-25.
• Newberry has won nine straight past the Trojans and 11 of the last 13
UP NEXT
The Trojans will open a four-game road swing with a three-game league series at Catawba this weekend. First-pitch vs. the Indians on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m.
