WILSON, N.C. - The Anderson College baseball team opens play in the 2003 Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference Tournament Friday afternoon. The fourth-seeded Trojans, 31-21 overall, will play fifth-seeded Limestone at 1 p.m. at Fleming Field. In a tournament format designed by the league's head coaches, the four-team play-in round (seeds 7, 8, 9, 10) and the first round of the tournament both are single elimination. After the field is reduced to four teams, the tournament will change to a double elimination format. Anderson snapped a six-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 6-4 victory over Lander. The Trojans took two of three games from Limestone in late March. The two teams split a doubleheader on Mar. 29 (Anderson 13, Limestone 6; Limestone 8, Anderson 4), and Anderson won the rubber game of the series, 11-10 in 12 innings on Mar. 30. Anderson is led by junior outfielder Jason Ratliff (.378, 14 doubles, 41 RBI), junior outfielder/designated hitter Joe Whitham (.363, 12 doubles, 36 RBI), and junior outfielder Jared Taylor (.361, 8 doubles, 37 RBI). On the mound, Anderson has the nation's leader in saves in senior Nick Wates (6-2, 12 saves, 2.35 ERA). If Anderson beats Limestone Friday, it will advance to face the survivor of the Mount Olive-Belmont Abbey/Longwood game at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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June 2, 2003
Rettinger Named Assistant Trainer
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May 28, 2003
Former AC Pitcher On New Orleans Roster
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May 28, 2003
AC Athletes Finish With A Cumulative GPA Of 2.7
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May 22, 2003
Two AC Players Make All-Region Second Team
![AC Releases Spring Honor Roll](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
May 22, 2003
AC Releases Spring Honor Roll
![Two AC Athletes Receive Post-Season Honors](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
May 12, 2003
Two AC Athletes Receive Post-Season Honors
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May 12, 2003
Several Sports Camps Planned At AC
![AC Honors Athletes At Awards Night](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 29, 2003
AC Honors Athletes At Awards Night
![AC Finishes Fifth In CVAC All-Sports Competition](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 28, 2003
AC Finishes Fifth In CVAC All-Sports Competition
![Three Players, Miller Honored By CVAC](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 25, 2003
Three Players, Miller Honored By CVAC
![Limestone Eliminates Anderson From Tournament](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 25, 2003
Limestone Eliminates Anderson From Tournament
![Baseball Team Heads To Wilson For CVAC Tourney](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 24, 2003
Baseball Team Heads To Wilson For CVAC Tourney
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April 23, 2003
Trojans Snap Losing Streak By Beating Lander, 6-4
![Augusta State Scores In 12th To Nip Anderson, 9-8](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 22, 2003
Augusta State Scores In 12th To Nip Anderson, 9-8
![Mount Olive Completes Sweep, Takes CVAC Title](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 19, 2003
Mount Olive Completes Sweep, Takes CVAC Title
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April 18, 2003
Mount Olive Continues Its Mastery Of Anderson
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April 17, 2003
Anderson Goes For Title Against Long-Time Nemesis
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April 16, 2003
Indians Snap Losing Streak Against AC
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April 15, 2003
Owls Use Big Inning To Beat AC Again
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April 14, 2003
Trojans Blast Erskine For 30th Victory
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April 13, 2003
Jaguars Drill Anderson, 10-1
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April 12, 2003
Trojans Rally Late To Earn Split With Erskine
![Baseball Team Ranked No. 3 In Regional Poll](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 9, 2003
Baseball Team Ranked No. 3 In Regional Poll
![Wates Leads Nation In Saves](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 9, 2003
Wates Leads Nation In Saves
![Wates Named CVAC Pitcher Of The Week](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 8, 2003
Wates Named CVAC Pitcher Of The Week
![First Place!: Sweep Moves AC Into Top Spot](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 6, 2003
First Place!: Sweep Moves AC Into Top Spot
![Anderson Rallies To Take Opener From Pfeiffer](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 5, 2003
Anderson Rallies To Take Opener From Pfeiffer
![Trojans Rout Emmanuel, 18-7](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 3, 2003
Trojans Rout Emmanuel, 18-7
![Mantle Scores In 10th To Beat Anderson](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 2, 2003
Mantle Scores In 10th To Beat Anderson
![Rifles Hang On To Split Doubleheader With AC](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
April 1, 2003
Rifles Hang On To Split Doubleheader With AC
![Jones Delivers For AC In The 12th](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 30, 2003
Jones Delivers For AC In The 12th
![Trojans Split Doubleheader With Limestone](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 29, 2003
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Limestone
![No. 1 Owls Use One Big Inning To Beat AC, 7-2](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 27, 2003
No. 1 Owls Use One Big Inning To Beat AC, 7-2
![North Georgia Stops Anderson Winning Streak](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 26, 2003
North Georgia Stops Anderson Winning Streak
![Trojans Rally To Take Two From Catawba](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 25, 2003
Trojans Rally To Take Two From Catawba
![Trojans Ranked In Division II Poll](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 24, 2003
Trojans Ranked In Division II Poll
![Anderson Rallies In The Eighth To Beat Coker, 6-4](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 23, 2003
Anderson Rallies In The Eighth To Beat Coker, 6-4
![Anderson Takes Two From Coker](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 22, 2003
Anderson Takes Two From Coker
![Rutland, Thompson Lead AC Past Longwood](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 16, 2003
Rutland, Thompson Lead AC Past Longwood
![Lancers Spear Anderson Twice](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 15, 2003
Lancers Spear Anderson Twice
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March 14, 2003
Baseball Team Receives Award For SCDOT
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March 13, 2003
Trojans Take Two From 2002 National Champions
![Indians Scalp Trojans, 15-9](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 11, 2003
Indians Scalp Trojans, 15-9
![AC Leads CVAC Academic All-Conference List](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 10, 2003
AC Leads CVAC Academic All-Conference List
![Youngblood Leads Anderson Past St. Andrews](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 9, 2003
Youngblood Leads Anderson Past St. Andrews
![Knights Get Two Complete Games To Sweep AC](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 8, 2003
Knights Get Two Complete Games To Sweep AC
![Trojans Get Past Southern Wesleyan, 10-8](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 5, 2003
Trojans Get Past Southern Wesleyan, 10-8
![Trojans Take Down Pacers, 7-5](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 4, 2003
Trojans Take Down Pacers, 7-5
![Anderson-Barton Game Rained Out](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 2, 2003
Anderson-Barton Game Rained Out
![Tenth-Inning Rally Gives Trojans Split At Barton](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
March 1, 2003
Tenth-Inning Rally Gives Trojans Split At Barton
![AC's Rutland Among Finalists For CVAC Award](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 25, 2003
AC's Rutland Among Finalists For CVAC Award
![USCS Ends Baseball Team's Winning Streak](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 25, 2003
USCS Ends Baseball Team's Winning Streak
![On A Tear: 9-1 Trojans Take Two From Belmont Abbey](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 23, 2003
On A Tear: 9-1 Trojans Take Two From Belmont Abbey
![Anderson Rallies To Beat Error-Prone North Georgia](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 19, 2003
Anderson Rallies To Beat Error-Prone North Georgia
![Anderson Sweeps Emmanuel, Improves To 6-1](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 15, 2003
Anderson Sweeps Emmanuel, Improves To 6-1
![Trojans Snap Lander's Six-Game Winning Streak](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 13, 2003
Trojans Snap Lander's Six-Game Winning Streak
![Taylor, Ratliff Lead Anderson Past SWU](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 12, 2003
Taylor, Ratliff Lead Anderson Past SWU
![Trojans Split Doubleheader With Newberry](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 9, 2003
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Newberry
![Trojans Rout Brevard In Season Opener](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 8, 2003
Trojans Rout Brevard In Season Opener
![Baseball Preview: Miller Hopes Momentum Continues](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
February 3, 2003
Baseball Preview: Miller Hopes Momentum Continues
![Baseball Team Picked Sixth In CVAC Poll](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
January 21, 2003
Baseball Team Picked Sixth In CVAC Poll
![Five Teams Surpass 3.0 GPA In The Fall](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
December 19, 2002
Five Teams Surpass 3.0 GPA In The Fall
![Former AC Pitcher Mattox Receives Award From Mets](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
September 24, 2002
Former AC Pitcher Mattox Receives Award From Mets
![Eighty-Five AC Athletes Make CVAC Honor Roll](/images/setup/thumbnail_default.jpg?max_width=280&max_height=160&crop=true)
August 28, 2002
Eighty-Five AC Athletes Make CVAC Honor Roll