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Trojans, Knights Split; Robson On A Roll

ANDERSON, S.C. - Ryan Curley scattered nine hits and Everett Kelly drove in three runs to lead St. Andrews Presbyterian College to an 8-3 victory in the seven-inning second game and a split of a CVAC doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Anderson Memorial Stadium. In the first game, Anderson banged out 21 hits on its way to a 17-2 victory over St. Andrews. Anderson catcher Clint Neville led Anderson's offense in the first game with three hits in three trips, two RBI, and four runs scored. Neville had two doubles and a triple. Jonathan Pitts and Cody Nye also had three hits apiece for Anderson. Pitts drove in two runs and scored three runs. Thirteen Anderson players had at least one hit in the first game. Anderson, 4-8 overall and 1-1 in the CVAC, received another strong pitching performance from sophomore Desmond Robson, who allowed just one run and three hits in seven innings. Robson struck out five and walked just one. In four appearances this season, Robson (2-0) has allowed just three earned runs in 22 innings. The Trojans jumped on the Knights by scoring seven times in the first inning. The big hits in the inning were a two-run trip by Neville and run-scoring singles by Pitts and Nye. Anderson put the game away with five more runs in the fifth for a 14-0 lead. Donavon Schmidt hit a three-run homer in the fifth for Anderson. St. Andrews, 5-6 overall and 0-1 in the CVAC, bounced back in the second game behind Curley. The Knights took a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-out, two-run single by Greg Wrape. Anderson answered in the home half of the first on a RBI triple by Neville and a run-scoring single by F.A. Vildosola. A two-run single in the third by Kelly gave the Knights a 4-2 lead, and an RBI single by Marc Hammonds in the fifth increased the St. Andrews lead to 5-2. After surrendering two runs and three hits in the first inning, Curley settled down and allowed just six hits and one run in the final six innings. Curley struck out four and walked one. The two teams will complete the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m. Game One: Anderson 17, St. Andrews 2 Game Two: St. Andrews 8, Anderson 3 Season Statistics