BELMONT, N.C. -- Belmont Abbey swept a CVAC doubleheader against Anderson University in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders took game one, 11-6 and won the second game, 5-3 in extra innings on a two-run homer. The Abbey improves to 18-26 overall and 12-8 in the CVAC, while AU falls to 17-26, 7-8 in the conference. Game one turned into home run derby as the Crusaders tagged five homers and Anderson hit two, including a grand slam in the fourth inning by Jessie Whiteside. Belmont Abbey scored three runs each in the first and second innings, but the Trojans got back into the game in the fourth with Whiteside's slam. The Abbey put a run up in the bottom of the inning and both teams scored in the fifth. Anderson scored one more in the sixth on a solo shot from Blair Carson to make it 8-6. BAC answered in the bottom of the inning with a two-run shot by Alex Udwari and a solo homer from Michael Gegorek two batters later to complete the scoring. Jason Cline allowed five earned runs over seven innings and struck out eight batters to get the win. Chris Pitts took the loss with 4.2 innings pitched and six earned runs allowed. Josh Haire went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a RBI while Udwari had two hits, a run scored and three RBI. Whiteside led AU, going 2-for-5 with a run scored and four RBI. Anderson started game two by scoring a run in both the first and second innings. Udwari doubled to lead off the second for the Abbey and scored from third when the shortstop bobbled Nick Popp's grounder with two outs. The Trojans led 2-1 going into the bottom of the sixth. After a fly out, Josh Haire singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Udwari came through again and launched a two-run homer for the 3-2 advantage. The Abbey lead was short lived, however, as Carson hit a solo shot of his own to lead off the seventh and tie the game at 3. The game went into extra innings and Anderson threatened in the top of the eighth. Andy Helms retired the first two AU batters, but John Mac White singled and advanced to third on an error, putting runners on the corners. Helms struck out Whiteside for the third out. Will Breslin walked on four pitches and Haire blasted the Crusaders' seventh homer of the day to clinch the 5-3 victory. Haire and Udwari both had two hits, two runs scored and two RBI to lead Belmont Abbey. Carson and White each went 2-for-3 in the game and Carson drove in a run and scored once. Helms earned the victory for BAC, pitching two innings with only one hit allowed and three strikeouts. Brandon Johnson, who came on in the eighth, took the loss. The two teams meet again Sunday for the third game of the series at 1 p.m. 2006 Anderson University Baseball Statistics
June 6, 2006
Rutland Joins AU Baseball Staff
May 17, 2006
Anderson Wins Messick Award
May 10, 2006
Anderson Releases Spring Athletic Honor Roll
April 21, 2006
Trojans Drop Two To Fall Out Of CVAC Tourney
April 18, 2006
Trojans Finish On High Note, Rip Lander, 12-6
April 18, 2006
AU Athletics Holds Honors Night
April 17, 2006
Anderson Rolls Past Erskine, 12-7
April 15, 2006
White's Big Day Fuels Anderson Comeback
April 14, 2006
Pitts' Four-Hitter Controls Cobras
April 11, 2006
Two Big Innings Sink Jaguars
April 9, 2006
Late Runs Lead Limestone To Victory
April 8, 2006
Robson's Four-Hitter Gives Anderson A Split
April 6, 2006
Saints Complete Two-Game Sweep Of AU
April 5, 2006
North Georgia Rolls Past Anderson, 10-2
April 4, 2006
Anderson Rallies To Beat Southern Wesleyan
April 2, 2006
Belmont Abbey Completes Sweep
April 1, 2006
Abbey Sweeps Trojans
March 29, 2006
Six Anderson Pitchers Handcuff SWU
March 28, 2006
Aiken's Pignatiello Throws No-Hitter Against AU
March 27, 2006
Lewis, Nye Lead Anderson Past Limestone
March 26, 2006
Knights Salvage Final Game Of Series, 13-4
March 25, 2006
Robson's Shutout Leads Anderson To Sweep
March 23, 2006
Anderson Comeback Nips Jaguars
March 22, 2006
Erskine Slips Past Anderson, 6-5
March 19, 2006
McClain Leads Pfeiffer To Rout Of Anderson
March 18, 2006
Trojans Take Two From Pfeiffer
March 16, 2006
McCann Drives In Five To Lead Lander Past AU
March 13, 2006
Mount Olive Takes Third Game Of Series
March 11, 2006
Trojans Split With Mount Olive
March 8, 2006
UNCP Takes Game Two Of Series
March 7, 2006
Trojans Bomb Braves, 20-11
March 5, 2006
Upstate Doubles Its Way Past Anderson
March 4, 2006
Trojans Split With Division I Kennesaw State
March 2, 2006
Anderson Wins Slugfest Against PC, 17-12
February 28, 2006
Catawba Crushes Anderson
February 27, 2006
Anderson, Erskine Split Doubleheader
February 24, 2006
Fleet Roughs Up Trojans In Series Opener
February 22, 2006
Anderson Loses A Wild One To SWU
February 21, 2006
Eagles Blank Anderson, 8-0
February 19, 2006
Anderson, Newberry Split Again
February 18, 2006
Anderson, Newberry Split Doubleheader
February 16, 2006
AU Places 24 On Academic All-CVAC Team
February 16, 2006
PC Extends Anderson Losing Streak To Four
February 12, 2006
Columbus State Sweeps Anderson
February 11, 2006
Columbus State Takes Series Opener
February 9, 2006
Anderson Rallies To Beat USC Upstate, 12-11
February 8, 2006
Pucetas Leads Limestone Past Anderson, 2-1
February 5, 2006
College Baseball -- USC Upstate 16, Anderson 6
February 4, 2006
Anderson, Barton Split Baseball Doubleheader
February 3, 2006
Anderson Beats Barton In Season Opener
February 1, 2006
AU Baseball Team Opens Season Friday
December 9, 2005
Anderson Announces Fall Signees
November 3, 2005
Whitfield Named Assistant Baseball Coach
September 12, 2005
Anderson Places 111 On CVAC Presidential Roll
August 25, 2005
e-Scores Now Available On AC Website