BELMONT, N.C. -- Anderson University split a Conference Carolinas doubleheader against Belmont Abbey Saturday at Abbey Yard, falling 8-4 in the first game and winning 3-2 in the second game. In game one, the Trojans scored two runs in the first inning highlighted by a lead-off home run by B.J. Smith. Anderson would add another run in the second to take a 3-0 lead, but the Crusaders would score two runs in the third on a two-RBI single by Will Breslin. In the fifth inning, Breslin gave the Crusaders the lead for good when he blasted a two-run homer to right center, scoring Carlos Vasquez, who led off the frame with a double to left. The Crusaders tacked on another run in the sixth as Patrick Atwell scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 5-3. Anderson responded with a run in the seventh, scoring on a groundout to cut the lead to 5-4, but Breslin again answered for the Abbey, ripping a two-run double as part of a three-run Crusader eighth to extend their lead to 8-4. Breslin finished the game 3-for-5, falling just a triple shy of the cycle, while driving in six runs. The Trojans were led by Clint Neville, who was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and by Alex Roberson who was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Andy Helms earned the win after allowing four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings, striking out three, and Andrew Morton earned the save after working the final 2 2/3 innings. He did not allow a run on one hit while striking out one. Chris Pitts took the loss after yielding seven runs on 11 hits in 7 2/3 innings of work. He struck out three. In the game two, which lasted seven innings, the two teams were scoreless until the third inning when Matt Hill blasted a solo homer down the left field line for a 1-0 Trojan lead. The Trojans added one more in the fourth as they scored on a wild pitch and another in the sixth to open a 3-0 lead, but Breslin again put the Abbey back in the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to trim the lead to 3-2. The Crusaders threatened in the bottom of the seventh as they had runners on first and second with two outs, but the threat and the game ended on a ground out. Luis Martinez earned the win for the Trojans, as he allowed two runs on five hits in a complete game effort. He struck out four and walked a pair. Michael Raymond took the loss after allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit in 3 1/3 innings. Anderson was led by Hill, who was 2-for-4 with a home run, and by Patrick West, who was 1-for-3 with the game-winning RBI. The Trojans are now 3-9 overall and 1-1 in Conference Carolinas, while Belmont Abbey is now 5-6 overall and 1-1 in conference play. The series finale gets underway Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Abbey Yard.