BREVARD, N.C. -- Brevard used both the bats and a strong pitching performance from starter Ryan Toney to beat Anderson University 8-3 in a non-conference game Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Tornados move to 5-9 on the season and 3-0 at home this season. The loss drops Anderson to 5-14. The Tornadoes got on the board first in the third inning as centerfielder Brice Warner led off the inning with a triple to right center field and then scored on a passed ball to give Brevard a 1-0 lead. Brevard added to its lead in the bottom of the fourth as senior Chris White led off the inning with a double to left field. Third baseman Spencer Linn then tried to sacrifice White over to third, but an errant throw by the pitcher allowed Linn to reach base safely and White to score from second to make it 2-0 Brevard. Anderson got a run back in the top of the fifth inning as Patrick West hit a home run over the left field wall. However, in the bottom of the fifth the Tornadoes increased their lead to 5-1, pushing across three runs in the inning. First baseman Justin Frady started things off with a double down the right field line. After catcher Josh Miller was hit by a pitch, both Miller and Frady advanced a base with a wild pitch, putting two runners in scoring position with only one out. Shortstop Mitch Hefner hit a ground ball back to the pitcher for second out. White then walked to load the bases for Linn. Linn hit a shot up the middle to drive in Frady from third. Left fielder Zac Williams then drew a walk, scoring Miller and leaving the bases loaded. Lead off hitter Brice Warner then drew walk, scoring White and putting the Tornadoes up 5-1 heading into the sixth. Anderson pushed across a run in the top of the seventh to cut the BC lead to 5-2, however, the Tornados put the game away with three runs in the bottom of the inning to pull ahead 8-2. The Trojans added another run in the eighth before BC reliever Matt Castro settled down and pitched a perfect ninth. BC pitcher Ryan Toney (1-1) scored his first win of the season. He allowed two runs on three hits and struck out four in 6 1/3 innings. The loss went to Brady Peele (0-2) who pitched the third and fourth innings and allowed two runs on three hits. Leading the way for BC at the plate was Linn, who was 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored, and two stolen bases. Warner was 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and two runs scored, while Seth Corliss was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. For Anderson, West was 2-3 with a home run. Anderson travels to Mount Olive this weekend for a three-game series.