MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - Erik Lovett drove in six runs with two home runs to lead nationally top-ranked Mount Olive to a 14-7 victory over Anderson University in game one of a Conference Carolinas baseball doubleheader Saturday at Scarborough Field. The home-standing Trojans completed the sweep and extended their winning streak to 16 games with an 8-4 victory in the nightcap as David Cooper's RBI single ignited a five-run fourth inning. Saturday's doubleheader marked the Trojans' first games since being ranked No. 1 in this week's Collegiate Baseball Division II Top 30 and Ping Baseball Division II Top 30. Mount Olive (18-1 overall, 5-0 Conference Carolinas) faced a four-run deficit in the opener before Lovett's three-run homer in the bottom of the third pulled the Trojans within 4-3. Anderson added a run in the top of the fourth as Don Ballard led off with a double and pinch-runner Nick Easterlin eventually scored. Mount Olive took the lead for good with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, using a pair of RBI ground outs and Jason Sherrer's two-run single to give the Trojans a 7-5 lead. Anderson pulled within a run in the top of the fifth on Ed Johnson's RBI single, but back-to-back RBI doubles by Alex Vertcnik and Lovett highlighted a three-run bottom of the fifth to extend Mount Olive's lead to 10-6. After the two teams each exchanged a run, Mount Olive added three more in the bottom of the eighth. Anthony Williams and Jesse Lancaster hit triples one out apart and Lovett hit a two-out, two-run homer to cap the scoring. Lovett, who hit a school record 21 home runs last year, has four this season. Saturday marked Lovett's second two-home run game this year. Anderson (5-16, 1-4) used the long ball in the top of the third to jump out to a 4-0 lead. No. 9 batter Patrick West and leadoff batter B.J. Smith led off the inning with back-to-back home runs and Clint Neville added a two-run shot. Lovett and Josh Harrison paced Mount Olive's 18-hit attack with three hits apiece, while Blair Carson had a three-hit game for Anderson. Mount Olive reliever Paul Novicki (3-0) entered the game in the top of the fourth with runners on first and third and nobody out and retired all three batters he faced, holding Anderson to a run on an RBI fielder's choice. Novicki allowed two runs in five innings pitched. Kyle Jones pitched the ninth. Anderson struck first again in the second game as Trent Still's two-run single in the top of the first gave the Trojans a 2-0 lead. Mount Olive tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the first as Cooper led off with a triple and scored on a ground out. Lancaster scored the tying run on Harrison's single. Sherrer's third-inning RBI double put Mount Olive ahead to stay and the Trojans took advantage of Anderson miscues in the fourth inning to break the game open. Cooper singled in the first run and advanced to third on a stolen base and an error. Lancaster struck out for what would have been the third out but went all the way to second on a wild pitch as Cooper came home. Lancaster scored on a single by Vertcnik, who came home on Lovett's double. Lovett scored when Sherrer reached on an error to give Mount Olive an 8-2 lead. Walt Quattlebaum hit a two-run homer for Anderson in the top of the sixth to complete the scoring. Cooper had two hits for Mount Olive, while Still collected two hits for Anderson. Michael Williams (4-0) allowed four runs on five hits through five innings. Todd Jeffreys entered in relief with nobody out in the sixth after Quattlebaum's home run and pitched two scoreless innings. Jeffrey's struck out the final four batters he faced. The two teams complete their series with a single game Sunday at Scarborough Field. First pitch is 1 p.m.
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June 30, 2008
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May 20, 2008
Carson Named To Region Team
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April 30, 2008
Baseball Team Adds Five Players
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April 18, 2008
Top-Seeded Mount Olive Overwhelms Anderson
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April 18, 2008
Pfeiffer Ends Anderson's Season
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April 17, 2008
Carson Named First-Team All-Conference
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April 17, 2008
Trojans Beat Barton In 10 Innings
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April 15, 2008
Neville's Blast Brings Happy End To Regular Season
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April 13, 2008
Trojans Take Two From Limestone
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April 13, 2008
Limestone Salvages Third Game Of Series
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April 10, 2008
North Georgia Hands AU Its Third Straight Loss
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April 9, 2008
Erskine Downs Anderson, 10-7
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April 8, 2008
Trojans Rally To Sweep Away Falcons
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April 8, 2008
Lander Ends AU Winning Streak At Four
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April 7, 2008
Baseball Team Sweeps Pfeiffer
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April 5, 2008
Rains Forces Doubleheader To Sunday
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April 4, 2008
Baseball Starting Time Changed
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April 3, 2008
Trojans Snap Losing Streak
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April 1, 2008
North Georgia Beats Anderson
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March 31, 2008
Fleet Sweeps Anderson
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March 29, 2008
Fleet Takes Series Opener
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March 26, 2008
Carson-Newman Shuts Down Anderson, 6-1
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March 24, 2008
Bearcats Hang On To Beat Anderson
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March 22, 2008
Trojans Take Third Game Of Series Against Coker
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March 21, 2008
Trojans Split Doubleheader With Coker
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March 20, 2008
Brevard Blanks Anderson, 4-0
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March 16, 2008
Baseball Takes Two Of Three From St. Andrews
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March 13, 2008
Anderson Outlasts Wingate, 5-4
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March 12, 2008
Patriots Get By Trojans, 12-11
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March 11, 2008
Carson Leads Anderson Past SWU
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March 9, 2008
Baseball Team Snaps Losing Streak
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March 8, 2008
Aiken Rallies To Beat Anderson, 12-7
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March 8, 2008
Barton Sweeps Anderson
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March 5, 2008
Mars Hill Beats Anderson, 10-4
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March 2, 2008
Mount Olive Posts 7-1 Victory Over AU
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March 1, 2008
No. 1 Mount Olive Sweeps Anderson
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February 28, 2008
Trojans Fall To Tornadoes
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February 25, 2008
Trojans Beat Red Raiders, 5-2
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February 24, 2008
Anderson Splits With Shippensburg
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February 20, 2008
Southern Wesleyan Rallies Past Anderson
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February 19, 2008
Jaguars Get Past Anderson
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February 18, 2008
Trojans Drop Rubber Game Against Crusaders
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February 17, 2008
Trojans Split Conference Doubleheader
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February 13, 2008
Carson-Newman Beats Anderson In Slugfest
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February 12, 2008
Trojans Rip Limestone, 17-4
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February 10, 2008
Ninth-Inning Homer Beats Trojans
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February 9, 2008
Trojans Get First Victory By Beating UNCP
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February 8, 2008
Patriots Take 7-2 Victory Over Anderson
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February 7, 2008
Late Homer Dooms Trojans
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February 6, 2008
Mars Hill Scores Two In 10th To Beat AU
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February 4, 2008
Braves Sweep Trojans
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February 4, 2008
UNC Pembroke Hangs On To Beat Anderson
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February 1, 2008
Play Ball! Baseball Team Opens At Home Saturday
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January 22, 2008
Mount Olive Is Favorite In Preseason Baseball Poll
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January 7, 2008
Baseball Team Signs Three During Early Period