DUE WEST, S.C. - The Anderson University baseball team outhit Erskine, but dropped a 10-4 decision to the archrival Flying Fleet in non-conference action Tuesday afternoon at Grier Field.
Anderson (3-10) suffered its seventh consecutive setback, while the Flying Fleet (5-4) snapped a two-game skid with the win. The Trojans outhit Erskine, 14-12, on the afternoon, but the Fleet scored 10 runs on their 12 hits
Sophomore outfielder Zack Reeves led the Trojans offensively, finishing the afternoon 4-for-5, with his first home run of the season coming in the eighth inning. Senior catcher Brett Scarberry finished the afternoon with a pair of singles in five at-bats, while senior Ryan Kirkland also recorded two singles.
Tayler Ramsey (1-0) picked up the win allowing no runs on two hits in one and a third inning of relief, while freshman JT Trujillo (1-1) absorbed the loss for AU, going six full innings and giving up eight runs off 10 hits.
The Trojans got on the board first when Reeves scored on a single by Scarberry in the top half of the first inning. But Erskine answered with four in the bottom half of the inning, as the Fleet loaded the bases and with one out Chase Corn reached on an error to tie the game up. Luke Danielewicz reached on a fielder's choice to score a run and Zac McCarthy hit a double to score two more and make it a 4-1 game after one inning. Both teams added a run in the second inning and the Trojans added one more in the third to make it a 5-3 game.
In the bottom of the sixth, Erskine's McCarthy led off with his second double of the game followed by an infield single by Phillip Herring. Cameron Yost drew a walk to load the bases and Josh Purvis followed with a double to right field that scored McCarthy and Herring. Willingham singled to left to score Yost and give the Fleet a five-run lead.
Trailing 8-3 in the top of the eighth, Reeves connected on a solo home run to left to make it a four-run game. But Willingham countered with a two-run homer in the bottom half to finish out the scoring.
Willingham led the Fleet offense, going 3-5 with a home run and three RBI's, while McCarthy and Purvis both had two hits and two runs batted in.
Anderson gets back into South Atlantic Conference action with a three-game series at Lincoln Memorial, beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday.
