BREVARD, N.C. - Junior infielder Tony Price homered twice in the opener, but the Anderson University baseball team wrapped up its South Atlantic Conference slate by dropping a twinbill to Brevard, 6-3 and 5-3, Saturday afternoon at Gil Coan Field.

Brevard (26-20, 16-11 SAC) ran its win streak to 11 games as the Tornados clinched the three-seed in next week's conference tournament. The Trojans fell to 13-36 overall and 6-21 in conference play.

Tyler Lequire (2-1) and Kevin Hamilton (3-1) picked up the wins for Brevard, with freshman Landon Beck (1-8) and Erick Sanderson (3-6) absorbing the losses for the Trojans.

Game #1
Brevard 6, Anderson 3

The Tornados plated early runs in support of Lequire, and the freshman right-hander bounced back after walking the bases loaded in the top of the first inning to pitch seven strong innings in winning his second consecutive start.

The Tornados opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as Chad Funkhouser doubled in Champ Stuart with a drive in the right center field gap, and Brevard increased their lead to 3-0 in the third as Eric Renegar scored on an AU error, while Robinson came across the plate on a wild pitch.

The Tornados added three more runs in the middle innings, with Renegar driving in Robinson with a triple to the fence in left-center field in the bottom of the fifth inning, and Merriken followed three batters later with a double down the left field line, bringing Renegar across the plate. Robinson added the final BC run in the sixth, scoring Armacost with a single through the right side of the infield to provide Lequire with a 6-0 lead heading into the final three frames.

Tony Price ended the shutout bid on the first pitch of the seventh inning, driving his second home run of the season over the fence in left center field to put the Trojans on the board, and Ryan Kirkland added a second AU run in the eighth, scoring on a wild pitch.

Price capped off the scoring in the game with his second home run of the contest, third on the season with a blast over the left field fence, but Smith retired the side to end the game in favor of the home squad.

Robinson went 3-for-4 with an RBI and pair of runs scored to pace the BC offensive efforts in the ball game, while Price led the Trojans side with his two solo home runs. Senior Ryan Kirkland was 2-for-4 at the plate, with a single and a double and also added a first-inning walk.

On the mound, Lequire picked up the win, going seven innings and striking out seven Trojans, while scattering five hits. Beck was saddled with the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) over four innings, while recording five strikeouts.

Game #2
Brevard 5, Anderson 3

Brevard built a 5-0 lead midway through the contest and the Tornados were able to hold off a furious seventh-inning rally by the Trojans.

Hamilton retired the side in order in the top of the first and Brevard quickly took advantage, loading the bases before O'Dell drove a single through the right side of the infield, plating Funkhouser and Armacost to put Brevard up 2-0 early.

The Tornados added a third run in the bottom of the second as Armacost singled up the middle, scoring Clark, and Brevard capped their scoring with runs in the fourth and the fifth as Stuart doubled in Christian Christopoulos, while O'Dell hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Robinson to give Brevard a 5-0 lead heading into the sixth inning.

Hamilton carried a no-hitter into the top of the fifth inning before AU catcher Jonathan Zalud snapped the bid with a single to left field. However, Anderson was unable to break the shutout attempt until the top of the seventh.

A throwing error by the BC second baseman was followed by a walk as the Trojans put their first two base runners aboard. Zalud singled in the first run, scoring Price, and following a walk to Thomas Padro, loaded the bases. Jonathan Romano hit a two-run single through the left side of the infield, cutting the lead down to 5-3.

Burnette came in relief for the Tornados and continued his streak of shutout outings in the SAC on the season, making his fifth appearance in conference play and he retired the final three Trojan batters to end the game, recording his first career save with Brevard.

O'Dell led Brevard with three RBIs in the contest, while Armacost had a pair of base hits to pace the Tornados in the final game of the series. Zalud led Anderson with two hits, while Romano drove in two for the visitors.

Hamilton went six shutout innings for the Tornados in recording the win, allowing one hit while striking out six in tying for the team lead with three wins on the season.

Sanderson went the distance for the Trojans, recording his team-leading seventh complete game on the season, allowing eight hits, while striking out two in the loss.

Anderson closes out the 2012 season by playing host to Southern Wesleyan on Monday night at Anderson Memorial Stadium. First-pitch for Senior Night is scheduled for 6 p.m.