ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson baseball team mustered 16 hits and 14 runs on the day, but dropped both ends of a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader with Lenoir-Rhyne, 10-5 and 13-9, Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
"We didn't play to our expectations today," said Anderson head coach P.J. Zocchi. "We beat ourselves in both games today. Free bases and extra outs are unacceptable. We let their offense take advantage of extra outs all day. We couldn't stay out of a big innings. We need some guys to step up in situations. The preparation won't stop."
Anderson slipped to 10-8 overall and 3-3 in the league, while Lenoir-Rhyne improved to 10-8 and 3-3.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Game #1
Lenoir-Rhyne 10, Anderson 5
Junior Will Lindsey was 2-for-4, with a pair of singles and drove in two runs in the opener, while juniors Nick Vella and Chandler Castleberry, along with freshman Ryan Brash, all reached base on a single and a walk.
Senior Brent Reynolds (1-1) took the loss after allowing a pair of runs in relief in the seventh.
Game #2
Lenoir-Rhyne 13, Anderson 9
Sophomore Jacob Kohns was 3-for-5 in the nightcap, with three singles, with Vella adding a pair of singles and a walk, while driving in two runs. Juniors Trevor Weisner and Davis Goodyear each drove in two runs apiece.
Junior Elijah Boles (1-1) absorbed the loss after surrendering four runs on four hits in the first inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
The Bears took and early 3-0 lead with a pair of runs in the first inning and a solo run in the third, before AU took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the fourth.
The Trojans held the 4-3 advantage until Lenoir-Rhyne posted three unearned runs in the seventh, and after AU answered with a run in the bottom half of the eighth, L-R doubled up the Trojans with a four-run ninth inning.
Game 2
Lenoir-Rhyne scored four runs in the first inning and built a 13-0 cushion with three runs each in the second, third and fifth innings before the Trojans sent 14 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fifth and exploded for eighth runs.
Lenoir-Rhyne was held scoreless over the final two innings, but AU was unable to get any closer than four by notching a run in its final at-bat.
STAT OF THE DAY
The Trojans committed eight errors on the afternoon.
NOTABLES
• Trojan batters did not record an extra-base hit for the first time this season.
• Lenoir-Rhyne posted five doubles and a pair of home runs.
• Will Lindsey was a combined 3-for-7 (.429) on the day.
• Nick Vella was 3-for-8 (.375) on the afternoon.
• Dillon Carpenter's hitting streak has reached 18 games.
• Chandler Castleberry has reached base safely in all 18 contests.
• Will Lindsey is on a six-game hitting streak.
UP NEXT
Anderson will get back on the diamond when the Trojans open a four-game road swing at Belmont Abbey on Tuesday afternoon. AU will be looking to avenge a 13-5 loss suffered earlier this week to the Crusaders. First-pitch versus Belmont Abbey is set for 4 p.m.
