DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College baseball team (11-7, 8-2 CC) split a pair of non-conference games with Anderson University (8-8, 6-6 SAC), beating the Trojans 4-3 in the opener and then falling 4-2 in the nightcap.
 
THE ESSENTIALS 
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THE SERIES
Erskine picks up its 40th all-time win over Anderson with the split this afternoon. The Fleet lead the series 40-19 with their local rivals.

HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1: The Trojans jumped on Erskine starter Allan Saathoff (2-1) in the first as a double and then a triple set up a sacrifice fly to give Anderson a 2-0 lead. Another sacrifice fly in the third gave Anderson a 3-0 lead, one they would hold until the sixth inning. Livan Reinoso led off the inning with a single and then a Drew Yniesta home run to left centerfield made it a 2-1 game. Then, on the very next at-bat, Dayan Reinoso tied the game at 3-3 with a solo shot to left center. Dayan Reinoso would go on to bring in the game winning run in the seventh inning with a single to center field. Toshawn Drew (1) came on for his first save of the season pitching the final two innings in relief of Saathoff.
 
GAME 2: The Trojans once again scored first, but in game two they waited until the third inning to do so. The leadoff batter in the third reached via a hit-by-pitch and later scored off a bases loaded ground out. A two-run single up the middle opened the lead to 3-0. Anderson added one more in the fourth with another RBI single to give the hosts a 4-0 advantage. The Fleet got one run back in the fifth after Tariq Bacon was brought in by a Livan Reinoso single. With two outs in the seventh, the Fleet scored their final run. Back-to-back doubles from Cody Forster and Livan Reinoso cut the deficit to 4-2, but the Fleet were retired in order in the final two innings.

THE PLAYER
GAME 1: Dayan Reinoso was 2-for-4 from the plate with two RBIs, a run scored and a walk.

GAME 2: Livan Reinoso was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Next weekend, the Fleet return to Conference Carolinas action when they welcome Belmont Abbey College (12-7, 11-5 CC) to Grier Field for a four-game series with the Crusaders.
 
First pitch for both the Friday and Saturday doubleheaders are set for 11 a.m.
 
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