WISE, Va. – Behind a 17-hit attack in the nightcap, the Anderson baseball team salvaged a split of its South Atlantic Conference doubleheader at UVA Wise on Friday, with the Trojans dropping the opener, 12-2, and taking the second game, 18-7, at Stallard Field.

Anderson (10-12, 8-10 SAC) claimed its second win in three decisions with the split, while UVA Wise improved to 3-17 overall and 2-16 in the conference.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Game #1
UVA Wise 12, Anderson 2 (6 innings)
Senior Davis Goodyear had two of the Trojans' six hits in the opener, with junior Chandler Castleberry adding a single, a walk and scoring a run. Seniors Cody Adams and Nick Vella were 1-for-3, while freshman Brayden Owens also notched a single and drove in a run.

Sophomore left-hander Andrew Imperatore (3-2) got the start on the mound for the Trojans and suffered the loss after giving up three runs on five hits in two innings of work on the mound. He struck out two batters and walked one.

Game #2
Anderson 18, UVA Wise 7 (7 Innings)
Goodyear was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate in the nightcap, with three doubles, a single and he also added a walk in five trips to the plate. The sophomore scored three times and drove in two runs. Vella was 2-for-3 with four runs scored and five RBI, while clubbing two home runs. Justin Fox was 3-for-4 at the plate, with a home run and a pair of singles. The sophomore scored four times.

Castleberry posted a double, a single and also drew a seventh-inning walk, while crossing the plate three times and posting a pair of RBI. Freshman Brayden Owens recorded a pair of singles and a walk, while driving in three runs. Second baseman Jacob Kohns posted a pair of singles and designated hitter Bryan Mitchell finished the game with a double and a walk.

Junior Lucas Smith (2-1) was the beneficiary of the early offensive explosion and captured his second win of the season after allowing six runs on seven hits over four innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Senior Christian Carpenter collected his fourth save of the season after tossing the final three innings. The right-hander allowed an unearned run, while striking out four batters and not issuing a walk.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
Each team got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the second inning, with Chandler Castleberry leading off the frame by drawing a walk and Tyler Berry followed by getting hit by a pitch. Davis Goodyear then loaded the bases by bunting for a single. With bases loaded and no outs, freshman Brayden Owens singled to right field to plate Castleberry from third with the game's first run. Junior Jacob Kohns then lofted a fly ball deep enough into right field to bring home Berry, giving AU an early 2-0 advantage.

UVA Wise took advantage of three singles and a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to knot the score at 2-2.

The Cavaliers built a 5-2 lead by adding three runs in the bottom of the third and took a four-run lead with a solo run in the bottom of the fourth. They posted six more runs in the bottom of the sixth frame to round out the scoring.

Game 2
Behind Vella's three-run shot and Fox's first home run of the season, the Trojans jumped out to a 7-2 advantage after two innings, but the Cavaliers answered with a pair of runs in the third frame and two more in the fourth inning to trim AU's lead to just one (7-6) after four innings.

But the Trojans scored two runs in the fifth inning, six in the decisive sixth inning and added three more in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

ANDERSON STAT OF THE DAY
The 18 runs scored by AU in the second game marked the most runs scored by the Trojans since defeating Lenoir-Rhyne, 19-6, on Feb. 22, 2018 at Memorial Stadium.

NOTABLES
• The Trojans sent 24 batters to the plate over the final three innings of the nightcap.
• The six doubles in the nightcap equaled a season high for AU.
• The three home runs in the second game were a season high for the Trojans.
• Chandler Castleberry has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games.
• Today's games marked the first-ever meetings between the two teams after the inaugural series between the Trojans and Cavaliers was canceled last season.

UP NEXT
The Trojans and Cavaliers are scheduled for another doubleheader, Saturday afternoon, with first-pitch set for 1 p.m.