Ravens Battle to Split with Beavers

The Anderson University baseball team battled to a split with Bluffton University during Sunday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) doubleheader in Bluffton, Ohio.

Bluffton (13-19, 13-19) earned a 7-5 win in Game 1 while Anderson (16-12, 16-12) locked up a 4-1 win in Game 2.

GAME 1: BLUFFTON 7, ANDERSON 5

Tyler Smitherman (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) went 2-for-5 with a double. Branton Sanders (Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland) finished 1-for-2 with three walks and two stolen bases. Justin Reed (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) belted a two-run single. Tyler Burton (Knightstown, Ind./Knightstown), T.J. Price (Anderson, Ind./Daleville), Jason Hall-Manley (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) and Bennie Day (Charlestown, Ind./Jeffersonville) rounded out Anderson's eight hits with singles. Sanders, Burton and M.J. Furnish (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Chrstian) each drove in runs. Evan Doan (Frankton, Ind./Frankton) struck out four batters and allowed one run on four hits in two and two-thirds innings.

GAME 2: ANDERSON 4, BLUFFTON 1

Smitherman finished 2-for-4 with a double for the Ravens. Reed went 2-for-5 with a double while Burton finished 2-for-5. Hall-Manley contributed a double while Price, Rene Casas Jr. (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) and Jonathan Willoughby (Speedway, Ind./Speedway) rounded out Anderson's 10 hits with singles. Sanders, Reed and Smitherman each drove in runs.

Kasey Henderson (Muncie, Ind./Cowan) (5-1) tossed a complete game and recorded the win. He fanned eight batters, yielded four walks and gave up an unearned run on five hits in nine innings.

UP NEXT

Anderson clashes with Earlham College (16-13) in an HCAC matchup on Monday at 4 p.m. at Don Brandon Field.