Staff report

ANDERSON, S,C. — Nothing is coming easily for Catawba’s baseball team this season.

Catawba pulled out the second game in extra innings on Sunday at Anderson to salvage a doubleheader split with the Trojans.

The second game was scheduled for seven innings. Carlos Lara hit a three-run homer in eighth to win it 14-11 for the Indians.

Catawba led 6-0 early, but Anderson (14-5, 1-4) came back.

Anderson tied the game in the sixth against Catawba closer Robbie Cowie (2-1), but he put up zeroes in the seventh and the eighth for the win.

There was no shortage of offense for Catawba (13-10, 3-2).

Dylan Wilkinson, Zack Miller and freshman Dylan Driver, who starred at Carson, drove in two runs each. Marshall Raper had a pinch-hit, two-run double. Lara finished with four RBIs.

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The first game got away from the Indians. Anderson scored all its runs in the seventh and eighth to rally for a 5-4 victory.

Greg Brown pitched six excellent innings, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead. Kenny Dollenger (1-2) took the loss.

Luke Spiva, Levi Perrell and Driver had two hits each. Driver drove in two runs.

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The teams are set to play the final game of their series at 2 p.m. Monday as they conclude a series that had weather postponements on Friday and Saturday.

Catawba really needs to take this series.

A lot of South Atlantic Conference teams are off to torrid starts, with Wingate (18-2), Newberry (22-3) and Lenoir-Rhyne (23-2) all playing very well.

Queens lost twice at Newman Park but is 7-2 in the SAC.

Catawba is scheduled to play North Greenville at home at 4 p.m. on Tuesday and will to go Limestone for a SAC series next weekend.