Baseball
 

May 19, 2006

Bruins Offense Too Much for Tigers at West Regionals

Orange, California - Trinity's baseball team was defeated 11-5 by George Fox University at the NCAA West Regional Tournament on Friday evening.

Trinity (34-13) gave up 20 hits in the game, and the Bruins jumped out to a 9-0 lead after six innings of play.  George Fox scored in all but two innings of the game, including four runs in the first two innings. 

Tiger starter Chuck Huggins was chased from the game in the second inning to fall to 6-2 on the year.  Senior John Allen finished off the final inning, keeping the Bruins off the scoreboard for the second time in the gmae.

After being down by nine, Trinity finally got on the scoreboard with two runs in the seventh, but George Fox answered with two more runs.  In the eighth, Trinity added three runs to its total on a three-run homer by senior J.B. Sowyrda. 

Sowyrda finished 2-3 with two runs and three RBI in the game.  Jeremy Bays also collected two hits for the Tigers, as did Bobby Zabor. 

Nick Vera extended his hitting streak to nine games, while Blake Holman's 11-game streak was snapped  in an 0-3 day at the plate.

George Fox's Bryan Donohue finished 4-5 with three runs, while Bo Thunell was 3-4 with three RBI.  Nick Hedgecock went the distance for the Bruins, allowing five runs on 10 hits and striking out three batters.

Trinity ends its third NCAA Playoff run with a 1-2 record at this year's tournament, and ends its season with 34 wins on the year.