Baseball
 

February 17, 2007

Trinity Opens Season With Dramatic Comeback Win

Richardson, Texas - Trinity's baseball team opened the season with a seventh-inning come-from-behind win to beat University of Texas-Dallas on Saturday afternoon.

Trinity (1-0) fell behind in the third when the Comets rattled off six runs in the bottom half of the inning to break open the scoring and take control of the game.  The Tigers chipped away at the lead with a single run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the sixth, but still trailed by three headed into the final inning.

UT-Dallas was within one strike of taking the win, but with two outs and two runners on base, Blake Holman took a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left field to tie the game.  The Tigers were so energized by that hit, that the team rallied for 10 additional runs to total a 13-run inning and take an unlikely 16-6 win.

Holman finished the day 2-5 with four RBI and two runs scored from his cleanup spot in the lineup.  Nick Vera was 3-3 with three RBI and four runs scored, narrowly missing an historic feat.  Vera was only a single shy of hitting for the cycle in the game, also walking and reaching on a HBP for five total times on base in the game.  His leadoff homer in the fourth inning was the first run of the season for Trinity.

Bobby Zabor also had three hits to tie Vera for the team lead in this game, finishing 3-5 with one run and three RBI.  Andreas Verrios also had a pair of hits and two RBI, and Steven Ramos came off the bench to record two RBI.  Stosh Hoover was 1-2 with two runs scored as well.

Drew Bignall (1-0) scored the complete-game victory on the mound, allowing six runs on 12 hits and striking out eight batters.  Bignall did not allow a walk in the game, and the eight strikeouts ties his career-high - a mark he hit three times last season.