Baseball
 

April 11, 2008

Trinity Secures West's Top Seed With Win Over Millsaps

San Antonio - The Tiger baseball team locked up the SCAC West Division title with a 13-8 win over Millsaps College on Friday night, opening up a four-game SCAC series.

Trinity (25-10, 11-2) answered a three-run first by Millsaps with a four-run bottom half of the inning to take its first lead.  That first inning showed what kind of game it would be, as the two teams combined for 21 runs on 23 hits in the series opener.

Evan Jones hit his 21st double of the season in the game, making him the new single season record-holder at Trinity.  Jones was intentionally walked in the fourth, but then drove in two runs with his record-breaking double in the very next inning.

The Tigers led 5-3 after four innings, but Millsaps tied it in the top of the fifth after a throwing error brought home two runs for the visitors. 

Trinity's answer was a five-run inning that gave it a 10-5 lead that prove to be enough to prevail in the offensive showcase.  Millsaps scored a run in each of the final three innings, but the Tigers were able to match that production to keep the five-run cushion. 

The top three hitters in the Tiger lineup - Kevin Jackson, Kevin Calbick, and Stosh Hoover - all had two hits in the game.  Jackson also scored three runs, while Calbick and Hoover combined for three more runs and three RBI.

Steven Ramos drove home three Trinity runs, while Jeff Claydon and John Paillet went 2-4 with one RBI each.  Claydon also scored twice, as did DH Kyle Felix.

Britton Horn (2-0) took the victory, throwing two innings of relief for the Tigers, giving up one run on two hits and striking out two batters.  John Prato Matthews struck out three in the final 1.2 innings, giving up just one run to finish off the game.

Trinity and Millsaps will continue the SCAC weekend series with a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon.  The series finale will be Sunday at noon.