Softball
 

May 11, 2006

Tigers Fall to Leopards in Playoff Opener

Trinity (29-13) lost 4-1 to La Verne, and La Verne has now taken two of three games from Trinity this season.  The pair split a doubleheader in San Antonio late in the regular season.

Neither team had a hit through the first two innings, but Debbie Bugarin broke that up with an infield single with one out in the third for La Verne.  After the inning's second out, Jodi Lindsay hit a two-run homer - the 48th of the year for the Leopards - to put La Verne out in front 2-0.  

The Leopards added two more runs in the inning - one of which was unearned - to make it a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third.  In the home half of the inning, Trinity loaded the bases with one out, but could manage just one run in the inning, leaving the bases loaded. 

Trinity left nine total runners on base, leaving at least one player stranded in all but two innings in the game. 

Erin Mulvey fell to 12-6 on the year, allowing three earned runs on six hits through seven innings of work.  Mulvey also struck out seven batters without allowing a walk.  The seven K's give Mulvey 301 for her career, easily the best career mark in school history.

Jamie Williams was 2-3 in the game, cracking two of the team's three hits.  The third came from Mandy Chastang - a one-out double to left field with one out in the sixth. 

Trinity will face either Hardin-Simmons or Linfield tomorrow, depending on the rest of the day's action.  The Tigers need a win tomorrow to avoid elimination in the regional tournament.