Softball
 

May 11, 2007

Tigers Eliminated From NCAA West Regional

Trinity (26-12) fell behind early as the Lady Choctaws scored six runs in the second inning - five of which came on a pair of home runs. 

Mississippi College added an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth, and though the Tigers finally got on the board with a solo homer in the sixth, the scoring would end there for both teams.

Michelle Gossein hit her second home run of the season in the sixth to put Trinity on the board, and a pair of other Tiger players had multi-hit games.

Kate Wright and Erin Fodness had two hits each, with Wright hitting her ninth double of the year to tie for the team lead this season.

Jillian Degerness (8-4) took the loss for Trinity, giving up four runs and striking out one.  Erin Mulvey, who had given up just one run in 21 innings heading into this game, came on in relief in the second inning, giving up three runs - two earned - and recording seven strikeouts. 

Mulvey finished her career by striking out the final five batters she faced, which also makes her both Trinity's and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's single season strikeout record-holder.  The previous record was 157 strikeouts in a season, and Mulvey finished her season with 162. She also became the SCAC's career strikeouts leader earlier in the year.

Katie Longacre and Lee Smith also collected hits for the Tigers in this game.

With the loss, Trinity is eliminated from the tournament, while Mississippi College advances to face Linfield College tomorrow afternoon.