Softball
 

February 24, 2007

Trinity Sweeps Texas Lutheran Saturday

Trinity (4-2) won 9-1 and 7-4 in the team's first road games of the season.  The Tigers pounded out 13 hits in the opening game, followed by an 11-hit performance in game two.  Trinity pitchers held Texas Lutheran to seven total hits and just two earned runs in the doubleheader.

Erin Mulvey (2-1) tossed a two-hitter in the opening game, striking out nine and allowing three walks.  Mulvey was also 2-5 with one RBI and two runs at the plate in game one.

Trinity opened up the scoring with a run in the first inning, drawing a bases-loaded walk to take a 1-0 lead.  After a double and a stolen base, Texas Lutheran scored on a wild pitch in the second to tie the game 1-1.  The Tigers scored in three straight innings to close out the game - including a five-run seventh to seal the win.

Jamie Williams was 4-5 with two runs and one RBI in the first game, while Kate Wright drove in three runs.  Michelle Gossein and Christina Carni collected two hits each for the Tigers as well.  The four hits for Williams were a career-high.

In game two, Trinity jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first three innings.  Jillian Degerness (2-0) allowed four runs on five hits, but just one of those runs was earned.  Degerness also struck out five Bulldog hitters, and reached base twice on offense.

Williams and Carni both had multi-hit games again for the Tigers, collecting three hits each in Saturday's finale.  Williams hammered three doubles and scored three runs in the second game, while Carni added two more runs. 

The three doubles by Williams ties her career-high, which is also the school record for a single game.  Williams had three doubles last year against DePauw to break the record.

Kristin Yurasits was 2-4 with one RBI, while Katie Longacre drove in two runs with a first-inning single.

Texas Lutheran cut the 4-0 lead down to 4-3 after the fifth inning, but the Tigers answered with a three-run sixth to push back to a four-run lead.

Trinity will face Division II St. Mary's University on Thursday evening.  The opening game is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m.