Softball
 

April 13, 2008

Trinity and Austin College Split Again

Trinity (15-17, 10-2) took the opening game with a rally in the later innings, then fell short of a repeat performance in game two.

Austin College opened the game with three runs, but Trinity answered with two runs of its own.  After Austin added another run in the third, the score was 4-2 heading into the fourth.  The Tiger bats came to life in the bottom of the inning, getting back-to-back two-out hits to drive in three runs and claim their first lead of the day. 

Kate Wright (9-0) gave up just three earned runs on nine hits to earn the win, but allowed no runs and just two hits over the final four innings to set up the team's comeback.

Karen Fisher was 2-2 with two runs and one RBI in the game, while Jamie Williams and Lee Smith both went 2-4 with a run scored.  Smith also drove in two runs in the fourth to give the Tigers a 5-4 lead at the time.

In game two, Austin College again opened the game with five runs in the first two innings to take control, but Trinity scored twice in the second to narrow the gap.  After Austin added another run in the third to make it 6-2, Fisher came on in relief of starter Helen Thompson. 

Fisher threw four shutout innings to finish off the game, giving up just two hits and striking out two batters, keeping the game within reach for the offense.

Smith and Wright both had two more hits in the second game, as did Krista Prato Matthews.  Prato Matthews was 2-3 with two RBI, and she had her first career home run - a solo shot to left-center to lead off the fourth inning.

Trinity also scored again in the fifth to make it 6-4, but the comeback would not be repeated as the Tigers had just two hits in the final two innings.

Trinity will travel to Hendrix College for a four-game SCAC series next weekend, finishing off the regular season schedule.  The Tigers currently lead the SCAC West Division, but still need to split next weekend to ensure the West's top seed for the SCAC Championships April 25-27 in Danville, Kentucky.