Softball
 

April 6, 2008

Offense Thrives as Trinity Sweeps Colorado College

Trinity (13-15, 8-0) remains atop the SCAC West Division standings with the wins, which came by final scores of 13-1 and 20-12. 

In game one, Trinity started quickly with six runs in the first two innings, then answered Colorado College's only run - that coming in the bottom of the second - with seven more runs in the third and the fourth. 

Jamie Williams kept her hitting streak alive with hits in both games, and also extended her school-record in career triples with two more today.  She went 2-4 with one run and four RBI in the opener, then was 2-2 with four runs scored in game two. 

Williams and Michelle Gossein both had record-setting performances yesterday, and Gossein collected four more hits and four more RBI in today's doubleheader.  Williams also tied her own school record for triples in a season today, giving her six on the year. 

Today was Karen Fisher's turn to equal a school single-game record, as she finished 4-5 with two runs and a record-tying six RBI in the series finale on Sunday.  Fisher is the fifth player to record six or more RBI in one game, which includes teammate Christina Carni's six-RBI game against Austin College in 2007.  Additionally, Fisher (3-5) took the win in game two, throwing a complete game for the win.  She gave up 12 runs on 12 hits, but only two of the runs were earned, and she struck out three batters.

Kate Wright (7-0) threw her fourth straight complete-game in conference play in the opening game, striking out three and giving up just one run on seven hits through five innings.  Wright also went 3-4 with a career-high four runs scored in the game, as well as tying her career-best mark with a pair of stolen bases.  She was also 3-4 in game two, scoring twice more and driving in three runs.  She had two doubles and a triple in the series finale.

Caitlin Richards scored twice in the opening game, while Krista Prato Matthews was 2-2 with three runs and two RBI.  Teresa Greppi was 1-3 with two runs scored to start the day, then went 2-4 with two runs and two RBI in game two.  Richards was 3-4 with three runs and two RBI, while Prato Matthews went 3-4 with two runs and three RBI.  Lee Smith also collected three hits in the second game, driving in two runs and scoring two more. 

Trinity returns home next weekend to host Austin College in another four-game SCAC series.  The games will be the final home games of the regular season for the Tigers.  Trinity needs one win to secure its spot in the SCAC Tournament, held April 25-27 in Danville, Kentucky.