Softball
 

March 20, 2008

Trinity Sweeps Rhodes to Open SCAC Play

Trinity (6-14) won 5-2 in the opener, then edged Rhodes 4-3 in the second game, completing the doubleheader sweep. 

The Tigers scored once in the first and once in the third to take a 2-0 lead after three innings, but Rhodes answered with a two-run inning in the fourth to tie the game. 

Trinity broke the tie in the fifth, scoring on an error by Rhodes, then added two more insurance runs in the sixth.  Rhodes was able to load the bases in the top of the seventh, but Karen Fisher struck out the final batter to end the threat.

In the second game, it was Rhodes that took the early lead, jumping out to a 3-0 advantage through three innings.  Trinity was finally able to get on the board with a run in the fourth, then tied the game with a pair of fifth-inning scores on a double from Jamie Williams.

Neither team scored in the sixth, and Rhodes went in order in the seventh, setting up Trinity with a chance to win it in the bottom of the inning.  After a pair of one-out hits and a walk, Trinity's Lee Smith stepped in with the bases loaded.  On the first pitch, Smith smashed a single to center field to finish off the first day of action in the SCAC series.

Kate Wright (3-0) gave up two unearned runs on two hits through six innings of game one, while Fisher earned her second save of the year by finishing off the final inning.  Wright was also 2-3 with two runs scored at the plate, while Fisher was 1-3.

In game two, Helen Thompson (2-9) gave up two earned runs - three total - on eight hits to earn the complete-game victory.

Jamie Williams collected two hits in each game, scoring two runs and driving in a total of two more.  She extended her hitting streak to 19 games in the process, which is the longest streak in school history.

Trinity and Rhodes will finish the series tomorrow at noon, playing two more conference games.  The Tigers have now won 25 consecutive games over Rhodes.