Baseball
 

March 18, 2006

Trinity Downs Southwestern to Open SCAC Weekend Series

San Antonio - Trinity's baseball team defeated Southwestern University 10-4 to open a two-game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series on Saturday afternoon.

Trinity (12-6, 5-2 SCAC) jumped out to an early lead with a two-run homer from Blake Holman in the bottom of the first inning, but Southwestern took the lead with three total runs in the second and third innings.  Holman then hit a three-run homer in the third inning to spark a five-run inning that gave the Tigers the lead for good.

The Pirates added run in the fourth, but Trinity's three-run fifth finished off the day's scoring.  The Tigers totaled 10 hits in the game, holding Southwestern to just five.

Brian Oates (4-0) got the win for the Tigers, striking out three hitters and giving up just four hits through five innings.  Evan Bronson recorded a rare four-inning save - his first of the year - allowing one hit and fanning five.

Holman finished 3-4 with five RBI and two runs scored to lead the Trinity offensive attack.  Will Becker and Nick Vera both had two-hit games, as did Bobby Zabor.  Becker scored a pair of runs, while Vera stole three bases in the game.  Ryan Cavan was 1-1 with two runs scored, drawing three walks.

Southwestern designated hitter Derek Berger drove in two runs - both on sacrifice flies - while Brad Culling scored two runs and finished 1-3 on the day.

Trinity and Southwestern will conclude this weekend's series with a single game tomorrow afternoon.