Baseball
 

April 5, 2007

Trinity Falls to Austin College in SCAC Weekend Series Opener

San Antonio - Trinity's baseball team opened a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series with a 7-6 loss to Austin College on Thursday night at E.M. Stevens Field.

Trinity (14-16, 5-4) opened up the game's scoring with three runs in the second, but Austin College bounced back with four runs in the very next inning.  The Tigers were able to erase that lead in the fourth, though, scoring once after a leadoff walk in the inning.

The Kangaroos scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh though, reclaiming the lead and seeming to take full control of this conference matchup.  In the seventh, Trinity loaded the bases with nobody out, ending up with two runs in the inning to make it a 7-6 game with two to play.  The Tigers put two men on with two outs in the ninth, but they were unable to score the tying run.

Bobby Zabor was 3-5 with one run and three RBI, while Blake Holman also finished with three hits for the Tigers.  Teddy Wilson added a pair of hits, while Evan Jones drew three walks and scored two runs.

Britton Horn (2-2) was charged with the loss after yielding six runs on nine hits through 5.1 innings.  He did record seven strikeouts, though he also allowed five walks.  Chris Walden allowed one unearned run through 2.2 innings, and Ryan Poffenroth struck out two in the final inning to keep Trinity in striking distance in the ninth.

Clint Rushing (5-3) allowed six runs on 12 hits in the complete-game victory for Austin College, though all but one of the hits by the Tigers were singles.  Patrick Ray and Matt Aurand each had two hits and two RBI for the 'Roos.

Trinity and Austin College will continue the weekend series with a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m.  On Saturday, the teams finish off the series with a single game at noon.