Baseball
 

February 17, 2007

Tigers Settle for Doubleheader Split on Saturday

Richardson, Texas - The Tiger baseball team was unable to complete a season-opening doubleheader sweep at UT-Dallas on Saturday, as the home team took the 14-8 win in game two.

Trinity (1-1) scored 16 runs in two consecutive innings on Saturday, combing a 13-run seventh in the opening game, and a three-run first in the finale.  UT-Dallas didn't flinch in the second game, though, answering three Tiger runs with five runs of its own to take a 5-2 lead after one.

The Comets then added another run in the second to take a familiar 6-3 advantage.  After single runs in the third and fourth by the Tigers, UT-Dallas answered with two big innings to take a 13-5 lead after six. 

Trinity made a bid at another dramatic final-inning comeback, but the Comets stopped the run-scoring at three in the ninth to earn the split.

Bobby Zabor was 2-5 with two RBI in the second game, bringing his day's total to five hits, while Nick Vera was 1-3 with three runs scored - giving him seven runs in two games.  Vera also stole a pair of bases.

Andreas Verrios was 2-4 with two runs scored, while Steven Ramos came off the bench with a 2-3 performance.

Sophomore Evan Bronson (0-1) struggled in his first career start, giving up six runs on six hits through three innings.  Bronson struck out three, but walked five of the 20 batters he faced.

Reliever Ryan Poffenroth was also hurt by the hot bats of the Comets, allowing seven runs on eight hits, though he did record five strikeouts to tie his career-best total. 

Trinity and UT-Dallas complete the three-game weekend series with a single game tomorrow afternoon.  The Tigers return for the team's home opener on Tuesday against University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at 7:00 p.m.