'Roo Softball Falls to Trinity

The Austin College softball team fell to visiting Trinity University 7-1 on Saturday afternoon at Old Settlers Park, dropping the team to 3-20 overall and 0-3 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play for the year. 

Trinity jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Lauren Mercado drove in Brooke Sanchez, but Austin College struck back in the bottom of the first when Jessica Baker doubled and then came home on a single by Sophia Hernandez. 

However, Trinity would score six unanswered runs over the next five innings to push the margin to 7-1 and Austin College would be unable to answer. Three runs came home in the second, two in the fourth, and the final run crossed the plate in the sixth. Sanchez scored four runs in the game for the Tigers. 

Sophia Hernandez took the loss, surrendering four runs in 2.0 innings of work but led the 'Roos offensively, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. 

Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. 

About Austin College 

Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges that Change Lives.