SHREVEPORT, La. -- Trinity University responded after a tough loss earlier in the day to Centenary College ot defeat Southwestern University, 7-2, and move on to the SCAC Championship Game on Sunday against the Gents. Official Website l Interactive Bracket l Drew Butler Interview l Head Coach Tim Scannell Interview l Photos
After Southwestern opened the game with a run in the first, Trinity took control of the game with a four-run third. The Tiger offense had four hits, drew three walks and a hit batter, swiping the momentum from the Pirates after a tough loss earlier in the day.
Trinity quickly gave up another run in the top of the fourth, but it would be all Southwestern's offense could muster against Trent Rape. Rape improved to 6-2 with the complete-game victory, allowing two runs on eight hits, and striking out four batters.
The Tiger offense added three insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings to finish off the scoring, finishing with a total of 12 hits. Southwestern used six different pitchers in the game, issuing a total of 10 walks over 8.0 innings of work.
Carter MacEachern led Trinity with a 4-for-5 performance at the plate, while Drew Butler had three hits in five at-bats. Both players also scored two runs, while Beau Attyah picked up two RBI for the Tigers.
Will Cates led the Pirates at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Jared Bogosian also posted a 2-for-4 outing with the only Southwestern RBI. Jeremy Rice suffered the loss, allowing two runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one in 2.1 innings of work.
Trinity is sporting a 31-12 record this season, and will play in its third consecutive SCAC Championship game. The third-seeded Tigers have won the last two conference titles, and four in the past five years. They will need to win two games tomorrow on the Gents home field to win their third consecutive title and 10th overall. The Pirates end the year at 20-22 overall.
