IRVING, Texas – Third-seeded Trinity University earned a 7-0 win over sixth-seeded Centenary College on Friday afternoon in game two of the 2022 SCAC Softball Championship. Tiger left fielder Jenna Kash paced the Trinity offense as she was 2-for-2 with two RBI and a walk. Cat Patterson earned the win in the circle as she tossed 6.0 innings, while scattering seven hits and striking out one. Official Website l Box Score | Bracket l Postgame Interview l Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a double steal put runners on second and third, Trinity's Kash singled home Alexa Saucedo and Brianna Pena to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second.
- In the third, Trinity extended its lead to 3-0 on a Jessica Lloyd groundout to short that scored Sammie Whitman.
- The Tigers tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Marina Delaluna tallied an RBI double to left center to make it 4-0 before Jessica Lloyd delivered a run-scoring single to make it 5-0.
- Trinity put the game out of reach in the sixth with an RBI single from Whitman and a sac fly from Lloyd.
CENTENARY COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Mackenzie Cox: 2-3
- Kaylea Patridge: 1-3
- Erin Lewis: 1-3
- Viviana Rivero: 1-3
- Mallory Stout: 1-3
- Brooke Sandefur: 1-3
- Katelyn Moss: 3.2 IP, 8 hits, 3 ER, 1 BB
TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Sammie Whitman: 3-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
- Abigail Miller: 3-4, 1 double
- Jessica Lloyd: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 sac fly
- Brianna Pena: 2-3, 1 run scored
- Jenna Kash: 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored
- Cat Patterson: 6.0 IP, 7 hits, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
NOTABLES
- Trinity improves to 46-30 all-time in SCAC Softball tournament play. The Tigers also improved to 2-3 versus Centenary in SCAC postseason play.
- This marked the fifth consecutive SCAC tournament (2017-2019, 2021-2022) that Trinity and Centenary played each other.
- The loss drops Centenary to 12-12 alll-time in the SCAC Softball championship.
- Trinity improved to 19-22 on the season.
- Centenary saw its record fall to 14-20.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will move on to face second-seeded St. Thomas later today at 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Ladies will move into an elimination game against the loser of game 3 at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
