San Antonio - Trinity senior first baseman Evan Jones hit two home runs as the Tigers opened their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule by taking a doubleheader from the Austin College Kangaroos Saturday at E.M. Stevens Field.

The Tigers took the seven-inning opener 15-3, and won the nine-inning second game 12-9.

Jones, from Hillsborough, Calif. (Junipero Serra), hit a two-run homer in the first game, and then swatted a solo shot in the second, his third round-tripper of the young season. On the day, Jones hit 5-5, with five RBIs, four runs, and four walks, three of which came in the second game.

Trinity improved to 5-1 and 2-0 SCAC; and Austin College stands at 2-5 and 0-2 SCAC. The two teams will play a single game at 1 p.m. Sunday.

In the opening game, the Tigers took an early 3-0 lead after the first inning. The Kangaroos put two runs on the board in the top of the second. Jones' second-inning home run gave Trinity a 5-2 lead. Austin College scored a run in the top of the fifth, but Trinity countered with seven runs in the bottom half of the inning. The Tigers produced three runs in the sixth, thanks to a solo home run by junior outfielder Dylan Early, and a two-run homer by junior outfielder Kevin Calbick. Calbick, from Burnaby British Columbia (Burnaby South Secondary), hit 2-4 with three RBIs, and scored three runs.

Sophomore outfielder Nick Pappas of Los Angeles (Loyola) batted 3-4 with four RBIs and one run. Junior catcher Kyle Felix of Woodside, Calif. (Bellarmine College Prep), hit 3-5 with three RBIs and three runs. Junior right-hander Noah Solomon of Austin, Texas (Anderson), hurled five innings and upped his record to 2-0. Solomon allowed three earned runs, six hit, two walks, and struck out three batters.

Trinity scored 15 earned runs, collected 14 hits, made one error, and left six players on base. Austin College scored three earned runs, made seven hits, committed no errors, and stranded seven batters.

In the second game, Trinity jumped out two a 7-2 lead after four innings. The scoring run included the home run by Jones in the second inning. But Austin College took an 8-7 lead by scoring six runs in the top of the sixth inning. Trinity responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning, keyed by a two-RBI double by junior infielder Kevin Jackson of Bellevue, Wash. (O'Dea). The Kangaroos added a run in the seventh, but Pappas hit his second homer of the season, with one player on base, in the eighth.

Pappas hit 4-5 with two RBIs and two runs, while Felix batted hit 2-5 with three RBIs and one run.

Senior right-hander Mike Hunter of Corpus Christi, Texas (King), was Trinity's fifth pitcher. Hunter (1-0) picked up the win by pitching the final 3 1/3 innings. He allowed two earned runs, four hits, two walks, and fanned six Kangaroo batters.

Trinity scored 12 earned runs, made 16 hits, committed two errors, and left seven players on base. Austin College scored eight earned runs, accounted for eight hits, made no errors, and left nine batters on base.