Kerrville, Texas - The Trinity Tigers baseball team won the weekend series with the Schreiner Mountaineers, by an 8-5 victory Sunday at Mountaineer Field.

Trinity (2-1) split a doubleheader with Schreiner  (1-2) on Saturday, in season-opening games at E.M. Stevens Field. The Tigers won the first game 15-10, and Schreiner took the second 9-3.

Schreiner took an early lead Sunday, by scoring one run in the second inning. The Tigers committed two errors during the inning. Trinity bounced back with two runs in the top of the third, on RBIs by sophomore designated hitter Patrick Frasier, and junior second baseman Dom Robusto.

The Tigers widened the lead with four runs in the fourth inning. Robusto highlighted the scoring, with a two-RBI single.

Schreiner put another run on the board in the fifth inning, and Trinity led 6-2. The Tigers produced two more runs in the sixth, keyed by an RBI-triple by sophomore outfielder Nick Pappas. The Mountaineers scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth, on two hits and one Tiger error. Following a one-hit ninth inning, Trinity closed out the game in the final stanza, as the Mountaineers had one hit and a stolen base.

Senior catcher Kyle Felix of Woodside, Calif. (Bellarmine College Prep), hit 4-5 with an RBI and three runs.

Robusto, from Laguna Beach, Calif. (Laguna Beach), batted 1-3 with three RBIs. Pappas was 2-4 with one RBI and two runs. Frasier went 2-5 with and RBI and a run.

Junior right-hander Michael Panozzo of Houston (Clear Lake) was the starting pitcher, and got the nod. Panozzo (1-0) allowed two runs (none earned), five hits, two walks, and fanned eight batters in seven innings of work.

Trinity scored eight runs (all earned), accumulated 17 hits, made six errors, and left 11 players on base. Schreiner scored five runs (three earned), made eight hits, two errors, and stranded 11 batters.

The Tigers travel to Belton, Texas, Tuesday for a 2 p.m. game with Mary Hardin-Baylor. Trinity begins its SCAC campaign next Saturday, in a home doubleheader with Austin College at 1 p.m. The two teams will play a single game next Sunday at 1 p.m. In 2009, the Tigers advanced to their 14^th SCAC final in 18 seasons.