San Antonio - The Tiger baseball team finished off the 2013 regular season schedule with a 3-1 win over Hardin-Simmons University on Monday night.

Trinity improved to 33-7 with the win, which was also the ninth consecutive for the Tigers.  The game also saw Trinity hold an 8-4 edge in hits, and Hardin-Simmons picked up two of its three hits in the ninth inning.

Zack Speer pitched eight shutout innings before allowing a run in the ninth, finishing his day by giving up one run on four hits, and striking out 10 batters.  Michael Bentz came on to finish the game with a strikeout with two runners on base, earning his third save of the season.

Trinity scored single runs in the second, fourth, and fifth innings, led by two RBI from Kevin Clements.  Clements went 2-3 on the day, driving home the first two runs of the ball game.  

Christian Muscarello grabbed the third RBI for the Tigers, adding the final run of the day.  Will Donnan also had two hits, going 2-4 with a double and a run scored.  Pat Hirschberg and Connor Moore also scored for the Tigers.

Trinity will face off against the University of Dallas to open the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday, April 26, at 12:00 p.m.  The tournament will be held in Georgetown, Texas, and will be hosted by Southwestern University.