Austin, Texas - Trinity's sixth-ranked baseball team opened up the third day of the NCAA West Region Tournament with a 4-3 loss to No. 1 Linfield College on Friday afternoon.

The Tigers fell to 38-8 on the season with the loss, which snapped the team's 14-game winning streak.  Yesterday, Trinity broke the school's single season record with its 38th win of the year, breaking a tie with the 2002, 2004, and 2012 teams.

Trinity was unable to overcome a four-run deficit after the Wildcats put up four runs in the opening frame.  The Tigers did answer with a run in the second to make it 4-1, but didn't score again until the sixth.

In that sixth inning, Trinity put the first two runners on base, then bunted them both into scoring position.  Kevin Clements delivered a two-run single to right field to trim the lead to 4-3, but the Tiger rally fell short in the end.

Michael Walker came on as a reliever in the first inning, and pitched an outstanding game.  He threw 7.2 shutout innings, giving up just four hits, and striking out four batters.  Andrew Alig (4-2) was saddled with the loss, giving up four runs on three hits in the first inning.

Jonathan Hall was 2-4 with a run scored for the Tigers, while Clements finished 1-4 with the two RBI.  Trinity's offense was limited to just five total hits, with Pat Hirschberg and Connor Moore both adding singles.

After winning the first two games of at the West Regional, Trinity is still alive in the double-elimination tournament.  The Tigers face either University of Texas-Tyler or Cal Lutheran University at 7:00 p.m. this evening.  The winner of tonight's game advances to face Linfield in the West Region Championship tomorrow afternoon.