San Antonio - Trinity's sixth-ranked baseball team defeated Texas Lutheran University 5-2 and 9-3 in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader on Saturday, clinching the top seed for the conference tournament.

Along with yesterday's 4-0 win to open the series, the Tigers swept the weekend series from the Bulldogs.  Trinity improves to 28-6 overall with today's wins, including a 14-1 SCAC record.  Texas Lutheran falls to 22-14 and 9-6 in the conference.

Zack Speer (7-1) gave up two runs on six hits in the seven-inning opener, earning his first complete game of the season.  Carter Lauck (2-1) threw 4.2 innings of relief to take the win in the finale.  Lauck struck out four batters, allowing no runs on just two hits.  

Texas Lutheran took the lead with a first-inning run in the opener, but the Tigers ralllied with runs in the second and third to pull ahead.  Trinity then posted a three-run third to take control, giving up just one more run in the sixth.  

Carter McEachern, Drew Butler, and Chris Bianchi had two hits each in the opening game, while Christian Muscarello collected the team's only extra-base hit - his ninth double of the season.

In game two, Trinity started quickly with three runs in the first two innings, but Texas Lutheran rallied to tie the game with three runs in the third.  The Tigers, however, answered immediately with two more runs in the bottom of the inning, and never looked back.  Trinity a run in each of its final four innings to finish off the scoring.

Lauck, Matt Abrahams, William Wells, and Matt Tindall combined to shut down the Bulldog offense over the final 6.1 innings of the game.  

Butler and Bianchi both homered in game two, while Connor Moore and Jeremy Wolf also picked up doubles.  Wolf also drove in two runs, while Butler had two more hits and two RBI in the finale.

Pat Hirschberg went 2-3 with three runs scored, while Moore was 3-4 with two runs and one RBI in the game.  Austin Singer had a hit in each game, extending his hitting streak to 11 consecutive games.  That streak ties Muscarello and McEachern for the longest streaks on the team this season.

Trinity will finish off the regular season this week, playing four games on the road.  The Tigers will travel to Belton, Texas, to face the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Tuesday night.  The weekend will see Trinity and Centenary square off for the second time this season, though this three-game series will count towards the SCAC standings.  The Tigers swept the Gents at home early in the year.