San Antonio - The 18th-ranked Trinity baseball team took an early lead and never looked back in a 9-2 decision over Cardinal Stritch (WI) University on Sunday afternoon.

Today's game was originally scheduled for last night, but weather forced the teams to postpone until this afternoon.  The Tigers improved to 8-2 with the win, while the Wolves fell to 0-3.

Lefthander Ryan Gray (1-0) took the victory in his first start and fourth appearance of the campaign. Gray hurled an excellent game, throwing 5.1 innings of no-hit ball to start the day.  He finished by allowing two runs on three hits, walking one, and fanning seven Cardinal Stritch batters.

Tiger relievers Chris Tate, Nick Griffith, and Matt Tindall allowed just one hit over the final three innings.  Tindall put a big exclamation point on the win by striking out the side in the ninth, squashing any hopes for a late-inning rally.

The bat of Jose Santos continued to be hot, as he hit 2-3 with one RBI, and a triple.  The speedy Santos also scored three runs and stole two bases. His triple came in the bottom of the second inning, as Trinity got on the board for the first of two runs. Santos is hitting .517 (15-29) this season.

Andrew Waters also went 2-3 with one RBI and one run scored. Liam Rihela entered the game late in game, driving in a pair of runs in a four-run eighth for the Tigers.

Trinity scored twice in the second and in the third, then made it 5-0 with another run in the fourth.  Stritch cut into the lead with two runs on three hits in the sixth, but the Wolves weren't able to add any more runs against the stout Tiger relievers.

Trinity returns to action Thursday by hosting DeSales (PA) University at 7:00 p.m.  The Tigers will then travel to Kerrville, Texas, for a three-game non-conference series against Schreiner University.