SAN ANTONIO- The Trinity University Softball Team won the first two games in today's conference series against University of the Ozarks.
Game one- Trinity 7, Ozarks 1
The first game of today's match up was the first time the Tigers have stepped foot on the diamond with the Eagles as an opponent.
It was a slow start to the game, with neither team scoring a run until the Eagles took the first lead in the top of the 4th with the score 1-0.
Out for vengeance, the Tigers started strong in the bottom of the 4th with
Leah Gonzalez's (San Antonio, Texas / East Central) shot off the left field wall, claiming her 6th double of the season. Pinch running for Gonzalez,
Jordan Arce (Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Thousand Oaks) stole 3rd and put herself in scoring position with
Hayden Del Toro (Cypress, Texas/ Cy Woods) up to bat. Del Toro tied the score with a hard ground ball to the pitcher, scoring Arce.
Samantha Tagawa (Agoura Hills, California / Agoura), shot a liner up the middle to score the second run of the game.
The Tigers continued to add fresh runs on the board when
Hannah Boudreaux (Pearland, Texas / Shadow Creek) stepped up to the plate with bases juiced and sent a screamer up the middle to score twp, ending the 4th inning with a Tiger lead of 4-1.
The Tigers continued to rack up runs in the 5th inning as Del Toro put an imprint into Left field's wall and secured her 2nd RBI of the game. The rally continued with another shot to center by
Angela Baltzell (Antioch, Calif. / Freedom), scoring another run, ending the 5th with an even bigger lead of 6-1.
The last run for the Tigers took place in the bottom of the 6th inning with Gonzalez driving in another run with her 3rd hit of the game.
The Tiger pitching staff closed out the bottom of the seventh to secure the 7-1 victory.
Game two- Trinity 5, Ozarks 0
In the second match up of today's double header, Trinity University's lineup came out stacked with power.
In the first pitch of the 2nd inning,
Carsyn Lee (Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound) smashed a solo homer over the left field fence, and kicked off another rally for the Tigers that would continue throughout the rest of the game.
Taking advantage of the Eagles' shift to the left side of the field,
Sydney Watson (San Antonio, Texas / San Antonio Christian) lined a pitch into right field to score the 2nd run of the inning, going into the top of the 3rd with a 2-0 lead over the Eagles.
Following Lee, Boudreaux took advantage of a fat first pitch in the bottom of the 3rd inning, hitting an absolute missile over the center field wall ending the inning with a wider lead of 3-0 against the Eagles.
Once again, another Tiger bomb was demolished to left center by Gonzalez to end the 4th inning, as the Tigers continued to show no mercy as they racked up a new score of 4-0.
The final run of the second game was scored with a team effort as
Ella Whitacre (Roanoke, Texas / Byron Nelson) sent a screamer down the right field line for a triple, and scored on a sacrifice fly ball by Boudreaux.
The Tigers showed out on the field today with no errors and backed up pitcher
Megan Kriechbaum (Cedar Hills, Utah / Pleasant Grove). The Megladon threw her second no-hitter of the season, dealing out strikes and mowing through the Eagle lineup, racking up 10 strikeouts throughout the game. Today's no-hitter was the 3rd of the season, which has not been accomplished since 2006.
The game ended with the second Trinity win on the day with the score of 5-0.
Up Next
Although the Tigers have won the series against the University of the Ozarks, they are out to add another broom to their collection with a sweep against the Eagles. The squad will face the University of the Ozarks for game 3 tomorrow at noon.
