Posted: May 02, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas – Powered by a four run fifth inning, third-seeded Trinity University defeated sixth-seeded Centenary College, 6-2, Friday morning in opening round action of the 2025 SCAC Softball Tournament Championships at Roberts Family Field on the campus of Concordia University. Official Website | Bracket l Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Originally scheduled for 1:30 PM CT at Southwestern, the game was moved to 10 AM on the campus of Concordia to try and work around on-going weather issues in the area.
- Centenary jumped on the Tigers early, scoring a run in the top of the first when Abby Touchet drove in Noelle Sandmann with a two out RBI double.
- The Ladies’ Emma Shepherd limited Trinity to just two hits through the first four innings, keeping Centenary ahead 1-0 going into the fifth.
- Trinity broke through in the fifth, taking a 2-1 lead courtesy of a two RBI single off the bat of Hannah Boudreaux, scoring Hayden Del Toro and Angela Baltzell. The Tigers extended the lead to 4-1 after RBI singles from Carsyn Lee and Leah Gonzalez.
- Trinity pushed two more runs across in the sixth after Del Toro scored her second run of the game off an Ella Whitacre RBI, followed by Boudreaux registering her third RBI of the day, scoring Baltzell on a single up the middle.
- Centenary managed one run in the top of the seventh as Emma Crow scored her 13th run of the season but was unable to crawl any closer.
TRINITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Hannah Boudreaux: 2-4, 3 RBI
- Carsyn Lee: 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- Angela Baltzell: 1-2, 2 Runs, 1 BB
- Ella Whitacre: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 Run
- Josephine Koelewyn: 6.0 IP, 2 Ks, 5 hits, 1 run
CENTENARY COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Noelle Sandmann: 2-3, 1 run, 1 BB
- Abby Touchet: 2-3, 1 RBI
- Emma Crow: 1-2, 1 run, 1 BB
- Emma Shepherd: 4.0 IP, 5 hits, 3 ER, 1 K
NOTABLES
- Trinity improves to 53-36, the most wins all-time in SCAC history in SCAC Tournament play.
- Centenary falls to 14-18 all-time overall in SCAC Tournament play.
- Trinity improves to 4-3 all-time versus Centenary in SCAC Tournament Play.
UP NEXT
The Tigers move on to face second-seeded St. Thomas immediately following at 12:30 PM CT. Meanwhile, the Ladies will move into an elimination game against the loser of game 3 at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
