AUSTIN, Texas – Trinity tied a program record for runs scored in a single game at the SCAC Tournament and stayed alive with a 12-6 win over Concordia Saturday afternoon in an elimination game from Roberts Family Field on the campus of Concordia University. Official Website | Bracket l Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
The Tigers registered three innings with multiple runs, including a six run second to pick up the win and advance into Sunday at the SCAC Softball Championships.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams went blow for blow early as Concordia scratched a pair of runs in the top of the first before Trinity took the lead 3-2 lead going into the second in part due to a pair of RBI doubles off the bats of Carsyn Lee and Mariana Garcia.
- Concordia responded in the top of the second when Kylie Kirk blasted a three run home run. It was her sixth home run of the season and brought her RBI total to 37 on the year.
- The Tigers however showed resilience, posting a six spot in the home half of the second as Hannah Boudreaux opened the scoring with an RBI single and Hayden Del Toro closed the scoring in the inning with a two RBI single.
- Trinity limited Concordia to just three hits after the second until the sixth when Kirk ripped a double to cut the Tiger lead to 9-6 but once again Trinity answered in the bottom half of the inning scoring three more runs, highlighted by a two RBI single from Peyton Bowser.
- Trinity’s Megan Kriechbaum was outstanding in relief, going five full innings, scattering just four hits, allowing one run and striking out eight.
TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Carsyn Lee: 3-3, 3 Runs, 2 RBI, 1 Double
- Hannah Boudreaux: 2-3, 2 Runs, 1 RBI
- Mariana Garcia: 1-2, 1 Run, 1 RBI, 1 Double
- Peyton Bowser: 1-1, 2 RBI
- Megan Kriechbaum: (SV) 5.0 IP, 4 hits, 1 ER, 8 Ks
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Malarie Mican: 3-3, 3 Runs, 1 BB, 2 SB
- Kylie Kirk: 2-4, 4 RBI, 1 Run, 1 HR, 1 Double
- Molly Olivarez: 2-4
- Taylor Smrt: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 Double
NOTABLES
- Trinity improves to 53-37 all time in SCAC Tournament history.
- The 12 runs scored by the Tigers are tied for the fifth most in SCAC Tournament history. It ties for the most in TU program history, matching the 12 the Tigers scored against Millsaps in game two of the 2009 tournameny.
- Concordia closes its inaugural season in the SCAC with an overall record of 27-13. The 27 wins are the most in program history in a single season, topping 26 wins in the 2008 season.
- THe meeting marked the first and last between the two programs at the SCAC Tournament.
UP NEXT
Trinity advances to face Centenary tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in an elimination game back at Southwestern. Meanwhile, Concordia is eliminated with the loss.
