CRESTWOOD, Ill. – Despite home runs off the bats of Nick Andersen and Michael Moralez, the Trinity Christian College baseball team dropped both ends of a midweek doubleheader to Roosevelt University (Ill.) on Wednesday, March 24. A late comeback came up short in game one for the Trolls, falling 6-2. One big offensive inning from the Lakers was the turning point in game two with the Lakers ultimately taking a 12-2 win.

THE BASICS – GAME 1
Score: Trinity Christian – 2 |Roosevelt University (Ill.) – 6
Location: Ozinga Field | Crestwood, Illinois  
Records: Trinity Christian (6-10, 1-1) | Roosevelt (0-11, 0-1)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Nick Andersen: 2-for-2, home run, run scored, RBI
• Tyler Petersen: 2-for-4, run scored
• Hunter Slaats: 2-for-3
• LP: Mike McIntyre (0-4): 2.2 innings, six hits, four earned runs, one walk, four strike outs

THE BASICS – GAME 2
Score: Trinity Christian – 2 |Roosevelt University – 12
Records: Trinity Christian (7-14, 2-4) | Roosevelt (6-2, 5-1)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Michael Moralez: 2-for-3, home run, two RBIs, run scored
• Gil Loza: 1-for-3, double
• LP – Jared Greskoviak (0-1): 3.0 innings, seven runs – six earned, three walks, two strike outs

WHAT'S NEXT

Trinity will play a three-game series against the University of St. Francis (Ill.) on March 26-27. The Trolls will travel to DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet for one, nine inning contest on Friday at 3 p.m. Saturday the Fighting Saints will come to Schaaf Athletic Complex for a double header starting at 1 p.m.