Box Score PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – After falling behind in the top of the first inning, the Trinity Christian College baseball team settling in and persistently fought back to take a lead into the eighth inning against Roosevelt University. The Lakers would add a run in the top of the eighth to knot the score at 5-5, but with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Gil Loza drove in Michael Moralez for the game-winning RBI that erupted the Troll bench in celebration.
THE BASICS – GAME 1
Score: Trinity Christian – 6 |Roosevelt (Ill.) – 5
Location: Schaaf Athletic Complex | Palos Heights, Illinois
Records: Trinity Christian (8-19, 4-11) |Trinity Christian (26-9, 7-4)
BY THE NUMBERS
- Oliver Carmody: 2-for-5, RBI
- Michael Moralez: 2-for-4, run scored, RBI
- Max Downs: 2-for-5, RBI
- Nicolas Gutierrez: 3-for-4, run scored
- Jacob Hutcherson: 2-for-4, run scored
- Tyler Petersen: 1-for-3 run scored, two walks
- WP – Mike McIntyre: 4.0 innings, two hits, one earned run, three strike outs
- SP – Dan Vos: 5.0 innings, eight hits, four runs – one earned, three walks, five strike outs
WHAT'S NEXT
Trinity will host Lincoln College (Ill.) on Friday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. for game one of a three-game weekend series. The final two games will be played in Lincoln, Illinois.
