PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill./CHICAGO, Ill. – With a sky full of rain clouds and temperatures hovering in the low 40s, the Trinity Christian College baseball team fell in both ends of a double header to Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.). Gil Loza and Michael Moralez each connected for three hits in the opener, while Olivet Carmody and Michael Moralez added two each in the night cap.

THE BASICS – GAME 1
Score: Trinity Christian – 4 |Saint Xavier University (Ill.) – 5
Location: Schaaf Athletic Complex | Palos Heights, Illinois  
Records: Trinity Christian (13-28, 8-18) |Saint Xavier (27-22, 16-11)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Michael Moralez: 2-for-4, run scored
• Josh Caceres: 2-for-4
• Max Downs: 2-for-4, run scored, three RBIs, double
• LP – John VanderWall: 6.2 innings, five earned runs, two walks, two strike outs
• RP – Josh Bakke: 2.1 innings, one hit, no runs, one walk

THE BASICS – GAME 2
Score: Trinity Christian – 13|Saint Xavier – 17
Location: Ferrell Field | Chicago, Illinois 
Records: Trinity Christian (13-29, 8-19) |Saint Xavier (28-12, 17-12)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Michael Moralez: 4-for-5, three RBIs, two runs scored, two doubles
• Josh Caceres: 2-for-5, two runs, three RBIs, triple, home run
• Angel Toscana: 2-for-4, two runs scored
• LP – Bryan Martinez: 3.0 innings, two hits, two runs – earned run, two strike outs
• RP – Nathan Deckinga: 1.2 innings, six hits, nine runs – seven earned, four walks, two strike outs

THE BASICS – GAME 3
Score: Trinity Christian – 17|Saint Xavier – 20
Location: Ferrell Field | Chicago, Illinois 
Records: Trinity Christian (14-29, 9-19) |Saint Xavier (28-23, 17-13)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Michael Moralez: 4-for-6, three runs, five RBIs, home run, double
• Josh Caceres: 1-for-5, run scored, two RBIs, home run
• Angel Toscana: 2-for-5, three runs scored, five RBIs, home run
• Oliver Carmody: 3-for-7, run scored, three RBIs
• Max Downs: 3-for-5, three runs scored
• Brent Norkus: 2-for-5, two runs scored
• WP –Mike McIntyre: 3.0 innings, four hits, two earned runs, one strike out
• SP – Jared Greskoviak: 2.1 innings, four hits, four earned runs, three walks
• RP – Jordan Cruz: 1.2 innings, three hits, three runs – two earned, strike out

WHAT'S NEXT

Trinity will host Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) on Tuesday, May 4 at 3 p.m. The winner will advance to the double elimination Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament which runs from Friday, May 7 – 11 at  DuPage Medical Group Field in Joliet, Illinois.