JOLIET, Ill. – The No. 8 seeded Trinity Christian College baseball team jumped out to an early lead against top seed Olivet Nazarene University to open Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament play, plating three runs in top of the second inning. The Tigers proved too much to hold down, responding with five runs in the bottom of the fourth and eventually coming away with a 6-4 win.

The Trolls would face the University of St. Francis the following afternoon in the elimination bracket. The Saints scored early and often behind a powerful offense and sound pitching. The Trolls managed just four hits, plating a run in the bottom of the ninth, but falling 11-1.

THE BASICS – GAME 1
Score: Trinity Christian – 4 |Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) – 6
Location: DuPage Medical Group Field | Joliet, Illinois  
Records: Trinity Christian (15-30) |Olivet Nazarene (32-17)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Josh Caceres: 2-for-5, run scored
• Angel Toscana: 2-for-4, RBI
• LP – John VanderWall: 7.0 innings, 10 hits, five runs – one earned, two strike outs
• RP – Gil Loza: 1.0 innings, two hits, one earned run

THE BASICS – GAME 2
Score: Trinity Christian – 1|University of St. Francis – 11
Location: DuPage Medical Group Field | Joliet, Illinois 
Records: Trinity Christian (15-31) |St. Francis (22-19)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Tyler Petersen: 1-for-3, double, RBI
• Gil Loza: 1-for-3, run scored, double
• Hunter Slaats: 1-for-2
• Michael Moralez: 1-for-4
• Angel Toscana: 1-for-2, run scored, two RBIs
• LP – Michael McIntyre: 2.2 innings, seven hits, six runs – five earned, one walk
• RP – Bryan Martinez: 2.2 innings, four hits, four runs – two earned, three walks