AURORA, Ill. – Trinity Softball's seventh-inning rally came up just short in the first of two games on Friday morning, but the Trolls salvaged a split with the visiting Clarke (Iowa) Pride in a doubleheader held at the Aurora Dome.
Team Leaders
• Katie Lorscheider picked up her second win of the season, while Abbey Kuehner got the save in game two as the Trolls won 7-4.
• Faith Bruinius went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in game two.
• Maddy McIntyre picked up a pair of hits in both games, finishing the day a combined 4-for-7 with two RBI, a double, and a stolen base.
• Charlie Sartoris and Giulia Cianfriglia each had three base hits in game two, to help lead the Trolls to a combined 15-for-30 at the plate in the win.
Game 1
Clarke 4, Trinity 3
WP: Pyszka (1-0) • LP: Lowden (0-3)
HR: Hoffman (1)
• A pitcher's duel throughout most of the game, Lowden scatted four hits over the first four innings before a leadoff walk and a single in the top of the 5th set up the Pride to score on a groundout for the 1-0 advantage.
• Clarke stretched their lead to 4-0 after the top of the 7th as the first three batters reached base.
• Anna Lisa Fluder's leadoff walk would set the table for a two-run Alex Hofman home run, and McIntyre's RBI double scored Sartoris to bring the Trolls to within a run, 4-3. Trinity was unable to complete the comeback however, giving Clarke the 4-3 win.
Game 2
Trinity 7, Clarke 4
WP: Lorscheider (2-1) • LP: Huseman (1-1) • Sv: Kuehner (1)
HR: Bruinius (1)
• Clarke would take a lead in the top of the first, but Sartoris' run-scoring single in the bottom half of the inning would tie the game at 1-1. McIntyre would put the Trolls in front for good with a 2nd-inning RBI single that scored Fluder.
• Following back to back singles, Bruinius' home run to left-center would score three more runs to put Trinity ahead 5-1.
• The Pride would score twice in the 4th and 5th innings, but a two-run 5th for the Trolls, highlighted by Sartoris' steal of home would put the game out of reach.
Next Up
• The Trolls kick off a ten-game Florida swing over spring break, beginning with Sunday night matchups against Siena Heights (Mich.) and Michigan-Dearborn, on March 3. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m.
