PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – An offensive onslaught that would see a combined 89 runs over four games, Trinity would stumble in a shootout of a four-game set with St. Ambrose, avoiding a sweep by winning the finale of the series on Saturday afternoon.

St. Ambrose 17, Trinity 7
WP: Johnson • LP: Strutz (2-2)

The visiting Bees would open a 3-0 lead with a run in the top of the 1st and two more in the 3rd, before Trinity got on the board in the bottom half of the 3rd. Zach Hesse's infield single would lead to Omar Wright driving in the sophomore with a two-out single. The Trolls would leave two runners on base however, and St. Ambrose would get the run back in the top of the 4th.

In the bottom of the 5th the Trolls would rally to take the lead, as Carter Chaney drove in a run with his RBI single to left center, and Shane Jones' two-run base hit. Hector Mendoza would give the Trolls a 5-4 lead with a two-out base hit that brought Jones around for the go-ahead run.

St. Ambrose would take over in the closing innings however, scoring five runs in the top of the 6th and another eight in the 7th.

Wright would go 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double and stolen base to lead the Trolls at the plate. Jones finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, and a stolen base.

St. Ambrose 24, Trinity 14
WP: Lane • LP: Nielsen (0-5)
HR: Chaney (1)

The Bees took a commanding lead early, with five runs in the 1st inning and two more in the 2nd for a 7-0 advantage. Trinity would rally back in the bottom of the 3rd, beginning with a two-run shot from Chaney. Benson Holleman collected a run-scoring double, while Brian Huttner and Hesse both drove in a run to cut the deficit to 7-5.

Chaney would put another run on the board in the bottom of the 5th, with a two-out single that scored Bradley Johnson.

St. Ambrose would continue to pile on, scoring a combined 17 runs over the final four innings, outpacing the Trolls who would post eight runs of their own over the same stretch.

Chaney would finish 5-for-5 at the plate, with five RBI, finishing just a double away from the cycle. Six other Trolls collected two hits, including Taiki Kondo who went 2-for-4 with a double and triple, along with a pair of walks.

St. Ambrose 3, Trinity 1
WP: B. Niedzwiedz • LP: Hadley (1-1)

Trinity would strike first as the series moved to Iowa on Saturday, as Holleman would score in the top of the 2nd on Anthony Cappelletti's two-out base hit. St. Ambrose would even the score in the bottom of the 3rd, then take the lead in the 5th with two runs on a pair of hits and two errors.

The Trolls would get a pair of one-out singles to set up a rally in the 6th, but both runners would be stranded as the Bees took their third win of the series.

Jones went 2-for-3 at the plate, while Holleman finished 1-for-2 with a walk and a run. Coletin Berger pitched a perfect 1st inning as the Trolls' opener, before Hadley worked five innings with two earned runs and five strikeouts.

Trinity 15, St. Ambrose 8
WP: Bettenhausen (1-1) • LP: Turek

The Trolls would score in each of the first five innings, starting with Wright's two-run single in the top of the 1st, scoring Chaney and Kondo. St. Ambrose would get a run in the bottom of the 1st, but Trinity bounced back in the 2nd with three straight RBI singles from Chaney, Jones, and Wright.

Leading 5-3 through two innings, Trinity expanded their lead in the top of the 3rd. A bunt single from Hesse would result in Mendoza scoring on a throwing error, and Casey Folkerts made it a 7-3 lead by scoring on a wild pitch later in the inning.

Trinity's biggest offensive outburst of the series would come in the 6th inning, as the Trolls posted six runs on four hits and three errors. Jones would break the game open with his three-run double, giving the Trolls a 13-3 lead.

St. Ambrose would close the gap with a four-run 7th, but the Trolls would close out the win to wrap up the series.

Jones would go 3-for-6 with a double, the only extra-base hit for the Trolls in the game, while recording four RBI. Wright would drive in three runs while going 2-for-6 at the plate, and Mendoza scored twice during his 3-for-6 performance. Gunnar Bettenhausen picked up the win, throwing seven innings and striking out six.

The Trolls now prepare for a doubleheader outside of league play, when they travel to Huntington (Ind.) on Wednesday, March 26.