PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Trinity's high-powered offense continued to thrive on Friday, as the Trolls posted 14 runs in both games of a doubleheader sweep over Calumet, winning 14-0 in the opener and 14-11 in game two at the Schaaf Athletic Complex.
Trinity 14, Calumet 0
WP: Strutz (3-2) • LP: Clark
After a scoreless first inning, the Trolls would break through in the bottom of the 2nd, when Benson Holleman led off with a single, and eventually came home to score on a Calumet throwing error. In the bottom of the 3rd, Trinity broke the game open with eight runs on eight hits and two errors. Twelve batters would come up to the plate during the rally, with Holleman leading the Trolls with a pair of RBI in the inning.
The Trolls would add five more runs in the 4th, highlighted by run-scoring singles from Hector Mendoza and Taiki Kondo.
The trio of Coletin Berger, Ulysses Munoz, and Logan Strutz would combine for just two hits allowed in the win, with Strutz going five innings and striking out seven.
Six players would record multiple hits in the win, with Holleman and Mendoza both going 3-for-3 at the plate.
Trinity 14, Calumet 11
WP: Egan (1-0) • LP: Bonin • Sv: Munoz (4)
The Trolls would jump out to a 6-0 lead after two innings, with a four-run rally in the 1st highlighted by Zach Hesse's two-out, two-run double. A pair of groundouts in the 2nd inning from Shane Jones and Omar Wright would bring home a pair of runs to extend the lead.
Calumet would score twice in the top of the 3rd, but Trinity would get a run back after Josh Pilgrim's leadoff double, allowing courtesy runner Bradley Johnson to score later in the frame. Trinity would then extend their lead further in the bottom of the 4th, scoring five runs on four hits and an error, for a 12-2 advantage.
The Crimson Wave would battle back with a pair of big innings of their own, scoring four runs in the 5th inning and three more in the 6th to cut the Trinity lead down to 12-9. The Trolls would score twice in the bottom of the 6th, with an RBI single from Jones and a bases-loaded walk drawn by Holleman.
The visitors would score twice in the 8th inning, but Munoz would come on in relief to get out of the inning, stranding two on base, then return to pitch a perfect 9th inning and secure his fourth save of the season.
Kondo and Holleman would each finish with three hits in the game, while Zach Hesse drove in a game-high three runs in the win.
The Trolls will look to extend their win streak tomorrow afternoon, as they host Calumet for another doubleheader at the Schaaf Athletic Complex on Saturday. First pitch with the Wave is scheduled for noon.
