LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The University of Dallas (16-17, 10-6 SCAC), thanks to its two wins against Southwestern University, sits just one game back of Trinity University (26-7, 11-5 SCAC) for second place in the league standings as the conference regular season schedule winds down.
AROUND THE SCAC
Austin College dropped a pair of games to No.
8-ranked Trinity University over the weekend, falling 16-6 in game
one on Saturday before falling in a 2-0 pitchers' duel on Sunday.
The 'Roos are now 10-24 overall and 7-10 in SCAC play with the two
losses. In the 16-6 loss the teams took a scoreless game into the
third before Trinity exploded for 11 runs over the next two
innings. Austin College answered with five runs in the fifth to cut
it to an 11-5 game, but the Tigers used a four run seventh to put
the game away. Mason Leech had a three run double and Tyler
Appelquist and Landon Hendrix each had a pair of hits to lead the
'Roos offensively while Shane Williams took the loss on the mound.
On Sunday, Trinity scored once in the first and once in the ninth
and that would turn out to be all of the offense in the game.
Blaine Tew allowed just one run over 5.0 innings while scattering
three hits in the loss, while six 'Roos had one hit each. The 'Roos
will take on the University of Ozarks in McAlester, Oklahoma on
Tuesday.
Centenary (22-9, 13-3 SCAC) dropped two of three games to
No. 11 Texas-Tyler during the week. The Gents lost 7-4 on Friday
before splitting Saturday’s double-header (6-3 W, 8-5 L).
Centenary returns to action on April 13-14 when the Gents welcome
Austin College to town for a single game on both Saturday and
Sunday.
Dallas (16-17, 10-6 SCAC) won two road games on the week
versus Southwestern University for a regular season sweep of the
Pirates. On Saturday in Georgetown, Texas, the Crusaders trekked to
a 5-2 decision. Junior right-handed pitcher Andrew Bossert (6-2)
was the winning pitcher of record. He struck out seven in a
complete-game effort nine innings and allowed two runs from four
hits and four walks. Head coach Fraser Holmes' squad run-ruled
Southwestern on Sunday, 10-0. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Martin
Cronin (1-2) went the distance in the seven-inning affair. He
garnered a shutout and struck out seven, while allowing just two
hits and a walk. Sophomore first baseman Trevor Keele hit a two-run
home run in the seventh inning and ended with three RBI from two
hits. Dallas will travel to San Antonio for two games this weekend
against Trinity University -- (Saturday, 1 p.m. 1x9; Sunday, 1 p.m.
1x9).
Southwestern (2-30, 0-17 SCAC) went 0-3 during the week
losing to Mary Hardin-Baylor 11-8 in 11 innings before dropping two
SCAC games to Dallas, 5-2 and 10-0 over the weekend. The Pirates
return to action on April 9 when they travel to Mary Hardin-Baylor
before traveling to Texas-Dallas for two games over the
weekend.
No. 9 Trinity went 2-0 over the past week, earning a pair
of road wins against Austin College in conference play. The Tigers
snapped a two-game losing streak with a 16-6 win in the weekend
opener, clinching the regular season series with their third win in
four games over the ‘Roos. Trinity then finished off the
series with a 2-0 shutout on Sunday afternoon, marking the
team’s third shutout in conference play this season. Trinity
will finish off its season series with a road game at Concordia
(TX) on Tuesday, after winning 8-2 earlier this year. The Tigers
will then face the University of Dallas in a two-game SCAC series
on Saturday and Sunday.
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