SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University starting pitcher Jordan Arce threw her second complete game shut out of the day in snapping top-seeded Texas Lutheran University's 16-game SCAC tournament winning streak as the Tigers recorded their second consecutive 1-0 victory in second round play at the 2023 SCAC Softball Championship. Official Website | Bracket l Postgame Interview l Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
Marina Delaluna's run-scoring double down the left field line proved to be the difference as Trinity advanced to the winner's bracket championship game on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Arce scattered just five hits and struck out four Bulldogs while pushing the Tigers to within one win for playing for the SCAC championship on Sunday.
- Texas Lutheran theatened to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth. The Bulldogs had runners on second and third with two outs after a Caelee Clark double. Arce, however, struck out the next batter to end the threat.
- The bottom of the seventh saw TLU put the tying run on second base with two outs. Once again, Arce wiggled her way out of the jam by inducing a game-ending pop out.
TRINITY UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Marina Delaluna: 1-3, 1 double, 1 RBI
- Dawson Dabboussi 1-2, 1 double, 1 BB
- Jordan Arce: 7.0 IP, 5 hits, 0 R, 4 K
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Caelee Clark: 2-4, 1 double
- Linzee Leal: 1-2, 1 SB
- Bailey Hudgeons: 1-3
- Ashlyn Strother: 7.0 IP, 2 hits, 1R, 1ER, 3 K
NOTABLES
- The Trinity victory snapped Texas Lutheran's 16-game SCAC postseason winning streak. It marked the first loss for the Bulldogs in SCAC postseason play since the Tigers defeated TLU in 2016.
- Trinity improves to 50-32 all-time in SCAC Softball tournament play. The Tigers improved to 2-8 against TLU in SCAC postseason play.
- The loss drops Texas Lutheran to 23-2 alll-time in the SCAC Softball championship.
- Trinity raised its record to 15-26 on the season.
- Texas Lutheran falls to 35-5 on the season.
UP NEXT
The Tigers now move on to face the winner of game four between St. Thomas and Southwestern, tomorrow at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs move into an elimination game against Schreiner at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
