Hendrix and Trinity advance to 2009 SCAC Baseball Championship game

Hendrix and Trinity advance to 2009 SCAC Baseball Championship game

JACKSON, Miss. - SCAC West Division rivals Hendrix College and Trinity University advanced to the 2009 SCAC Championship game on day three of the conference tournament. Hendrix, which went through the winnner's bracket, will look for its first-ever men's SCAC championship in any sport and can do so with just one win on Sunday.

Trinity advanced to the championship game for the 14th time in the 18-year history of the SCAC Tournament and will look for its fifth outright championship (were co-champions with Millsaps in 2006).

In the day's first game, third seeded Hendrix College advanced to its first ever SCAC baseball championship game with a 9-7 win over rival and second seeded Trinity University. The Warriors used a six run sixth inning to turn a 2-2 game into an 8-2 lead and survived a furious Trinity rally in the final three innings. Jeff Forgerson's ninth inning home run added an insurance run for the Warriors as Trinity added two runs in the bottom of the ninth to fall just short. Eight of the nine runs Hendrix scored were unearned runs. Trinity again continued its torrid offense collecting 17 more hits to up their total to 57 hits through three games. Leading the way for the Tigers was first baseman Evan Jones who went 5-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles. Jones is hitting an astounding 11-for-14 (.786). The 11 hits are one shy of tying an SCAC Tournament record and Jones is on pace to establish a new conference tournament mark for batting average.

Hendrix vs. Trinity Box Score

In the second game of the day, the Centre College Colonels staved off elimination in the second game of day three of the 2009 SCAC Baseball Championship with a 11-9 win over division rival DePauw University. DePauw senior Justin Weirner, who already broke the school career stolen bases record along with the SCAC career stolen bases record, added yet one more record to his list of accomplishments. He set a new conference mark with six stolen bases in the SCAC Tournament. After DePauw scored four runs in the top of the first the Colonels responded by scoring five in the bottom of the first and scored 10 unanswered runs and held on for the win over the Tigers. Centre's Brandon Rosen led the way for the Colonels batting 4-for-5 with three RBI and a home run. Aaron Herbert picked up the win for Centre tossing six innings and striking out two.

DePauw vs. Centre Box Score

In the day's final game, Trinity University used two seven run innings in beating Centre 16-0 in eight innings to earn a berth in the SCAC Championship game against undefeated Hendrix College. The win advanced the Tigers to its 14th SCAC Championship game in the 18-year history of the conference tournament. Trinity first baseman Evan Jones led the Tigers as he finished 1-for-3 with two RBI, walked twice and scored two runs. With his hit, Jones tied an SCAC tournament record with 12 hits. That feat was matched by four players and was last achieved by Millsaps' Hunter Owen in last year's tournament. Trinity second baseman Jeff Claydon was 2-for-3 and drove in four in the win.

Trinity vs. Centre Box Score

SCAC Championship action resumes April 26 at Noon CT with Hendrix and Trinity squaring off in the SCAC Championship game. Should Trinity defeat Hendrix in the first game, the deciding game will be played at 3:30 CT on Sunday, April 26. The SCAC champion earns the conference's automatic qualifyer into the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship field of 54 teams.

Live stats, video and more can be accessed at the official site of the SCAC Championships by clicking here.

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