Trinity College of Jacksonville scored two runs in the third inning and added insurance late in the game to defeat Dordt 4-0 on Saturday afternoon.  The Defenders later lost to Valley City State.  Details of the Valley City game are currently unavailable and will be posted when they are.

Box Score vs Trinity Baptist (PDF)

Neither team scored through the first two innings as Dordt starter Matt Eubanks worked around traffic and kept Trinity off the board early. Dordt also threatened in the second inning when Logan Templeton reached on an error and Logan Harris followed with a single to put two runners on with no outs, but the Defenders were unable to capitalize.

Trinity broke the scoreless tie in the third inning. After loading the bases, Richaun Amaro delivered an RBI single to score Cooper Scruggs for the game's first run. Another run scored later in the inning when Jacob Burke was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give Trinity a 2-0 lead.

The visitors added to their advantage in the sixth inning. Scruggs drew a leadoff walk and eventually scored on a fielder's choice by Tyson LaChapelle to extend the lead to 3-0.

Trinity plated its final run in the seventh inning when Dominic Gattinella doubled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Gadriel Burgos to push the lead to 4-0.

Dordt scattered five hits in the contest but could not break through against Trinity starter Brodie Nichols, who threw a complete-game shutout.

Team Stats
• Runs: Trinity 4, Dordt 0
• Hits: Trinity 7, Dordt 5
• Errors: Trinity 2, Dordt 2
• Left on Base: Trinity 15, Dordt 9

Dordt Leaders
• Hits: Stephen Dillender 2, Joey Schlesselman 1, Logan Harris 1, Andres Garces 1
• Runs: None
• RBI: None
• Pitching: Matt Eubanks 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 K (Loss); Aaron Wood 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K