Baseball swept by No.22 Trinity Saturday; Start time moved up Sunday
IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas baseball team (6-24, 2-12 SCAC) was defeated in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon versus No. 22 Trinity University (21-9, 6-5 SCAC). Both contests were decided in seven innings by totals 11-1 and 10-0, respectively.
It was a difficult day for the Crusaders, who have dropped 12 in a row, and five now on the year to the nationally ranked TU.
A six-run second inning propelled the Maroon and Gold in front to a 7-0 cushion. Trinity scored at least once in five frames, and belted 18 hits throughout the matchup.
Dallas avoided the shutout as sophomore JP Fasone (Englewood, Colo.) bunted for a single, and forced the opponent's first baseman to make an error that brought senior Jake Pierce (Tucson, Ariz.) around from third.
Garnering the other base knock for the Navy and White was freshman Patch Healy (Plano, Texas) with one in the seventh inning. The rookie added a walk to go with a pair from Pierce that completed the team's trio in the opener.
Trinity's Drew Butler paced the offense with a game-high four hits and five RBI. Connor Moore chipped in three, while five other members of the Tigers smacked two apiece. Jeremy Wolf, Beau Attyah, and Butler collected the extra base knocks; all for doubles.
Matt Tindall (2-1) got the win going seven innings and allowing a run (none earned) on two hits. He struck out seven.
Dallas senior Martin Cronin (1-7) was saddled with the setback. In two innings he allowed seven runs on eight hits, while matching a walk with a punch out. Sophomore Cole Morden (Arlington, Texas) tossed four innings out of the pen, and limited the damage to two runs on seven hits.
Game two was similar result, as the visitors got on the board quickly with a pair through the first team at bat. However, the Crusaders battled through the next few frames before Trinity notched at least a run in the final four times up.
A four-run sixth helped open a 9-0 advantage and eventually secured a series win for the Maroon and Gold. As a squad, Trinity compiled 14 hits, with four of them counting towards extra bases. Carter McEachern led the way with three knocks in four at-bats. Colin Serkowski, Nick Jewett, Wolf, and Attyah each reflected multiple hit performances.
Serkowski ripped a double and a triple, while Austin Singer chipped in a two-bagger. Brody Fehmel cracked a homer to right field in the seventh to wrap up the Trinity scoring.
Senior Trevor Keele (Edgewood, Texas) recorded the only hit for UD in the fourth inning.
Trinity's Ryan Gray (5-0) stymied the Navy and White through six innings with the one hit given up in the shutout. He walked three and fanned five. Nick Griffith completed the contest with a three-up, three-down seventh.
Taking the loss for Dallas was sophomore Ryan Hammonds (Cedar Hill, Texas), who battled through four innings against the stout Tiger lineup. He allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits. Sophomore William Marshall (Frisco, Texas) and junior Brian Donley (Chicago, Ill.) completed the affair with one and two innings, respectively. Donley gave up a run on four hits.
TIME CHANGE
Dallas completes the three-game series on Sunday, Apr. 12. The first pitch has been moved up to 11 a.m. due to weather.