Softball Falls To Trinity International  (4/26/06)
In their final home contests of the season the Trolls took on Trinity International University (IL). The team lost the battle at the plate, losing the first game 8-4 and the second game 9-2. The losses end the team's hopes for advancing to the conference tournament as they finish in seventh place with a 7-11 record. 

A double by Sarah Lerner gave the Trolls a 1-0 start in the first inning of game one. Trinity International tied it up in the third, only to have the Trolls go ahead 2-1 in the fourth. The team lost the lead in the fifth inning when TIU connected on four hits for four runs. They tightened it in their at bat by scoring two runs to make it 5-4. However a three run homer in the sixth inning by TIU changed the game and made the final 8-4. 

In the second game Trinity International was hot at the plate, connecting on 13 hits including four home runs. The Trolls only had six hits for the game. After three innings they were trailing 4-2. TIU's Tina Sparks then hit a two-run homer in the fourth and a three-run homer in the sixth to make it 9-2. The Trolls did not recover and lost the game. 

Overall, the Trolls had 15 hits for the day. Sarah Lerner was three for five and Laura Arendsen was four for seven. Michelle Cooke also grabbed two hits. 

The Trolls will wrap up their season on Saturday, April 29, with a doubleheader at Concordia University (IL) at 1:00 pm. 
 

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