BASEBALL WITH FIRST WINS OF THE SEASON   (3/22/04)

The baseball team picked up their first wins of the season as they hosted Indiana University -Northwest in a double header. The Trolls took the first game 3-2 and pulled out the second game 7-6. The team is now 2-2 for the season.

Freshman Dan Herder proved big at the plate as he provided the game winning hits in both of the games. The Trolls jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first game only to have the score tied in the 6th inning 2-2. With 2 outs and 2 runners on base in the bottom of that inning Herder singled to center field to drive in Aaron Werkman for the go-ahead run. The Trolls held IU-Northwest to 3 up and 3 down in the top of the 7th to take the win.

In the second game the Trolls gave up 4 runs in the first inning and we able to answer with 2 of their own. Another run on an Andrew VanByssum sacrifice in the 4th put the Trolls within one run. IU-Northwest came back in the 5th inning to pull ahead 6-4. Four hits in the 6th inning produced 3 more runs for the Trolls to tie the game. Keith Schwarz replaced an injured Kale Hoyt on the mound in the 7th inning and kept the Redhawks scoreless. A fielding error got Werkman on base in the bottom of the 7th. Mike Mercier advanced him on a sacrifice bunt and then Herder drove a ball to left center to bring in the winning run. 

                                                                                    R   H   E
IU-Northwest                             010    001   0                  2    6    1
Trinity Christian College             200    001   X                  3    4    3

                                                                                    R   H   E
IU-Northwest                             400    020    0                 6    9    2
Trinity Christian College             200    103    1                 7    9    2    

The team will play tomorrow in a make-up game at home against Judson College (IL) at 1:00 pm.
 

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