DEERFIELD, Ill. -- With the final appearance of the fall, Trinity International took a pair of victories in a doubleheader sweep over the Trinity Christian Trolls on Friday afternoon. The Trojans never trailed in either game, taking the first by a score of 5-2, and winning game two 8-4.
Box Scores: Game 1 | Game 2 | Season StatsA.J. Bruner picked up his third win of the season, throwing a complete game in the opener and striking out five while allowed just two runs.
Adam Gomski earned the win in game two, giving up just one run and no hits through four innings.
Trinity International (5-1) took their first lead in game one in the bottom of the third, following
Justin VanderNaald's leadoff double down the left field line. Jon Grotelueschen drove in VanderNaald in the next at-bat with a single to right, giving the Trojans a 1-0 lead.
A four-run bottom of the fourth, highlighted by a two-RBI single from VanderNaald, put Trinity ahead by a 5-0 score. Trinity Christian responded with a two-out RBI single in the top of the 5th, and a leadoff home run in the top of the 6th, but Bruner shut the door in the seventh to secure the win.
In game two, the Trojans again moved in front after scoring in the third inning.
Jeff Lindberg's leadoff bunt single set the table, as the junior then stole second to move into scoring position. Gomski's two-out single to left allowed Lindberg to come home for the first run of the game.
Trinity Christian put a run up on the board in the top of the 4th, after loading the bases then drawing a walk to tie it up at 1-1. The Trojans put the first three hitters on base in the fourth inning, allowing
Adam Vignola to come home on
Scott Krawiec's fielder's choice. A balk then brought
Jon Debowey home to make it a 3-1 game.
Just like the first game of the day, another big inning put the Trojans comfortably in front. Five runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the fifth, including three on Josh Crist's single. Debowey and Vignola both came around to score on the play, while two errors resulted in Crist making it all the way around for another run.
Debowey finished a combined 5-for-6 on the day, including a 3-for-3 performance in the first game. VanderNaald, Crist, and
Michael Balistreri each collected two RBI apiece.
The Trojans will close out the fall season after the matchup with the Trolls, and close out the early portion of the 2016 season with a 5-1 overall record. Trinity will send a number of players to the upcoming CCAC All-Star Game and Scout Day, scheduled for Friday, October 16 at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Ill.