UPLAND, Ind. --- The TIU softball team played their first true road games of the season on Tuesday afternoon as they travelled to east-central Indiana to face Taylor University in the first doubleheader of their 2021 spring break trip around Indiana and Illinois. Coming off a pair of wins over NCAA Division III Ripon College last week to open the season, the Trojans looked to keep the momentum alive as the season entered its second week.

In game one, Hailey Baker got the start on the mound after a dominating performance last week against Ripon. After grabbing an early lead thanks to a Kristin Storer solo home run in the third inning, Taylor roared back with an eight run third inning as part of their dominant 15 hit display in the opener. 

TIU would score four runs in response in the fifth inning on a Heather Anderson RBI single and a Britney Knox double to left field. Taylor could have the last say as their offense rolled down the stretch with seven runs over the final two innings to hand Trinity the tough 15-6 loss.

In game two, Alyssa Frey took the mound, looking to repeat her strong performance from the second game in TIU's opener last week. While the Taylor offense did not overwhelm Trinity, it did strike a tough blow early with four runs in the first three innings. 

Knox was able to record her second double of the day, but TIU's offense struggled to put runners on base with just three hits and only one walk allowed by Taylor's Lauren Kanai. Despite a Waverly Miller single in the seventh inning, Trinity could not find enough juice late for a rally, falling 4-0 in the second game of the day.

ADDITIONAL GAME NOTES

• TIU falls to 1-2 all-time against Taylor University. Trinity won the only prior meeting to Tuesday's doubleheader from the 2006 season.

• Hailey Baker falls to 1-1 on the season with today's game one loss.

• Baker's nine earned runs in game one are the most she's allowed in a game as a TIU Trojan.

• Taylor hit three home runs in the opening game of the afternoon, including a three-run home run by Ashton Whitman to end the game.

• Kristin Storer's third inning solo home run was her first playing for Trinity, and fourth of her career. Storer hit three balls over the fence while previously playing at Bluefield College (Va.)

• With the loss in game two, Alyssa Frey falls to 1-1 on the season.

• Trinity was held to just three total hits in their game two defeat, highlighted by Britney Knox's fifth inning double.

• Taylor's Lauren Kanai held TIU's lineup in check with six full innings of work with only two hits allowed, one walk and six strikeouts.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (2-2) return to action tomorrow afternoon in Indiana as they take on the Goshen College Maple Leafs at the Goshen Softball Complex in a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00pm ET and can be watched on GoLeafs Live.

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