ELGIN, Ill. --- The TIU softball team wrapped up the 2021 regular season on Monday afternoon as they visited the Judson Softball Complex in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) doubleheader. Coming off a home sweep of Lincoln College last Friday, the Trojans looked to finish the season with momentum ahead of the CCAC Tournament slated to begin later this week.

Senior Hailey Baker took the mound for the final regular season start of her collegiate career. The right-hander dominated the Eagles lineup with just one hit allowed throughout the entire ball game, carrying a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. Trinity would get a number of scoring opportunities early, but failed to capitalize on them, forcing the game into extra innings thanks to solid defensive play.

In the top of the eighth, the Trojans broke through with Britney Knox reaching base with a leadoff single to left center field. A Dana Percival double to center would advance Knox to third before Brooke Heraty drove in the go-ahead run on an RBI single to right. TIU would allow one base runner on an infield error in the bottom of the inning, but would allow no other runners en route to a 1-0, one hit shutout.

Due to rain, game two of the doubleheader was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning with TIU leading 6-0. The game will not be rescheduled.

ADDITIONAL GAME NOTES

• With their win over the Eagles, Trinity picked up just their sixth win all-time against Judson. The Eagles still lead the series 24-6.

• Hailey Baker improves her pitching record to 10-9 with the win.

• Baker pitched 6.2 innings of no-hit softball before a Mariah Sipvey double down the right field line in the bottom of the seventh broke up the no-hit bid.

• Monday was Baker's eighth appearance not allowing a run to score this season

• With the victory, Baker has tied Duree Purcell for the second-most wins by a TIU pitcher in a season (10). It was also her 11th career win as a Trojan, tying her with Heidi Carroll (2006-07) as the fourth winningest pitcher in program history.

• Dana Percival's eighth inning double was her fourth of the season, and 32nd career.

• Madison Lenzke's lead-off double in the seventh inning was her second of the year, and ninth as a Trojan.

• Brooke Heraty's go-ahead RBI single in the eighth innings was her team-best 19th run batted in this season.

UP NEXT

The Trojans end the regular season with a 15-20 record, and 8-13 mark in CCAC play and will now await their final seeding and pairing for the CCAC Tournament. The Trojans will begin their postseason slate on Thursday, May 6 at the Crown Point Sportsplex in Crown Point, Indiana, hosted by Calumet St. Joseph. 

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