DUDLEY, Mass. -Trinity College Baseball surged ahead with a commanding 5-1 advantage at the end of their at bat in the second. However, as the game progressed, the Bantams and Bisons engaged in a back-and-forth battle for the lead. Despite a valiant effort and narrowing the gap to just one run in the 8th inning, the Bantams ultimately succumbed to a narrow defeat, with the final score resting at 13-12 in favor of the opposition

Trinity owns an 11-18 record, while Nichols rose 21-8 on the season.

Key Takeaways

• Tyler Bernstein ignited the scoring with a single up the middle, advancing William Frain to second and allowing Dylan Schnitzer to cross the plate. (1-0) 

  • The Bisons then capitalized on a passed ball, evening the score 1-1.

• With the bases loaded in the second inning, William Sawyer earned an RBI by drawing a walk, pushing the Bantams ahead 2-1. 

  • Dylan Schnitzer followed up with a hit that brought in three runs and saw him advance to second on a fielding error by the Bisons' left fielder. This scoring spree, involving Sawyer, Jack Gaudio, and Jack Mathews, extended Trinity's lead to 5-1.

• However, the bottom of the second saw Nichols mount a formidable comeback, tallying five runs courtesy of a double, single, and a three-run homer over center field, putting the Bantams behind 7-5.

• In the fourth inning, Schnitzer secured his fourth RBI with a single to right field, narrowing the deficit to 6-7 as the Bantams steadily chipped away at the Bisons' lead. 

  • Schnitzer and William Sawyer attempted steals, with Schnitzer getting caught out, but Sawyer successfully crossed home plate, tying the game at 7-7.

• Trinity regained the lead in the fifth inning after Jack Matthews singled to right field, scoring Luis Saldivia. 

  • However, the Bisons surged ahead once more in the bottom of the fifth, scoring four runs to lead 11-8.

• Frain notched his sole RBI of the game in the top of the sixth, driving in Sean Meth with a single up the middle. 

• A pivotal inning from Luis Saldivia tied the game at 11-11 after an RBI, with Saldivia later stealing home to secure the Bantams' eleventh run in the seventh inning.

  • The Bisons extended their lead to 13-11 in the bottom of the seventh. 

• Saldivia collected his second RBI, making it a one-run game with two outs. However, the Bantams' hopes of a comeback were dashed as the shortstop was thrown out on a fielder's choice, sealing the game with a final score of 13-12 in favor of the Bisons.