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Sun Mar 01
Final - 5 innings
0 Northland
11 vs. Trine
@ Clermont, Fla.
Sun Mar 01
Final
4 Trine
5 vs. Wartburg
@ Clermont, Fla
Mon Mar 02
Final - 8 innings
9 Trine
7 vs. Saint Benedict
@ Clermont, Fla. The Spring Games
Mon Mar 02
Final
1 Roanoke
6 vs. Trine
@ Clermont, Fla. The Spring Games
Tue Mar 03
Final
3 Johnson & Wales (RI)
7 vs. Trine
@ Clermont, Fla.
Tue Mar 03
Final - 5 innings
12 Trine
0 vs. Eastern Nazarene
@ Clermont, Fla. PFX Spring Games
Thu Mar 05
Final
2 Trine
3 at York (Pa.)
Thu Mar 05
Final
4 MSOE
5 vs. Trine
Fri Mar 06
Final
2 Trine
4 vs. Mount Union
@ Clermont, FL - Legends Way Ballfields - The Spring Games
Fri Mar 06
Final
4 Cornell College
6 vs. Trine
@ Clermont, Fla.
Sat Mar 14
Cancelled
Trine
vs. Muskingum
@ Depauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
Sat Mar 14
Cancelled
Trine
at DePauw
Sat Mar 21
Cancelled
Greenville
vs. Trine
@ Lexington, Ky.
Sat Mar 21
Cancelled
Greenville
vs. Trine
@ Lexington, Ky.
Sun Mar 22
Cancelled
Trine
at Transylvania
Pio Classic
Sun Mar 22
Cancelled
Trine
at Transylvania
Pio Classic
Tue Mar 24
Cancelled
Ohio Northern
vs. Trine
Tue Mar 24
Cancelled
Ohio Northern
vs. Trine
Sat Mar 28
Cancelled
Trine
at Saint Mary's
Sat Mar 28
Cancelled
Trine
at Saint Mary's
Tue Mar 31
Cancelled
Trine
at Adrian
Tue Mar 31
Cancelled
Trine
at Adrian
Sat Apr 04
Cancelled
Olivet
vs. Trine
Sat Apr 04
Cancelled
Olivet
vs. Trine
Sun Apr 05
Cancelled
Trine
at Anderson (Ind.)
Sun Apr 05
Cancelled
Trine
at Anderson (Ind.)
Wed Apr 08
Cancelled
Kalamazoo
vs. Trine
Wed Apr 08
Cancelled
Kalamazoo
vs. Trine
Sat Apr 11
Cancelled
Alma
vs. Trine
Sat Apr 11
Cancelled
Alma
vs. Trine
Thu Apr 16
Cancelled
Trine
at Albion
Thu Apr 16
Cancelled
Trine
at Albion
Sat Apr 18
Cancelled
Trine
at Calvin
Sat Apr 18
Cancelled
Trine
at Calvin
Wed Apr 22
Cancelled
Hope
vs. Trine
Wed Apr 22
Cancelled
Hope
vs. Trine
Wed Mar 17
Final - 8 innings
2 Anderson (Ind.)
3 vs. Trine
Wed Mar 17
Final
1 Anderson (Ind.)
8 vs. Trine
Sat Mar 20
Final
1 Trine
0 vs. Ill. Wesleyan
@ Lexington, KY
Sat Mar 20
Final
0 Trine
1 vs. DePauw
@ Lexington, KY
Sun Mar 21
Final
7 DePauw
2 vs. Trine
@ Lexington, Ky.
Sun Mar 21
Cancelled
Anderson (Ind.)
vs. Trine
@ Georgetown, Ky. (Great Crossing Ball Park) Pioneer Classic
Sun Mar 21
Final
6 Trine
5 at Transylvania
Tue Mar 23
Final - 5 innings
0 Manchester
12 vs. Trine
Tue Mar 23
Final - 8 innings
7 Manchester
8 vs. Trine
Wed Mar 24
Final
2 Defiance
3 vs. Trine
Wed Mar 24
Final
5 Defiance
4 vs. Trine
Fri Mar 26
Final - 6 innings
14 Adrian
2 vs. Trine
Fri Mar 26
Final
5 Hope
8 vs. Trine
Sat Mar 27
Final - 5 innings
8 Trine
0 at Olivet
Sat Mar 27
Final
1 Alma
3 vs. Trine
@ Olivet, Mich.
Wed Mar 31
Final - 6 innings
8 Trine
0 at Kalamazoo
See Fan Policy
Wed Mar 31
Final
4 Trine
0 at Kalamazoo
See Fan Policy
Sat Apr 03
Final
1 Albion
3 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 03
Final - 5 innings
3 Albion
16 vs. Trine
Tue Apr 06
Final
0 Saint Mary's
4 vs. Trine
Tue Apr 06
Final - 5 innings
4 Saint Mary's
14 vs. Trine
Fri Apr 09
Final
5 Trine
6 vs. Alma
@ Holland
Fri Apr 09
Final
2 Trine
1 at Hope
Spectators limited to approved Hope and Trine fans only
Sat Apr 10
Cancelled
Trine
at Albion
No Outside Spectators
Sat Apr 10
Cancelled
Adrian
vs. Trine
@ At Albion
Wed Apr 14
Final
2 Calvin
5 vs. Trine
Wed Apr 14
Final
2 Calvin
5 vs. Trine
Fri Apr 16
Final - 5 innings
1 Kalamazoo
10 vs. Trine
Fri Apr 16
Final
7 Calvin
3 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 17
Final - 5 innings
15 Trine
0 at Olivet
Sat Apr 17
Final - 6 innings
0 Saint Mary's
8 vs. Trine
@ Olivet, Mich.
Thu Apr 22
Final - 5 innings
9 Trine
1 at Olivet
Thu Apr 22
Final
5 Trine
0 at Olivet
Sat Apr 24
Final - 5 innings
0 Adrian
11 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 24
Final - 6 innings
0 Adrian
6 vs. Trine
Sun Apr 25
Final
5 Trine
0 at Alma
Sun Apr 25
Final - 5 innings
12 Trine
4 at Alma
Sat May 01
Final - 8 innings
6 Trine
7 at Hope
Spectators limited to approved Hope and Trine fans only
Sat May 01
Final
5 Trine
6 at Hope
Thu May 06
Final
9 Kalamazoo
12 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Pool A Game 1
Fri May 07
Final
4 Alma
5 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Pool A Game 4
Mon May 10
Cancelled
Alma
vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Pool A Game 6
Fri Mar 04
Final
5 Chris. Newport
0 vs. Trine
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA D3 Leadoff Classic
Fri Mar 04
Final - 9 innings
0 Trine
1 vs. Belhaven
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA D3 Leadoff Classic
Sat Mar 05
Final - 9 innings
2 Trine
3 vs. East Tex. Baptist
@ Columbus, GA NFCA D3 Leadoff Classic
Sat Mar 05
Final
6 Texas Lutheran
2 vs. Trine
@ Columbus, GA NFCA D3 Leadoff Classic
Sun Mar 06
Final
6 Eastern Conn. St.
3 vs. Trine
@ Columbus, Ga NFCA D3 Leadoff Classic
Sun Mar 06
Final
1 Trine
2 vs. Randolph-Macon
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA D3 Leadoff Classic
Wed Mar 09
Final - 8 innings
1 Trine
2 vs. Husson
@ Clermont, Fla. The Spring Games
Wed Mar 09
Final - 5 innings
0 Delaware Valley
12 vs. Trine
@ Clermont, Fl The Spring Games
Thu Mar 10
Cancelled
Muskingum
vs. Trine
@ Clermont, Fla.
Thu Mar 10
Final
8 Trine
0 vs. Saint Joseph's (Me.)
@ Sleepy Hollow The Spring Games - DELAYED
Fri Mar 11
Final
3 Trine
1 vs. Penn St.-Behrend
@ Clermont, Fla. Hancock Field 1
Fri Mar 11
Final
0 Rowan
3 vs. Trine
@ Clermont, FL The Spring Games
Sat Mar 19
Final
3 DePauw
1 vs. Trine
@ ETown Sports Complex
Sat Mar 19
Final
6 Trine
7 vs. Wartburg
@ Etown Sports Complex
Sun Mar 20
Final
6 Trine
5 vs. Ill. Wesleyan
@ Elizabethtown, Ky.
Sun Mar 20
Final
4 Transylvania
5 vs. Trine
@ Elizabethtown, Ky.
Wed Mar 23
Postponed
Trine
at Anderson (Ind.)
Wed Mar 23
Postponed
Trine
at Anderson (Ind.)
Sat Mar 26
Postponed
Hiram
vs. Trine
Sat Mar 26
Postponed
Hiram
vs. Trine
Wed Mar 30
Final
8 Trine
0 at Anderson (Ind.)
Wed Mar 30
Final - 5 innings
9 Trine
0 at Anderson (Ind.)
Sun Apr 03
Final - 5 innings
0 Hiram
8 vs. Trine
Sun Apr 03
Final - 5 innings
2 Hiram
13 vs. Trine
Sun Apr 10
Postponed
Ohio Northern
vs. Trine
Sun Apr 10
Final - 6 innings
9 Trine
0 at Albion
Originally Scheduled for 4/9
Sun Apr 10
Final
7 Trine
2 at Albion
Originally Scheduled for 4/9
Sun Apr 10
Postponed
Ohio Northern
vs. Trine
Wed Apr 13
Postponed
Trine
at Saint Mary's
Wed Apr 13
Postponed
Trine
at Saint Mary's
Thu Apr 14
Final - 5 innings
25 Trine
0 at Saint Mary's
Originally scheduled for 4/13
Thu Apr 14
Final - 5 innings
16 Trine
1 at Saint Mary's
Originally scheduled for 4/13
Fri Apr 15
Final
3 Trine
0 at Calvin
Game moved from April 16
Fri Apr 15
Final
4 Trine
7 at Calvin
Game moved from April 16
Mon Apr 18
Cancelled
Trine
at Defiance
Rescheduled from 3/27
Mon Apr 18
Cancelled
Trine
at Defiance
Rescheduled from 3/27
Tue Apr 19
Final
6 Kalamazoo
4 vs. Trine
Originally Scheduled for 4/18
Tue Apr 19
Final - 5 innings
0 Kalamazoo
12 vs. Trine
Originally Scheduled for 4/18
Thu Apr 21
Final - 5 innings
0 Olivet
18 vs. Trine
Thu Apr 21
Final - 5 innings
1 Olivet
23 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 23
Final
7 Trine
0 at Adrian
Sat Apr 23
Final
7 Trine
0 at Adrian
Wed Apr 27
Final
0 Alma
4 vs. Trine
Wed Apr 27
Final - 6 innings
2 Alma
10 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 30
Final
4 Hope
8 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 30
Final
1 Hope
4 vs. Trine
Thu May 05
Final
0 Alma
1 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament
Sat May 07
Final
0 Calvin
5 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 4
Sat May 07
Final
1 Hope
6 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 6
Fri May 13
Final
0 Wis.-Eau Claire
3 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 2
Sat May 14
Final
4 North Central (Ill.)
8 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 3
Sun May 15
Final
0 North Central (Ill.)
6 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 6
Fri May 20
Final
0 Case Western Reserve
1 vs. Trine
NCAA DIII Championship - Super Regional Game 1
Sat May 21
Final
2 Case Western Reserve
6 vs. Trine
NCAA DIII Championship - Super Regional Game 2
Thu May 26
Final - 8 innings
4 Trine
2 vs. Eastern Conn. St.
@ Salem, VA Postponed: Continuation at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, 5/27 -- Game 4 - NCAA Division III Championship Finals Pool Play
Sat May 28
Final - 5 innings
1 Salisbury
9 vs. Trine
@ Salem, VA Game 8 - NCAA Division III Championship Finals Pool Play
Sun May 29
Final
0 Berry
5 vs. Trine
@ Salem, VA Game 12 - NCAA Division III Championship Finals Pool Play
Mon May 30
Final
3 Trine
6 vs. Chris. Newport
@ Salem, VA Game 15 - NCAA Division III Championship Finals - Championship Series Game 1
Tue May 31
Final
3 Chris. Newport
0 vs. Trine
@ Salem, VA Game 16 - NCAA Division III Championship Finals - Championship Series Game 2
Sat Mar 04
Final - 8 innings
6 Trine
4 vs. Wartburg
@ Winter Haven, FL
Sat Mar 04
Final - 5 innings
3 Carnegie Mellon
17 vs. Trine
@ Winter Haven, Fla.
Sun Mar 05
Final - 5 innings
0 Penn St.-Behrend
10 vs. Trine
@ Jan Phyl Village, FL
Sun Mar 05
Final
5 Trine
0 vs. Lebanon Valley
@ Jan Phyl Village, Fl
Mon Mar 06
Cancelled
Hiram
vs. Trine
@ Diamond C, Diamondplex, Winter Haven, Fla.
Mon Mar 06
Final
5 Trine
0 vs. Aurora
@ Winter Haven, Fla.
Mon Mar 06
Final
0 Heidelberg
1 vs. Trine
@ Winter Haven, Fla.
Tue Mar 07
Final - 5 innings
1 Neb. Wesleyan
9 vs. Trine
@ Winter Haven, Fla.
Tue Mar 07
Final
5 Trine
1 vs. Otterbein
@ Winterhaven, Florida
Fri Mar 10
Final - 9 innings
4 Trine
2 vs. Berry
@ Newport News, Va.
Fri Mar 10
Final
2 Trine
3 at Va. Wesleyan
Cross Bay Bash
Sat Mar 11
Final - 6 innings
1 Pfeiffer
9 vs. Trine
@ Newport News, Va.
Sat Mar 11
Final
5 Trine
7 at Chris. Newport
Sat Mar 18
Cancelled
Linfield
vs. Trine
@ Field F4, Elizabethtown Sports Park, Elizabethtown, Ky.
Sat Mar 18
Cancelled
Trine
vs. Hanover
@ Elizabethtown Sports Park, Elizabethtown, Ky.
Sun Mar 19
Cancelled
DePauw
vs. Trine
@ Field F2, Elizabethtown Sports Park, Elizabethtown, Ky.
Sun Mar 19
Cancelled
Trine
vs. Transylvania
@ Field F2, Elizabethtown Sports Park, Elizabethtown, Ky.
Wed Mar 22
Postponed
Anderson (Ind.)
vs. Trine
Wed Mar 22
Postponed
Anderson (Ind.)
vs. Trine
Sun Mar 26
Final
1 Ohio Northern
8 vs. Trine
Sun Mar 26
Final
6 Ohio Northern
13 vs. Trine
Wed Mar 29
Final - 5 innings
21 Trine
1 at Anderson (Ind.)
Wed Mar 29
Final - 5 innings
11 Trine
3 at Anderson (Ind.)
Thu Mar 30
Final - 5 innings
0 Spalding
9 vs. Trine
@ Indianapolis, Ind.
Thu Mar 30
Final - 5 innings
0 Spalding
8 vs. Trine
@ Indianapolis, Ind.
Thu Apr 06
Final
8 Muskingum
7 vs. Trine
Thu Apr 06
Final
1 Muskingum
5 vs. Trine
Game called for darkness in the top of the seventh.
Sat Apr 08
Final
0 Adrian
1 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 08
Final
1 Adrian
3 vs. Trine
Tue Apr 11
Final - 5 innings
13 Trine
0 at Olivet
Tue Apr 11
Final - 5 innings
8 Trine
0 at Olivet
Sat Apr 15
Final - 5 innings
0 Albion
9 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 15
Final - 6 innings
0 Albion
8 vs. Trine
Wed Apr 19
Final - 8 innings
4 Calvin
2 vs. Trine
Wed Apr 19
Final
0 Calvin
2 vs. Trine
Sun Apr 23
Final
8 Trine
5 at Alma
Sun Apr 23
Final - 5 innings
8 Trine
0 at Alma
Thu Apr 27
Final - 8 innings
3 Trine
0 at Hope
Thu Apr 27
Final
1 Trine
0 at Hope
Sat Apr 29
Final - 5 innings
0 Saint Mary's
17 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 29
Final - 5 innings
0 Saint Mary's
22 vs. Trine
Fri May 05
Final - 5 innings
11 Trine
0 at Kalamazoo
Fri May 05
Final - 5 innings
9 Trine
0 at Kalamazoo
Thu May 11
Final
1 Adrian
2 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 1
Thu May 11
Final - 10 innings
0 Calvin
1 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 4
Fri May 12
Final
1 Calvin
7 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 6
Thu May 18
Final
0 Waynesburg
7 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 2
Fri May 19
Final - 5 innings
0 Wartburg
8 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 3
Sat May 20
Final
1 Wartburg
4 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 6
Fri May 26
Final
3 Concordia Wisconsin
4 vs. Trine
NCAA Division III Tournament - Super Regionals
Sat May 27
Final
2 Concordia Wisconsin
7 vs. Trine
NCAA Division III Tournament - Super Regionals
Thu Jun 01
Final
11 Rowan
4 vs. Trine
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA DIII Championship Finals - Game 4
Fri Jun 02
Final - 8 innings
2 Linfield
3 vs. Trine
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA DIII Championship - College World Series Game 6
Sat Jun 03
Final - 5 innings
12 Trine
4 vs. Moravian
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA Division III Championship Tournament
Sun Jun 04
Final
9 Trine
2 vs. Coe
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA DIII Championship - College World Series Game 12
Sun Jun 04
Final
1 Coe
4 vs. Trine
@ Marshall, Texas game will begin 35 minutes after the completion of Berry vs Salisbury
Tue Jun 06
Final
2 Trine
4 vs. Salisbury
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA Division III World Series - Championship Series
Wed Jun 07
Final
2 Salisbury
6 vs. Trine
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA Division III World Series - Championship Series
Wed Jun 07
Final
0 Salisbury
1 vs. Trine
@ Marshall, Texas NCAA Division III World Series - Championship Series
Thu Feb 29
Final - 5 innings
0 Piedmont
17 vs. #1 Trine
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Fri Mar 01
Cancelled
Babson
vs. Trine
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Fri Mar 01
Cancelled
Trine
vs. East Tex. Baptist
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Sat Mar 02
Final - 6 innings
10 #1 Trine
2 at Mary Hardin-Baylor
Sat Mar 02
Cancelled
Randolph-Macon
vs. Trine
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Sat Mar 02
Final
0 Saint Benedict
6 vs. #1 Trine
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Sun Mar 03
Final
4 #1 Trine
2 vs. #12 Belhaven
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Sun Mar 03
Final
3 #1 Trine
4 vs. #8 Chris. Newport
@ Columbus, Ga. NFCA Leadoff Classic
Wed Mar 06
Final - 5 innings
0 Emmanuel (Mass.)
10 vs. #1 Trine
@ Leesburg, Fla.
Wed Mar 06
Final
9 #1 Trine
2 vs. Mount Union
@ Kissimmee, Fla.
Thu Mar 07
Final
2 Waynesburg
3 vs. #1 Trine
@ Clermont, Fla.
Thu Mar 07
Final
3 #1 Trine
1 vs. Bethany Lutheran
@ Clermont, Fla.
Fri Mar 08
Final
0 Marian (Wis.)
6 vs. #1 Trine
@ LW1 Stadium; Legends Way Ballfield; Clermont, FL THE Spring Games; Clermont, FL
Fri Mar 08
Final - 5 innings
10 #1 Trine
0 vs. Alfred (N.Y.)
@ Clermont, FL
Sat Mar 09
Final
3 #1 Trine
1 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth
@ Clermont, Fla.
Sat Mar 09
Final - 5 innings
0 #19 Lebanon Valley
11 vs. #1 Trine
@ Clermont, Fla.
Sat Mar 16
Final - 6 innings
5 Wartburg
13 vs. #1 Trine
@ Elizabethtown, KY Pioneer Classic
Sat Mar 16
Final
5 #1 Trine
3 vs. #9 Transylvania
@ Elizabethtown, KY Pioneer Classic
Sun Mar 17
Final - 5 innings
1 DePauw
9 vs. #1 Trine
@ Elizabethtown, KY Pioneer Classic
Sun Mar 17
Final - 6 innings
14 #1 Trine
5 vs. Hanover
@ Elizabethtown, KY Pioneer Classic
Sun Mar 24
Final - 5 innings
9 #1 Trine
0 at Ohio Northern
Sun Mar 24
Final - 5 innings
10 #1 Trine
0 at Ohio Northern
Mon Mar 25
Final - 5 innings
0 Anderson (Ind.)
14 vs. #1 Trine
Mon Mar 25
Final - 5 innings
0 Anderson (Ind.)
9 vs. #1 Trine
Fri Mar 29
Final
3 Hiram
10 vs. #1 Trine
Fri Mar 29
Final - 5 innings
0 Hiram
9 vs. #1 Trine
Sat Apr 06
Final
4 #1 Trine
1 at Kalamazoo
Sat Apr 06
Final - 5 innings
8 #1 Trine
0 at Kalamazoo
Tue Apr 09
Final
5 #1 Trine
1 at Adrian
Tue Apr 09
Final
3 #1 Trine
2 at Adrian
Sat Apr 13
Final
13 Calvin
7 vs. #1 Trine
Sat Apr 13
Final
4 Calvin
2 vs. #1 Trine
Thu Apr 18
Final - 5 innings
0 Saint Mary's
8 vs. #4 Trine
Thu Apr 18
Final - 5 innings
0 Saint Mary's
15 vs. #4 Trine
Sun Apr 21
Final
3 Alma
9 vs. #4 Trine
Sun Apr 21
Final - 5 innings
1 Alma
13 vs. #4 Trine
Thu Apr 25
Final - 5 innings
16 Trine
1 at Olivet
Thu Apr 25
Final - 5 innings
10 Trine
0 at Olivet
Sat Apr 27
Final
10 Trine
1 at Hope
Sat Apr 27
Final - 6 innings
10 Trine
2 at Hope
Sun May 05
Final - 5 innings
0 Albion
12 vs. Trine
Sun May 05
Final - 5 innings
0 Albion
8 vs. Trine
Fri May 10
Final
0 Adrian
1 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 1 - Rescheduled from 5/9 due to weather.
Fri May 10
Final - 5 innings
1 Calvin
17 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 4
Sat May 11
Final
3 Calvin
4 vs. Trine
MIAA Tournament Game 6
Thu May 16
Final - 5 innings
0 Westminster (Pa.)
9 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 1
Fri May 17
Final
0 Mount Union
2 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 3
Sat May 18
Final - 5 innings
0 Mount Union
8 vs. Trine
NCAA Regional - Game 6
Thu May 23
Final - 5 innings
0 Wis.-Oshkosh
9 vs. Trine
NCAA Super Regional - Game 1
Fri May 24
Final
3 Wis.-Oshkosh
1 vs. Trine
NCAA Super Regional - Game 2
Fri May 24
Final
5 Wis.-Oshkosh
2 vs. Trine
NCAA Super Regional - Game 3 (if necessary)
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Offense Booms as Prather's Grand Slam Secures Second Win at Softball Championship

Offense Booms as Prather's Grand Slam Secures Second Win at Softball Championship

SALEM, Va. – A huge fourth inning gave the Trine University softball team their second straight victory over a top-five ranked team as they advance to the winners' bracket final, just one win away from the championship best of three series.

The team faced off with Salisbury University in today's contest, the fourth-ranked team in the country according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Poll and the second-seeded team of the final eight playing in Salem. The Thunder posted seven runs in the fourth inning and held on to win the contest in run-rule fashion with a score of 9-1 after five innings.

Adrienne Rosey (Schoolcraft, Mich. / Schoolcraft) would once again start for the team in the circle. After allowing a leadoff double to the Seagulls, she settled in and recorded the next nine straight outs in order.

The Thunder immediately gave Rosey offensive support in the bottom half of the first inning. Junior Ellie Trine (Kokomo, Ind. / Kokomo) led off the inning with a single through the right side, followed by senior Taylor Murdock (Lapel, Ind. / Lapel) moving her to second on a single of her own. Junior Amanda Prather (Indianapolis, Ind. / Roncalli) would then record the first RBI of the game with a single to right center.

The next two batters would be outs for the team, but during the final at-bat of the inning a ball would sneak past the opposition's catcher allowing Murdock and Prather to each advance. A miscue by the third basewoman on her throw to second, attempting to catch Prather advancing, put the ball into the outfield and allowed Murdock to scamper home, giving the team a 2-0 lead.

Neither team would threaten over the next two innings, but in the top of the fourth Salisbury would give Rosey her first trouble of the day. The leadoff batter would reach on a single, but would leave the base path when freshman Ainsley Phillips (Yorktown, Ind. / Yorktown) gunned her out at second on a stolen base attempt. After another out however the Seagulls would string together two singles and a walk to load the bases. The sure hands of Murdock in right field would end the threat on a flyout, keeping the score 2-0 in favor of Trine.

The team carried the momentum into the bottom of the inning with the offense exploding for seven runs. Sophomore Scarllett Elliott (Utica, Ohio / Utica) led off the inning with a double to right center before freshman Emma Beyer (Rochester, Mich. / Stoney Creek) joined her with a walk. Senior Mercede Daugherty (Watervliet, Mich. / Watervliet) would attempt to sacrifice bunt the runners to second and third, but an error by the opposition would load the bases instead.

Junior Anna Gill (Ashville, Ohio / Teays Valley) would bunt as well but legged it out for a single. Elliott would score on the hit, but another error by the Seagulls would allow Beyer to come home from second building the lead to 4-0.

After a pitching change, the Thunder continued to cause fits to the opposition. Phillips would draw a walk to load the bases again, before Ellie Trine gave the team another run on a sacrifice fly. Murdock was hit by pitch to load the bases again. From there Prather had the highlight of the championship so far, sending the ball over the fence down the left field line.

The grand slam gave the team a commanding 9-0 lead and put Salisbury on watch for a run-rule defeat. Rosey posted two quick outs to start the top of the fifth but a walk and double cut the lead to 9-1 and forced a change in the circle for Trine. Sophomore Lauren Clausen (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove) entered the circle for her first action of the weekend. It was a short outing, as the next batter would send a groundball to Prather at shortstop that ended the game.

The victory puts the team in unexplored territory. While their last trip to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship in 2019 saw the team win a pair of games, one came during an elimination bracket contest. This time the second win comes in the winners' bracket and puts the team just one win away from being one of two remaining teams to play in the best of three championship series.

Trine will need to wait until later tonight to find out who they will face tomorrow. They will meet the winner of the elimination bracket final between Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) and Berry College. ECSU was ranked third in the latest NFCA poll and is seeded third among the eight remaining teams, they have also already been defeated by the Thunder in the opening game of the championship. Berry was ranked tenth nationally and seeded fifth, their lone loss came earlier today against top-ranked and seeded Christopher Newport University.

No matter the opponent, Trine is set to take the field at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, May 28. They will have two chances to win one game and advance to the final series.