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Senior pitcher Zack Balbin hucks a fastball down the plate in a loss to Cortland.

Trinity baseball salvages a split versus Cortland

Tigers take the final two games in a four game series
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter March 20, 2025

Spring break was tumultuous for the Tigers, as they followed up a three game sweep of McMurry University with a 3-4 loss to DeSales University on March 12 before losing their first two games against the...

Outfielder Maddox McDonald, who had seven hits in 12 at-bats in the series, prepares to swing.

Tiger baseball clobbers Austin College

Trinity sweeps their opening series and defeats Austin college for the 40th time in a row.
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter February 20, 2025

After an eight month offseason, Trinity baseball started their season with three wins against Austin College. Trinity won game one of the series on Feb. 14 by a score of 10-2, and then proceeded to sweep...

Junior pitcher Jordan Arce throws a pitch during softball’s historic 31-win 2024 regular season campaign.

Tigers ready to run the bases in 2025

Trinity’s softball and baseball teams aim to avenge 2024 SCAC and postseason losses
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter February 6, 2025

After the bitter ends of two impressive seasons last year, Trinity’s baseball and softball teams are picking up the bats and gloves again as they prepare for the 2025 season. Trinity finished the...

Rangers and Astros fail to conclude 2024 MLB Season with repeated success

Rangers and Astros fail to conclude 2024 MLB Season with repeated success

Rangers fail to repeat as World Series Champions while Astros face unusual early postseason exit
Anthony Romero, Sports Reporter October 17, 2024

Texas has been eliminated from the ongoing Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason. The Texas Rangers failed to qualify for the postseason, finishing with a 78-84 regular season record, 12 games worse than...

This week in sports: Stability is overrated

This week in sports: Stability is overrated

The great upset strikes hard in a record-breaking weekend
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor October 10, 2024

Football College football is a beautiful sport that combines communities and leads to some of the greatest upsets in history. The phrase “Any given day” was in full force this weekend, with the college...

Tigers to the tourney: Trinity Baseball clinches SCAC tournament spot

Trinity takes series vs Dallas to claim a spot in the conference tournament
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter April 26, 2024

It was a weekend of highs and lows for Trinity Baseball when they hosted the University of Dallas Crusaders. The Tigers took two of three games in the series, dropping game one and winning the next two....

Senior, Jack Baker ready to bat

Tiger Baseball pounces on Bulldogs

Baseball takes series vs TLU and moves into position for regular season title
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter April 18, 2024

This past weekend, Trinity Baseball took two of three games against the Texas Lutheran University (TLU) Bulldogs. The Tigers lost in game one in a 5-0 shutout but responded nicely with a walk-off victory...

Trinity Baseball Team

Tigers steamroll ETBU in a 9-3 rematch

Trinity’s stellar offense and pitching carry a victory in mid-week revenge game
John Thweatt, Sports Reporter March 29, 2024

The Tigers’ baseball team rematched Eastern Texas Baptist University (ETBU) on March 20th and played a well-rounded match after their loss against them just a week beforehand. With strong performances...

SLAM ANTONIO: Trinity baseball earns 3-0 start

SLAM ANTONIO: Trinity baseball earns 3-0 start

Trinity sweeps during its opening series, highlighted by a game-winning grand slam
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter February 29, 2024

Tiger Baseball swept Babson College to open the 2024 season, scoring at least eight runs in all three games. The most notable part of the series was a comeback win in game two, where the Tigers were down...

Having lost three key players since the last season, the state of the team's future pitching is uncertain.

Tiger Baseball is back again

Tiger baseball begins new season looking to repeat conference championship
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter February 22, 2024

Tiger Baseball comes into this season with the energy of a conference champion. Last season, the team went 31-16 en route to a conference title and an appearance in the NCAA postseason. Trinity ultimately...

Baseball "Free Agency" color

Baseball free agency: The winners so far

This year’s MLB free agency has had its share of craziness
John Thweatt, Sports Reporter February 8, 2024

In the baseball world, the bitter-cold winter months coincide with a fresh show of free agency news. Every team attempts to better themselves by signing new players and preparing for the start of the new...

Jackson Teer pitches in an April 2023 game against Schreiner University.

Reflections from a top-Teer tiger

Tigers’ pitcher Jackson Teer reflects on how he came to Trinity
Cole Isaacson, Sports Reporter February 1, 2024

When current senior and marketing major Jackson Teer transferred to Trinity in the spring of 2023, it marked an important decision: he would continue to pitch “Originally, I was kind of contemplating...