NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
NAIA No. 20 Trevecca Nazarene Trojans (2-3) started a three-game series
at
Milligan College (3-2) with a double-header on Friday.
Milligan salvaged the split with a 4-3 win in game 2.
Drew Durossette (0-2) opposed Shawn Ray (2-0) in the second game of the twin bill.
Milligan jumped on the board early, plating a run in the first and two
more in the second to take the early 2-0 lead. Trevecca scored twice in
the top of inning number three to cut the deficit to 3-2. The Buffaloes
scored in the bottom of the fifth to stretch the lead back to two at
4-2, but the Trojans answered in the top of the sixth with a run to
pull back within a single run. In the top of the seventh, the Trojans
had runners at first and second with two out for Chris Lowe at the
plate, but Lowe flied out to the wall in centerr field to end the game
as Jason Trivett (2) earned the save for Milligan. Marty Parks was
2-for-4 in the game with 2 RBI. Milligan scored four runs on six hits
with two errors, while Trevecca scored three runs on six hits and made
one error.
The teams will play a single game on Saturday beginning at
Noon.