BASEBALL: Trinity blasts Brentwood for ninth-straight win

The Trinity Crusaders traveled to Sandersville on Friday to complete their region series with Brentwood. The score was close for much more of the game, but Trinity used a big sixth inning to pull away for the 8-1 win to run its win streak to nine straight.

The Crusaders took the lead in the top of the second when Nathan Sumner singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Tripp Mascaro to make it 1-0.

The lead was short-lived as Brentwood would knot the score in the bottom of the frame. J.W. Hitchcock would double and then score on a hit by Cooper Smith to tie the score at 1-1.

Trinity went back to work in the third with four straight hits.  Evans and Braden Underwood would both single and score on hits by Carter Lee and Sumner to make it 3-1.

That would remain the score until the sixth. With one out, Carson Shepherd would launch a solo homer to center to make it 4-1.

After a second out, Ben Helton would extend the inning with a walk. Evans would then single and Underwood would drive home Helton with a hit. Lee would coax another walk to set up Sumner.  He would continue his big day with a two run single to push the lead to 7-1.

Trinity would add one more run in the seventh. Jakob Sahli would reach on an error, steal second and score on a hit from Cesar Rodriguez to make it 8-1.

Evans and Sumner led the offense with three hits each. Underwood added two, while Lee, Mascaro, Shepherd and Rodriguez also hit safely.

Helton got the W on the mound by going five innings, allowing just three hits, and one run.  He walked two and struck out five. Rodriguez worth the final two and allowed just one hit.  He walked one and struck out three.

The Crusaders (13-2 overall) were scheduled to play St. Andrew’s Monday in Savannah.