SEGUIN, Texas – Ryan Gray hurled 6.2 hitless innings to lead third-ranked Trinity to an 8-3 victory over Southwestern in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Game.
Gray had a 4-0 lead in the seventh inning and struck out the first two batters of the frame. However, he walked the next two hitters, and then Ben Little hit a 1-1 pitch from Gray over the wall in right-center field to pull the Pirates within a run.
The Tigers (35-7) picked up Gray in the bottom of the stanza, scoring four times to increase their advantage to 8-3.
Andrew Hoffman came in and closed out the contest with a pair of scoreless panels to earn the save.
Southwestern, which finished the game with only two hits, completed its 2016 campaign with an 18-25 record. It also reached the conference tournament game for the first time since 2004.
Following the final game, Tyler Bludau, Will Cates and Ethan Luna were recognized as members of the SCAC All-Tournament Team.
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