July 8 2023 The Trinidad Triggers defeated the Austin Weirdos 20-6 at Central Park behind a 21-hit offensive attack. Trinidad broke through with five runs in the third inning and added eight more in the fourth to build a 13-0 advantage. The Triggers also scored in the fifth and sixth innings before Austin mounted a late response.
Alec Aleywine led Trinidad with four hits in six at-bats and scored four runs.
Peter Pena also collected four hits and scored twice, while
Adam Purdy went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
Jordan Anderson added two hits, three RBI and a home run, and
Jacob Mitchell and
Kenny Stewart also homered. Mitchell drove in two runs, while Stewart had three RBI.
Austin scored once in the sixth, four times in the eighth and once in the ninth.
Josh Walker went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while
Austin Micheli had two hits and scored once. The Weirdos finished with nine hits and six runs but committed the games only error.
Mitchell earned the win after allowing one hit and no runs over five innings. He walked three and struck out 10.
Joel Ballard finished the game for Trinidad, allowing six runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts over four innings. Austin starter
Andrew Lopez took the loss after surrendering eight runs on 10 hits in three innings.
