Triton College Baseball Team Wins Doubleheaders Over South Suburban and Morton

The Triton College baseball team has put themselves in a good position in their quest to defend the Region IV Championship. The Trojans picked up a doubleheader sweep over region rival South Suburban College with victories of 6-5 and 7-6 March 30 at Triton's Symonds-Puckett Field.
The wins ensured Triton of the season series over the Bulldogs which is key as the Trojans look to secure the top seed in the Region IV Tournament. The Trojans are 16-8 and have swept twin bills from Moraine Valley, College of DuPage, Morton and South Suburban since returning from their Florida trip.
"It's good to go into April as the leader in the region," head coach Harry Torgerson said. "But there's a long way to go. We have to keep making strides and beat the teams we're supposed to beat."
In game one against South Suburban, Triton jumped out to a 5-0 lead after a Ricky Divito (Driscoll) two-run double in the fourth. However, the Bulldogs rallied late before Mike Schroeder (North Newton, Ind.) picked up his second save of the season to preserve the win.
The Trojans took control of the second game with a four-run fifth inning. Triton benefited from three walks, a hit batter, and a critical South Suburban error to go ahead 7-4.
But just like the first game, the Bulldogs made things interesting late. However, starter Chris Hoffman (Conant) was able to get out of trouble to earn the complete game victory.
On March 31, the Trojans won a pair over Morton College by scores of 22-15 and 7-3 at Symonds-Puckett Field.
Triton belted out 21 hits and hit four home runs in a wild first game. Both teams capitalized from the wind blowing out to left field, combining for 33 hits and eight home runs.
A.J Quinones (Oswego), Rocco Brandonisio (Bishop Gorman, Nev.), Mike Bolling (Guerin Prep), and Ryan Petrulis (Lincoln-Way East) all went deep for the Trojans.
The offenses cooled off in the second game. But the top three in the Trojans batting order carried the load, accounting for all seven runs. Leadoff man Steve Mahler (Schaumburg) went 3-for 4 with two runs scored. Bolling scored a pair of runs and third place batter Carlos Luciano (Clemente) scored three times.
For more information on Triton College Athletics, visit www.triton.edu/athletics or call Athletic Director Harry McGinnis at (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3784.
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