Baseball Game Preview: Trinity Tigers vs. New Waverly Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 22, 2025, 2:04am

Baseball Preview: Trinity Tigers vs. New Waverly Bulldogs

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Trinity hasn't had much luck against New Waverly recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Trinity is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Crockett 27-1 on Thursday. The Tigers have beaten the Bulldogs the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.

Canyen Hollis

Runs (Career)

04/17/25 @ Crockett3
04/15/25 vs Crockett2
03/08/25 vs Frankston2
04/01/25 vs Anderson-Shiro1
03/31/25 vs Onalaska1

Canyen Hollis made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hollis was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Trinity got a massive performance out of Avery Williams, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, five runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Williams a new career-high. William Lee was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.

Trinity always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .739. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Waverly, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Anderson-Shiro on Thursday.

New Waverly has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Trinity, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-17.

Trinity might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from New Waverly when the teams last played back in March. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.

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