Westside-If championships happen in steps, then Trinity Christian Academy Varsity Softball has one last step to take to win it all. Two years ago, the Lady Conquerors made it to the first Final Four in team history. Last year, they were the Class 4A Runner-Up. In 2019, they look to bring home the Gold.
Trinity Christian Academy Varsity Softball started play last Saturday during the Oakleaf Pre-Season Invitational. The Lady Conquerors split two on the day, defeating Keystone Heights 10-3 in the morning game and losing to Class 8A Oakleaf 4-1 in the nightcap.
Against Keystone, Morgan McMillian drove in three runs, and Amaya Ross was 4 for 4 with 2 RBI for Trinity while Lyndsey Smith was 3 for 3 as the team pounded out 15 hits to make a winner of pitcher Bailey Cooley, a senior on her way to Eastern Florida State College. Cooley pitched six innings of two-run, three hit ball and struck out nine batters.
However, Oakleaf’s Madi Davis held the Conquerors to one run on five hits in Saturday night’s contest. The Conquerors drew five walks, but Davis fanned seven in earning the win over Trinity. She was also 3 for 3 with 1 RBI and a run scored while teammate Katie Kistler had two hits and scored twice herself. Cooley allowed four runs in six innings for the Conquerors in taking her first loss of the season.
Trinity, though, bounced right back Tuesday night as the Lady Conquerors visited 5A Suwannee and picked up a 9-4 win in after falling behind 3-1. Ross capped the win with an inside-the-park two-run home run, and Smith drove in three. Trinity collected 11 hits overall on the night.
Seniors Alexis Ross-Bailey Cooley-Linzie LaFavor
More individual highlights from Tuesday include the following:
- Morgan McMillian: 3 for 4, 3 R.
Hannah Rivers: 1 H, R.
Senior and Georgia Southern Commit Lindsey LaFavor: 2 R, 2 RBI.
Breezy Burnett: 2 R.
Bailey Cooley: 7 IP, 3 ER, 8H, 6 BB, 6 K.
Senior speedster and Florida International University commit Alexis Ross and sophomore slugger Mackenzie Marrell add even more offense to this potent lineup.
Friday night, the Lady Conquerors are home against Class 4A, District 2 opponent Interlachen, who defeated Crescent City 22-4 on February 19. The Interlachen Rams scored at least three runs in each of the five innings played with a high of seven in the top of the seventh.
The district competition is stiff as it includes the following teams:
| Class 4A, District 2 |
| Andrew Jackson |
| Baldwin |
| Bishop Snyder |
| Duval Charter |
| Episcopal |
| Interlachen |
| Providence |
| Trinity Christian Academy |
(Class 4A, District 2 – MaxPreps.com)
The upcoming schedule shows Trinity facing some very tough competition. The Conquerors will visit district opponent Providence on Tuesday, February 26, and then face Baker County at home on Thursday, February 28.
The Baker County game is Trinity’s annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Night, and the game will stream live on Facebook: TCA Conquerors Athletics beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Suwannee and West Nassau then visit Trinity on March 4 and 11, respectively, with the Monteverde Tournament in between from March 7-9.
Story by: Raymond S. Bureau, SID, Trinity Baptist College
