Trinity Christian (IL)- Olivet Nazarene battled through 12 innings to earn a hard-fought 3–1 road win over Trinity Christian, powered by dominant pitching and late-inning patience. After giving up a run in the first, the Tigers' staff locked in. Camden Kearney delivered six steady innings, Bryson Horning added 1.2 scoreless, and Owen Roberts was lights-out, retiring all 14 batters he faced with six strikeouts to secure the win. Alex Seaton's RBI infield single tied the game in the sixth, and Olivet finally broke through in the 12th with back-to-back bases-loaded walks from Kydin Horvath and Jacob York to take the lead for good.

In game two, Olivet Nazarene pushed Trinity Christian to the wire in but fell 3–2 despite a strong outing from Luke Shoven, who allowed just three hits and struck out eight in six innings. The Tigers grabbed a 1–0 lead in the fourth when Tyler Kavanagh scored on an error, and Landon Holt later added an RBI single in the sixth to pull Olivet within one. Alex Seaton, Holt, Kydin Horvath, Andrew Mack, and Payten Young each recorded hits as Olivet matched the Trolls in offensive production. Olivet threatened late but couldn't break through, wrapping up a competitive road split highlighted by quality pitching and timely at-bats.

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