JACKSON, Tenn. - Trevecca (35-23) dropped the TranSouth Championship game 9-7 to Union University (36-17) at Union's Fesmire Field on Thursday afternoon. Union swept through the tournament without a loss and gave the Trojans both of their losses in tournament play. Union earned the conference's automatic bid to the opening round of the NAIA Championships.

Editors Note: 5/8/2009 - On Friday the Trojans received the word they had hoped not to hear, that they were outside of the 45 invitations to the opening round of the NAIA World Series. There will be 46 teams making the field, one is a host bid given to Lewis Clark State.

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Nathan Wright hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, but Trevecca's rally - and its bid for the TranSouth baseball tournament championship - fell short with the 9-7 loss to Union on Thursday.

Wright was 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and four RBI, but the Trojans trailed by five (8-3) after four innings and never fully recovered.

Both starters were knocked out after 1.2 innings of work. Trevecca's Ben Johnson (6-4) was tagged with the loss after allowing six runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out two. Brad Davis (6-4) got the win with five innings of relief.

Cody Heggie was 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and a RBI. Aaron Bree was 3ofr-5 with a double for the Trojans, who lost in the championship round for the third straight year. Cumberland won the title in 2007 and 2008.

Trevecca had 13 hits and no errors and left eight men on base. Union had 11 hits and two errors and left six men on base.

Trevecca took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but Union answered with six in the top of the second. The Trojans put one on the board in their half of the second to make it 6-3 Bulldogs. UU took a 9-3 lead with two more in the fourth and one in the seventh. TNU scored two in the seventh and two in the ninth for the final of 9-7 Union.

Union has defeated Trevecca in four consecutive games - all in the last eight days. Trevecca defeated Union last Thursday in Jackson. It was the first of a three-game series. Union came back to win the next two and defeated Trevecca in Monday's opening round of the TSAC Tournament.

Trevecca has been to the TranSouth Championship Round three years in a row and reached the semifinal game in 2006 and 2003. Trevecca won the tournament in 2005.