Trinity Episcopal broke out some big bats to blast Porters Chapel Monday night at Pierce Field.

The Natchez-based school got three runs each from a pair of home runs and a triple to pound PCA 15-1 in six innings. With Trinity moving down from the MAIS Class AA to A, the Saints served notice that they will be a threat to the Eagles’ bid for a repeat as state champs.

Trinity coach Mitch Ashmore said the final margin surprised him because he knows how good the Eagles have been in the past, having lost the 2006 Academy A title to PCA when he was at Huntington School.

“I have a lot of respect for Porters Chapel’s program during my run at Huntington,” Ashmore said. “If things work out, we could definitely run up against them in the playoffs. That’s why I’m glad that we came in here and played a good, clean game.”

Ashmore was also glad to see the Saints (10-5) crank out the three big extra base hits.

“They were big. He hit the ball well and (Jordan) Dossett was on cue tonight with his pitching,” Ashmore said.

Dossett struck out eight through four innings. The only mistake he made in that time was a solo home run to his pitching counterpart John Michael Harris, who smashed a long home run in the first inning that made it 3-1.

Trinity answered with a three-run shot from Kent King in the second inning to go up 6-1. It stayed that way until the fifth inning when the Eagles (8-5) melted down defensively. PCA had three errors — a dropped throw, a boot into left and another errant throw. All three gift runners found their way home to make it 9-1.

Trinity then got to a tiring reliever, Reed Gordon, in the sixth for six runs. Daniel Dunaway’s bases-clearing triple to center made it 14-1. Sky Logan’s single knocked in Dunaway for a 15-1 lead.

The Eagles finally began hitting Dossett well on the third time through, but even that didn’t work out well. Two leadoff hits went for naught when a grounder to third forced out the lead runner. Then Matthew Warren hit a sharp single to left, but Trinity catcher Chase Patrick had the plate blocked solidly and a laser throw rung up Montana McDaniel for the second out. Dossett then got Kreuz Federick to fly out to right to end the game by run rule.

“We’re better than what we showed tonight,” PCA coach Jerry Bourne said. “My guys didn’t put good at bats together against their guy (Dossett). I thought John Michael showed he’s a competitor, but he fell behind in counts and they get six runs early.”

Trevor Faust greeted Harris with a three-run shot to left to stake Trinity to a 3-0 lead. All nine of the Saints’ batters scored in the game and they finished with 11 hits. Faust knocked in four off two hits while King brought in three off two hits and scored three runs.

The Eagles had five hits and made five errors. Harris’ home run and Reed Gordon’s double were the highlights.

PCA is back in action today when they travel to Russell Christian in Meridian.

Contact Jeff Byrd at jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com