The Trojans will play host to South Alabama in a three-game series starting Thursday at 6 p.m. Troy heads home for the final regular-season action of the season. Johnson was tabbed with the loss for the Trojans as she was responsible for the first two runs scored in the contest. Jessica Mullins (23-11) earned the victory in all three games of the weekend after giving up just Horne's homer. Blake Gibson smashed a one-out single through the right side but was ultimately left stranded. Texas State capped off a three-run inning by using a pair of ground outs to score Randolph.Īfter the homer from Horne, Baker retired the side in the bottom half of the sixth, but Troy's comeback attempt fell short, needing three runs in the top of the seventh to keep the game alive. However, after a leadoff walk to Sara Vanderford, a triple off the bat of Caitlin Rogers and a single from Piper Randolph saw Texas State take a 4-0 lead. Libby Baker came in in relief of Johnson and allowed a second run to score following a bases-loaded free pass, but Baker evaded any more damage fanning the final batter of the frame.Ī quiet third and fourth frame sent Texas State into the bottom of the fifth with a 2-0 advantage. Leanna Johnson (18-10) worked around trouble in the home half of the opening frame, issuing a trio of walks, to hold the Bobcats scoreless.Īfter the Trojans went down quietly in the top of the second, Texas State utilized a pair of singles and back-to-back walks caused by illegal pitches to plate the first run of the contest. Horne's homer was her 11 th of the season, moving her into sixth in Troy's single-season record. Jade Sinness ripped a one-out double down the right-field line, setting up Kelly Horne for a two-run long ball. The Trojans refused to back down, bringing the contest back within three in the top of the sixth after falling behind 5-0. (CT).SAN MARCOS, Texas – Despite a sixth-inning home run from Kelly Horne, Troy fell in the series finale to Texas State, 5-2, Sunday at Bobcat Stadium. The opening game of the series will begin at 6 p.m. Texas State will return home on March 24 for the start of a three-game series with South Alabama. UP NEXT: The Bobcats will face in-state foe UTSA on Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m. This call made the seventh inning the final inning able to be played in the allotted time and the Bobcats will return to San Marcos with its first tie since 2003. Due to the travel conditions Texas State was facing, the coaches agreed prior to the game to not start another inning after 2:15 (CT). More of the same continued in the seventh inning with a defensive showcase prohibiting either side from getting a hit in what would be the final inning of the game.Īfter seven innings the game would end in a tie. Both Texas State and Troy were able to get two hits in the 6 th inning but neither side put a run on the board. Headed into the bottom of the 6 th the Bobcats and the Trojans were all level. In the top of the sixth inning back-to-back bunts from Trahan and Earls would load the bases for the Bobcats but the Trojans defense got the two outs with the bases loaded to shut down the Bobcats attempt at taking the lead. Karmyn Bass stepped up to bat in the fifth inning with Vanderford on base and hit a double to right field allowing Vanderford to score and equalize the game. Tori McCann would come in to pitch in the bottom of the fourth with two outs. It was a two-run home run in Kennedi Gaton that gave the Trojans a 2-1 lead. Despite the Bobcats getting three hits in the two innings, the Trojans took the lead in the fourth. BYU’s Violet Zavodnik showed against Iowa State why the Big 12 won’t lose all its star hitters when. but star-studded Louisiana is still the team to beat in a league full of standouts. SUBSCRIBE NOW > Troy 33-19-1 (14-9-1 Sun Belt Conference) Schedule. Momentum began to swing the way of the Trojans in the fourth inning. Access premium college softball covereage. Vanderford would single up the middle to allow Trahan to go home and get on the scoresheet. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and stole second on Sara Vanderford's at bat. The Bobcats started off strong with Ciara Trahan getting walked on her first at bat. TROY, AL – The Bobcats series finale against the Troy Trojans would end in a 2-2 draw after seven innings due to Texas State's travel conditionings prohibiting the team from continuing play into extra innings.
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