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Troy sweeps the Golden Eagles on the road

April 7, 2015April 8, 2015 Sports

Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy softball team came out victorious in both games of its double header on the road against Southern Mississippi on Tuesday, April 7. The Trojans (24-17, 7-5 Sun Belt) have now won six straight games, as they continue to ascend the rankings of the Sun Belt Conference standings. As of Tuesday, the Trojans sit at fourth place in the conference. Sophomore right fielder Becca Hartley led the Trojans offensively in the first game as they once again came back from an early deficit to come…

Trojans vanquish the Blazers

April 2, 2015April 6, 2015 Admin_trop

Jill Odom Sports Editor The Troy softball team snapped its five-game losing streak in the second game of the UAB doubleheader on Tuesday, March 31. In game one of the doubleheader, the Blazers scored first in the second inning. The Trojans tied things up in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore shortstop Becca Hartley hit a solo homer over the left field wall. Blazers’ freshman pitcher Megan Smith allowed only four hits and also had three strikeouts. In the top of the seventh, several UAB singles and two Trojan…

The Owls shut down the Trojans in doubleheader

April 2, 2015April 1, 2015 Admin_trop

Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy softball team lost both games of its doubleheader at Kennesaw State on Tuesday, March 24. The Trojans (18-16, 4-5 Sun Belt) struggled to score runs against the Owls (23-12, 4-5 Atlantic Sun), managing just one run against the opposition in two games. Kennesaw State’s defense did in the Trojans, holding them to only five hits and no runs in game one of the doubleheader. Sophomore pitcher Logan Viers got the win for the Owls by pitching five strikeouts and no walks. Every time that…

Softball defeats two top-10 teams

March 26, 2015April 2, 2015 Admin_trop

Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy softball team won two of its last four games, with road wins against No. 10 Florida State and No. 7 UL Lafayette, but dropped the last two games in its series against the Cajuns. The Trojans (18-14, 4-5 Sun Belt) are now placed sixth in the Sun Belt standings as of Monday, March 23. Coming off an impressive outing at home against Appalachian State, the Trojans traveled to Tallahassee, Florida, to play Florida State (26-7, 8-1 ACC) on Wednesday, March 18. Troy, which had…

Softball team sweeps Appalachian State

March 19, 2015April 2, 2015 Admin_trop

Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy softball team swept Appalachian State during its home series, with two wins on Saturday, March 14, and another on Sunday, March 15. After losing four straight, the Trojans (16-12, 3-3 Sun Belt) are now back on track with a three-game win streak. After struggling with scoring runs in the past few games, Troy was able to get back on track offensively as it scored 29 runs in three games against the Mountaineers (8-13, 0-6 Sun Belt). Day one of the series included a double-header…