Troy Completes Trojan Classic 5-0

Sunday, February 19

Troy, Ala.

12:30 PM

Troy University

8-2

Jacksonville

6-5

Jacksonville

Troy

2/19/2017 5:36:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Grace Bolin

TROY, Alabama - Troy (7-2) had a dominating weekend at the Troy Softball Complex as it hosted the 2017 Trojan Classic and finished the tournament with a sweep. Troy earned two wins on Friday against Jacksonville and Longwood, two wins on Saturday against Longwood and Samford and closed out the tournament with a 5-1 win over Jacksonville.

The Dolphins reached on a fielder's choice early in the first inning gave Jacksonville a 1-0 lead with the Trojans up to bat in the bottom of the second. Two base hits from Katie Webb and Meg Willis brought in a run to tie the game.

After the first inning, the Trojan defense came out strong and did not allow the Dolphins to score another run in the game. Sophomore pitcher Claire Graves (3-0), got Troy out of a jam early in the first inning with the bases loaded after relieving Peyton Glover. Glover or Graves did not give up a hit in the game until the sixth inning.

After two scoreless innings, Troy stepped back up to the plate. Two RBI base hits from Becca Hartley and Maddie Porter gave the Trojans a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the fifth, senior Meg Willis blasted a two run home run that sealed the game for the Trojans. That was the first home run of the season for Willis after she posted three last season.

NOTEWORTHY
•Sophomore Stephanie Snyder leads the team with a .433 average and five doubles on the season.
• Senior Becca Hartley has 11 hits, 12 RBIs and five home runs this season. She is the returning home run leader after posting 11 last season. She has 28 career home runs to put her in fourth place in the Troy record books.
• This is the second straight season Troy has started with an 8-2 record.
• The Trojans are now 9-0 against Jacksonville.

QUOTABLE
"Every player on the team contributed in some way this weekend," head coach Beth Mullins said. "When you have all 17 of your players do a job and contribute, it gives everyone confidence. The pitchers really brought the bullpen out there and trusted their defense, and I thought they did a really good job and fought hard. When you can put up as many runs as we did this weekend, it gives your pitching staff the confidence to go out there and get the job done."

UP NEXT
Troy returns to the field on Tuesday as they travel to Montgomery, Ala., to face Alabama State. The game is set for 5 p.m. CT. The Trojans then return back home Feb. 24-26 to host the Troy Classic, which will feature games against Lipscomb, Southeastern Louisiana and Pittsburgh.

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