Troy University Athletics
Troy Sweeps Florida A&M In Double Header
2/16/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
TROY, Ala. - Troy University Softball swept a double header with Florida A&M University to improve their record to 8-1 on the season. The Trojans used a balanced attack to defeat the Lady Rattlers 4-1 in the first game and 5-0 in the second.
FAMU is off to a phenomenal start, and to get a pair of wins off them is huge,” said Trojan head coach Melanie Davis. We knew they would be tough, but our kids did a great job of putting together all three phases of the game.”
Sophomore Jocelyn McCallum had another big day for the Trojans in the first game. McCallum tied the record for strikeouts in a game with 13, a record which she set in her first start of the season. In seven innings pitched McCallum faced 26 batters giving up two hits and zero earned runs. FAMU scored in the top of the sixth when Lady Rattler Eria Williams scored on a passed ball, the run however was unearned.
Troy opened up the scoring in the game when rightfielder Stacey Dwyer drove in Senior Lindsey Wyatt to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. The score remained the same until the Trojan fifth inning when Sophomore Amanda Ragans drove in Tara Blackwell and Bonnie Belin on a single to right-center. Blackwell and Belin both reached base on FAMU errors.
The Trojans added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth when Senior Jenny Boyd doubled to score Dwyer making the score 4-1. FAMU never threatened after that and the Trojans took the game by the score of 4-1. McCallum picked up her fourth win of the season and has yet to give up an earned run on the season.
Game two saw the Trojans offensive attack get on track to ring up five runs on 11 hits. Pitcher Kacie Flinn started and went the distance for the Trojans facing 24 batters striking out six of them. Flinn gave up only three hits and two walks in seven innings of work.
Blackwell and Boyd both had big games at the plate with both of them going 3-4 and driving in a run. Boyd single to get on base in the bottom of the third and scored when Tamra Howren doubled to right-center. Boyd drove in a run in the bottom of the fourth when she singled to left to score Junior Paige Foster. The score after four innings was Troy 2, Florida A&M 0.
It felt good to help the team out and I really felt good about my performance,” said Blackwell. I think a lot of the offense carried over from this past weekend and the team's energy was great.”
Blackwell doubled to left-center to get on base in the Trojans half of the fifth inning. Howren doubled down the rightfield line to score Blackwell. Bonnie Belin got on base on a fielder's choice and scored when Stacey Dwyer singled to left. After five the Trojans held a 4-0 lead.
Boyd scored again on a Blackwell single to left-center to give Troy a 5-0 lead. That score would be the final as the Trojans swept the Lady Rattlers in the double header. With the win Troy improved its record to 8-1, its best start since the Trojans went 9-1 in 1999. Florida A&M falls to 7-6 on the year which includes victories over Central Florida and Florida State.
Troy will head to Starkville, Miss. to take part in the Mississippi State Bulldog Classic Feb. 18-20. Other teams participating in the tournament are Tennessee Tech and Tulsa. Live stats will be provided by logging on to TroyTrojans.com with game time Friday starting at 10 a.m. when the Trojans will take on Tennessee Tech.
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