Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 21
Troy, Ala.
12:30 p.m.
Troy University
5-7
5
vs
6
Northern Illinois
4-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Northern Illinois
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
9
0
Troy
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
5
6
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: HAYES, Keegan (1-2)
L: Affeldt, Jaycee (2-2)
Batting:
2B: WARREN, Caitlyn 1 ; WOOLLARD, Alaynie 1 ; RUPARD, Rebecca 1
3B: WOOLLARD, Alaynie 1
RBI: WARREN, Caitlyn 1 ; GRABLE, Kayti 1 ; NAEGELE, Emily 1 ; HARNISH, Bekah 1 ; WOOLLARD, Alaynie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: WARREN, Caitlyn 2 ; BARRETT, Kristyn 1 ; GRABLE, Kayti 1 ; HARNISH, Bekah 1 ; RUPARD, Rebecca 1
SB: WARREN, Caitlyn 1
Batting:
2B: Winters, Amanda 1 ; Kayler, Carli 1
3B: Winters, Amanda 1
RBI: Day, Hannah 2 ; Phelps, Michelle 1 ; Kayler, Carli 2
SH: Johnston, Heather 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Winters, Amanda 1 ; Neely, Khadija 1 ; Johnston, Heather 1 ; Eytel, Chelsea 1 ; Kayler, Carli 1
HBP: Winters, Amanda 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Troy Softball Splits in Day Two of Trojan Invitational, Game Times Changed for Final Day
2/21/2015 9:21:00 PM | Softball
TROY, Alabama - The Troy softball team split on Saturday in the Trojan Invitational, at the Troy Softball Complex by losing the first game of the day to Northern Illinois, 6-5, before taking down UConn, 10-0, in the second game of the day.
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The games on the final day of action of the Trojan Invitational are being changed with the first game between Northern Illinois and UConn beginning at 9 a.m., The second game, between Troy and Evansville is slated to begin at 11 a.m.
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Northern Illinois 6, Troy 5
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Troy (5-7) battled back to take a 4-3 lead in the second, after trailing 3-0 after the first inning of play. Troy added another in the third to extend its lead to 5-3 after three innings of play.
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Northern Illinois (4-5) started the game by scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. The first came on a single through the right side by Becca Harnish and Alaynie Wollard, the next batter for the Huskies cleared the bases with a two-RBI triple.
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The Trojans came back in the second as Amanda Winters got things started for Troy with a lead-off double. Carli Kayler singled to left field to score the first run of the day for the Trojans. Hannah Day hit a two-out single up the middle to give the Trojans to tie the game at three. Troy took the lead with a Michelle Phelps single.
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The third inning saw Troy add another run by playing small ball. Khadija Neely walked to start the inning, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Heather Johnston. Carli Kayler drove in Neely with a double to right center field. Kayler went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the game.
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Northern Illinois scored three runs on a three hits in the top of the seventh to take the lead, which clinched the win for the Huskies.
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Jaycee Affeldt (2-2) took the loss for the Trojans, but struck out six batters in six innings of work.
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Troy 10, UConn 0
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Troy (6-7) scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to win to clinch a 10-0 victory over UCONN, in large thanks to a walk-off home run by Amanda Winters.
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Troy broke open the game in the second inning when Hannah Day singled up the middle to score Kayler and Affeldt, who both reached on walks.
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The Trojans scored three runs in the third inning and added one more insurance run in the fourth to take a 6-0 lead heading into the fifth inning.
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The fifth inning started with a walk by Carli Kayler and then a single by Benton advanced Kayler to second. The two would advance a base via a sacrifice bunt by Day. An RBI single by Phelps gave the Trojans a seven run lead. Winters blasted an 0-2 pitch over the left field wall to give Troy a walk-off win.
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Affeldt (3-1) picked up the win for the Trojans pitching five innings only allowing five hits and while striking out three.
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Benton led Troy going 4-for-4 on the night with two RBIs. Five other Trojan batters got a hit in the game, with four of the five driving in at least one run.
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For more information on Troy softball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow us on Twitter at @TroyTrojansSB.
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The games on the final day of action of the Trojan Invitational are being changed with the first game between Northern Illinois and UConn beginning at 9 a.m., The second game, between Troy and Evansville is slated to begin at 11 a.m.
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Northern Illinois 6, Troy 5
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Troy (5-7) battled back to take a 4-3 lead in the second, after trailing 3-0 after the first inning of play. Troy added another in the third to extend its lead to 5-3 after three innings of play.
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Northern Illinois (4-5) started the game by scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. The first came on a single through the right side by Becca Harnish and Alaynie Wollard, the next batter for the Huskies cleared the bases with a two-RBI triple.
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The Trojans came back in the second as Amanda Winters got things started for Troy with a lead-off double. Carli Kayler singled to left field to score the first run of the day for the Trojans. Hannah Day hit a two-out single up the middle to give the Trojans to tie the game at three. Troy took the lead with a Michelle Phelps single.
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The third inning saw Troy add another run by playing small ball. Khadija Neely walked to start the inning, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Heather Johnston. Carli Kayler drove in Neely with a double to right center field. Kayler went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the game.
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Northern Illinois scored three runs on a three hits in the top of the seventh to take the lead, which clinched the win for the Huskies.
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Jaycee Affeldt (2-2) took the loss for the Trojans, but struck out six batters in six innings of work.
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Troy 10, UConn 0
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Troy (6-7) scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to win to clinch a 10-0 victory over UCONN, in large thanks to a walk-off home run by Amanda Winters.
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Troy broke open the game in the second inning when Hannah Day singled up the middle to score Kayler and Affeldt, who both reached on walks.
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The Trojans scored three runs in the third inning and added one more insurance run in the fourth to take a 6-0 lead heading into the fifth inning.
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The fifth inning started with a walk by Carli Kayler and then a single by Benton advanced Kayler to second. The two would advance a base via a sacrifice bunt by Day. An RBI single by Phelps gave the Trojans a seven run lead. Winters blasted an 0-2 pitch over the left field wall to give Troy a walk-off win.
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Affeldt (3-1) picked up the win for the Trojans pitching five innings only allowing five hits and while striking out three.
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Benton led Troy going 4-for-4 on the night with two RBIs. Five other Trojan batters got a hit in the game, with four of the five driving in at least one run.
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For more information on Troy softball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow us on Twitter at @TroyTrojansSB.
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