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Tuesday, February 24
Montgomery, Ala.
4 p.m.
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Photo by: Joshua Thurston
Long Ball Lifts Troy past Alabama State
2/24/2015 10:23:00 PM | Softball
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Troy softball team hit seven home runs in a doubleheader against Alabama State Tuesday night at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex to defeat the Hornets 14-2 in the first game and 10-2 in the second.
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Hannah Day accounted for three of the seven Trojan home runs and went 5-for-7 on the day while tallying six RBIs on the night. It was the first time a Troy player hit two home runs in a game since 2011 when Nikki Hollett hit two against Mississippi Valley State.
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The Trojans scored 24 runs as they amassed 23 hits in the rout.Â
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Troy 14, Alabama State 2
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Troy (8-7) scored 14 runs off 13 hits in the first game of the doubleheader, three of which were home runs while five of them were doubles.
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Troy scored seven runs off seven hits in the second inning to break open a 0-0 game. Becca Hartley, who opened the inning with a single, scored the first run on a double by Erica Davis to left-center field.
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Later in the third, Day blasted a 2-run home run, her first in a Trojan uniform, to left field to make the score 5-0. Amanda Winters hit a two-run home run in the same inning to give the Trojans a 7-0 lead.
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Troy added six more runs to give it an 8-0 advantage in the fifth inning, highlighted by Hartley's first home run of the season, a three-run shot to left-center field.
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The Trojans' 3-4-5 hitters combined for eight RBIs on seven hits in the game. Michelle Phelps went 3-for-3 with one RBI, while Hartley went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Amanda Winters went 2-for-4 with four RBIs.
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Ashley Rainey (4-1) earned the win in the circle for the Trojans as she allowed just two earned runs on three hits while walking two in four innnigs of work.
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Alabama State (3-11) scored two runs in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to six, but the Trojans' six-run fifth inning put the game out of reach.
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Troy 10, Alabama State 2
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Hannah Day highlighted the nightcap by going 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs in Troy's come-from-behind win.
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The Trojans (9-7) took the lead in the top of the first inning on a solo shot by Day, her first of the game.
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Alabama State (3-12) fought to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning thanks to a leadoff triple by Jenna Mae Thorne, who tied the game by scoring on a Kendall Core groundout. The Hornets then took their first lead of the day on a single by Aleesa Yanez.
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Troy never backed down as it scored nine unanswered runs to close out the game. The Trojans scored four in the fifth inning and five in the sixth.
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Carli Kayler hit a bomb in the fifth inning, the first of her career, to take back the lead for the Trojans, 3-2. Troy added two more in the inning with back-to-back solo home runs from Day and Phelps. The home run was Day's second home run of the game and third of the night.
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The Trojans strung together five hits to score five runs in the sixth inning to make the game 10-2 as Day and Phelps both had two-run singles, while Hartley capped the scoring with an RBI single to score Phelps.
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Affeldt (5-2) picked up her fifth win in Troy's last six games as she allowed just two runs on four hits to go along with a pair of strikeouts and just one walk.
Melissa Christmann (1-3) took the loss for Alabama State as she allowed five runs -- two earned -- on four hits in 4.2 innings; she struck out five Trojan batters in the losing effort.
The Trojans and Hornets will face off  again on Friday in DeLand, Fla., as part of the Stetson Invitational.
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For more information on Troy softball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow us on Twitter at @TroyTrojansSB.
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Hannah Day accounted for three of the seven Trojan home runs and went 5-for-7 on the day while tallying six RBIs on the night. It was the first time a Troy player hit two home runs in a game since 2011 when Nikki Hollett hit two against Mississippi Valley State.
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The Trojans scored 24 runs as they amassed 23 hits in the rout.Â
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Troy 14, Alabama State 2
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Troy (8-7) scored 14 runs off 13 hits in the first game of the doubleheader, three of which were home runs while five of them were doubles.
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Troy scored seven runs off seven hits in the second inning to break open a 0-0 game. Becca Hartley, who opened the inning with a single, scored the first run on a double by Erica Davis to left-center field.
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Later in the third, Day blasted a 2-run home run, her first in a Trojan uniform, to left field to make the score 5-0. Amanda Winters hit a two-run home run in the same inning to give the Trojans a 7-0 lead.
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Troy added six more runs to give it an 8-0 advantage in the fifth inning, highlighted by Hartley's first home run of the season, a three-run shot to left-center field.
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The Trojans' 3-4-5 hitters combined for eight RBIs on seven hits in the game. Michelle Phelps went 3-for-3 with one RBI, while Hartley went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Amanda Winters went 2-for-4 with four RBIs.
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Ashley Rainey (4-1) earned the win in the circle for the Trojans as she allowed just two earned runs on three hits while walking two in four innnigs of work.
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Alabama State (3-11) scored two runs in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to six, but the Trojans' six-run fifth inning put the game out of reach.
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Troy 10, Alabama State 2
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Hannah Day highlighted the nightcap by going 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs in Troy's come-from-behind win.
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The Trojans (9-7) took the lead in the top of the first inning on a solo shot by Day, her first of the game.
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Alabama State (3-12) fought to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning thanks to a leadoff triple by Jenna Mae Thorne, who tied the game by scoring on a Kendall Core groundout. The Hornets then took their first lead of the day on a single by Aleesa Yanez.
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Troy never backed down as it scored nine unanswered runs to close out the game. The Trojans scored four in the fifth inning and five in the sixth.
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Carli Kayler hit a bomb in the fifth inning, the first of her career, to take back the lead for the Trojans, 3-2. Troy added two more in the inning with back-to-back solo home runs from Day and Phelps. The home run was Day's second home run of the game and third of the night.
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The Trojans strung together five hits to score five runs in the sixth inning to make the game 10-2 as Day and Phelps both had two-run singles, while Hartley capped the scoring with an RBI single to score Phelps.
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Affeldt (5-2) picked up her fifth win in Troy's last six games as she allowed just two runs on four hits to go along with a pair of strikeouts and just one walk.
Melissa Christmann (1-3) took the loss for Alabama State as she allowed five runs -- two earned -- on four hits in 4.2 innings; she struck out five Trojan batters in the losing effort.
The Trojans and Hornets will face off  again on Friday in DeLand, Fla., as part of the Stetson Invitational.
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For more information on Troy softball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow us on Twitter at @TroyTrojansSB.
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