Troy Softball Routs Appalachian State in Doubleheader

Saturday, April 22

Troy, Ala.

1 PM

Troy University

18-29, 0

Appalachian State

12-28, 0

Appalachian State

Troy

Photo by: Colin Edwards

Troy Softball Routs Appalachian State in Doubleheader

4/22/2017 7:05:00 PM | Softball

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By: Grace Bolin

TROY, Alabama- Claire Graves and Rachel Rigney Brown each threw complete games and had dominating performances in the circle to lead the Trojans to an 8-3 win in game one and a 5-0 shutout in game two of the league series.

Game one: Troy 8, Appalachian State 3

A huge fourth inning lifted the Trojans over the Mountaineers 8-3 in game one. Appalachian State took a 3-0 lead after scoring one run in the top of the second inning off of an RBI double from Cara Parker and added two more runs in the fourth inning.

Erica Davis got the rally going as she led off with a single. Madeline Porter got on base with an Appalachian State error and put two runners on for Jordan Gray. Gray put another base hit on the board and a bases loaded walk to Carli Kayler brought in Troy's first run of the game. Logan Calhoun followed with an RBI single to cut Appalachian State's lead to one. A sacrifice fly from Kaylee Hussey brought in another Troy run to tie the game at 3-3.

The Trojans didn't stop there. With one out, senior Becca Hartley smashed her 11^th double of the year and her 40^th RBI of the year to give the Trojans the lead. Katie Webb kept the hitting streak alive with a two-RBI single, followed by a Stephanie Snyder RBI double, also her 11^th of the season. After seven runs off of seven hits, the Mountaineers were able to get the final to outs of the inning.

The Trojans added one more run in the bottom of the sixth as another Snyder hit scored Hartley from third.

Hartley, Snyder and Calhoun each had two hits in game one, and four other Trojans contributed with one of Troy's 10 hits.

Claire Graves earned her 20^th start and the circle, and pitched a complete game. She only allowed only walked three batters and delivered two strikeouts on the day to earn the win and move to 8-8 on the season.

Game two: Troy 5, Appalachian State 0

With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, Rigney Brown was working a perfect game. A late hit from the Mountaineers put a runner on to break up her historic outing, but the Trojans were able to shut out Appalachian State in the final game of the day.

The Trojan defense put zeroes across the board for the Mountaineers until Jenny Dodd hit a late blooper ball that fell just fair on the right side.

Hartley put Troy's first run up as she crushed her 16^th home run of the season, a solo shot, to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead through three innings.

An RBI single from Porter scored Davis in the bottom of the fourth. Hussey followed with a double to left center to bring porter home. Hartley earned another RBI as she singled to second base in the sixth, bringing freshman Grace Mirly across the plate. Cassidy McDilda continued her four-game hit streak as she entered the game as a pinch hitter and brought in Troy's fifth run with a shot to left field.

Rigney Brown picked up a much deserved seventh win of the season. She did not allow a runner to get on base until the top of the seventh inning.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy leads the conference in doubles with 59. Stephanie Snyder and Becca Hartley have a team-high 11, while nine other Trojans have posted a double this season.

• Hartley tied Hannah Day's third place single season record at Troy with 16 homers. She has solo possession of the third place spot in the career record books with 39, passing Heidi Johnson who has 38 career home runs.

• In Troy's last outing against Appalachian State, the Trojans set game-high records in runs scored (25), runs allowed (19), at-bats, (47), hits (24), triples (3), home runs (7), and RBIs (24).

• Stephanie Snyder now has 14 multiple-hit games, a team and career high.

• Heading into the series, Hartley was third in the conference and 28^th nationally with a .771 slugging percentage. She now has a slugging percentage of .789. She remains second in the Sun Belt in home runs with 16, and remains in the top-10 nationally in the home run category.

• Erica Davis has extended her hitting and reached base streak to six games, both current team highs.

UP NEXT
Troy will close out the series with Appalachian State with a single game on Sunday. First pitch is set for noon at the Troy Softball Complex. Admission to the games is free for all ages.