Strong Pitching Lifts No. 16 UL Lafayette Over Troy

Sunday, April 9

Lafayette, La.

12 PM

Troy University

16-25, 4-12

UL Lafayette

29-5, 12-0

Troy

Louisiana

Strong Pitching Lifts No. 16 UL Lafayette Over Troy

4/9/2017 2:43:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Grace Bolin

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana – The No. 16 nationally ranked Ragin' Cajuns defeated the Trojans 11-0 in five innings at Lamson Park on Sunday. The Trojans had a hard time finding an answer to the UL-Lafayette pitching staff all weekend.

The Ragin' Cajuns put up three runs early after Aleah Creighton stepped into the box with runners on first and second and hit her third home run of the weekend in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead.

The Trojan defense was able to hold the Ragin' Cajuns scoreless through the second inning, but UL Lafayette went through its entire lineup in the third inning, scoring seven runs off of six hits and added another run in the fourth to take the final 11-0 lead.

Stephanie Snyder and Cassidy McDilda earned Troy's first two hits on the day as Snyder singled up the middle in the second inning. A sacrifice bunt from Erica Davis in the second inning advanced Snyder to third, but the Trojans could not get a run across the plate.

With two outs, in the top of the fifth, McDilda singled to left field to get a runner on base for the Trojans. Senior Jordan Gray entered the game for Logan Calhoun and doubled to but two Troy runners in scoring position, but a 6-3 put out ending the opportunity for the Trojans.

Senior Rachel Rigney Brown earned her 15th start in the circle for the Trojans. She threw two innings with two strikeouts, and took the loss to move to 6-13 on the season. Claire Graves entered to relieve Rigney Brown and after one inning pitched and two earned runs, Meg Willis came in to close out the game.

For UL Lafayette, Alex Stewart got the start and the win after throwing four innings with seven strikeouts.

NOTEWORTHY
• Jordan Gray went 1-for-1 on the day with her second double of the season.

• At No. 16, UL Lafayette was the fourth ranked team the Trojans have faced this season. Troy walked off against No. 19 Pittsburgh, and fell to then No. 10 Minnesota and No. 13 LSU before dropping to UL Lafayette.

• Cassidy McDilda has reached base in four consecutive games for Troy, a current team high.

• Becca Hartley leads the team in batting average (.341), slugging percentage (.772), on base percentage (.471), runs scored (36), hits (42), RBIs (35), home runs (14) and total bases (95)

UP NEXT
Troy will return home to host ULM fir a weekend conference series on Friday and Saturday April 14-15. A doubleheader will be played on Friday at 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday's game will begin at 2 p.m., at the Troy Softball Complex.