Late Rally Powers Troy Past Georgia State; Saturday Time Altered

Friday, April 5

Troy, Ala.

5 PM

Troy University

27-13, 0

Georgia State

5-32, 0

Georgia State

Troy

Late Rally Powers Troy Past Georgia State; Saturday Time Altered

4/5/2019 9:10:00 PM | Softball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Alabama – A late-game offensive push powered Troy past Georgia State, 3-1, to extend its win streak to nine games Friday afternoon at the Troy Softball Complex. The time for game two of the series on Saturday has been moved to 1 p.m.

Back-to-back doubles by Stephanie Snyder and Kaylee Hussey put Troy (27-13, 9-4 Sun Belt) on the board first in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kaylee Chapman singled to right field to score two more and solidify the win for the Trojans.

Georgia State (5-32, 3-10) tried to answer in the top of the seventh when Kristin Hawkins led off with a home run over the left field wall, but Leanna Johnson (17-5) and the Trojan defense sat down the next three batters to earn their ninth straight victory.

Johnson held the Panthers scoreless through the first sixth innings of play and picked up the win after scattering three hits and sitting down seven batters.

Emily Soles (2-10) suffered the loss for Georgia State after allowing three runs off of nine hits and a walk.

Game two of the series is set for Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Quotable
"I was really proud of the fight we showed throughout the game," head coach Beth Mullins said. "Leanna pitched a great game and our defense gave our offense a chance to score in the late innings."