Troy Splits Midweek Doubleheader with Georgia Tech

Wednesday, April 21

Troy, Ala.

4 p.m.

Troy University

29-10

Georgia Tech

14-23

Georgia Tech

Troy

Troy Splits Midweek Doubleheader with Georgia Tech

4/21/2021 10:16:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game One Box Score (PDF)Game Two Box Score (PDF)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - Behind a four-run second inning in the nightcap, Troy split a midweek matchup against ACC foe Georgia Tech Wednesday at the Troy Softball complex.

After dropping the opener 4-2, the Trojans (30-10) defeated Georgia Tech (14-24), 9-5, in the game two.

Blasingame (5-0) fired four strong innings, scattering four hits and three runs. The senior struck out three Yellow Jackets to earn her fifth victory. Freshman Libby Baker entered in the fifth, tossing the final three innings to earn her first-career save.

With the victory, the Trojans have now won 30 games for the third consecutive season.

Game One: Georgia Tech 4, Troy 2
The Trojans struck first in the opening game of the doubleheader when Jade Sinness hit an RBI fielder's choice to plate Kennedi Gaton, who led off with a double in the third.

After a quiet fourth frame, Georgia Tech used a a two-run home run from Jin Sileo to take a 2-1 lead.

After Johnson blanked Georgia Tech in the top of the sixth, the Trojans cut the deficit to two when Mia Jenkins doubled home Anslee Finch.

Johnson followed her strong sixth with a perfect 1-2-3 top of the seventh, sending the game into the bottom of the seventh.

A one-out double from Sinness brought pinch hitter Audra Thompson to the plate as the tying run. Thompson worked an 11-pitch at-bat, before ultimately flying out to left. Sinness was left stranded after a Trojan strikeout.

Neleman (8-6) scattered seven hits during her seven innings of work. Johnson also fired a complete game, allowing four earned runs.

Game Two: Troy 9, Georgia Tech 5
Troy struck first in the second game, as Kelly Horne hit an RBI groundout that brought home Sinness, who led off the bottom of the first with a single.

In the top of the second, Georgia Tech answered, using a one-out walk and back-to-back singles to take a 2-1 lead.

Needing a response, the Trojans used a leadoff walk by Figueroa and a single from Jenkins to spark the four-run frame.

Georgia Tech answered with a two-out double to cut the Trojan advantage to just 5-3, but Troy used a triple from Lively and a single from Horne to take a 7-3 lead.

After Baker entered and worked around a leadoff double to fire a scoreless top of the fifth, the pitcher doubled home Figueroa to put the Trojans up 8-3.

A double from Calhoun followed by a clutch sacrifice fly from Sinness brought home the Trojans ninth and final run of the contest.

Baker worked around a two-out error and a two-run homer from Awald to seal the Trojans 30th victory of the season.

QUOTABLE – HEAD COACH BETH MULLINS
"It was two good games. We came up short in the first game. Our offense wasn't the best and we didn't make the adjustments quick enough or like we normally do. Leanna Johnson threw a good game. She just gave up the one big inning and those are tough to come back from. The thing I'm proudest of is our bounce back. Our girls were really mature and ready to go from the first inning. Jade Sinness got a hit and scored in that first inning, and we didn't look back. We answered back in the second game each time we needed to which shows the guts and grit that we have. The plan is for us to keep doing what we're doing. We have a really good App State team that we're going to go up and play this weekend. They have good pitching, good defense and good hitting. We're going to keep playing Troy softball. Hopefully we'll roll all of that grit, maturity and fight into this weekend."

NOTABLE

Leanna Johnson earned her 200^th strikeout of the season in game one of the doubleheader.
Jade Sinness extended her hitting streak to a team-high 17 games.
Troy's extra-base hit streak extends to 18 consecutive games. The last contest Troy did not hit an extra-base hit was Auburn on March 10.

UP NEXT
Troy hits the road for a three-game series at Appalachian State. The series begins with a doubleheader Saturday. First pitch from Boone is set for noon Central.