Troy Falls to the No. 1 Seed Louisiana

Thursday, May 12

Mobile, Ala.

10 a.m.

Troy University

30-20

Louisiana

43-11

Troy

Louisiana

5/12/2022 1:34:00 PM | Softball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

MOBILE, Ala. – Troy fell to the No. 1 seed Louisiana, 9-1, in the squad's second game of the Sun Belt Tournament Thursday morning at Jaguar Field.

Kennedi Gaton again proved to be the bright spot in Troy's lineup, recording the team's lone RBI of the contest.

The Trojans (30-20) struck first in the top of the second frame when Gaton ripped a two-out single through the left side to plate Blake Gibson, who led off with a single to right field.

However, Louisiana (43-11) retaliated with four runs off two hits and a pair of errors in the home half of the second to take a 4-1 lead.

Leanna Johnson (20-12) issued a pair of walks to start the second after a slew of questionable illegal pitch calls. Maddie Hayden then kickstarted the four-run affair with a base-clearing single to left field.

After a fielding error plated a third run for Louisiana, Taylor McKinney entered to work in the circle. A wild pitch from McKinney plated the fourth and final run of the second inning.

Troy looked to strike in the top of third after Jade Sinness and Taylor McKinney both singled to put runners on with one out, but both were left stranded.

Libby Baker entered in relief of McKinney in the top of third and finished the game inside the circle for the Trojans.

A two-run home run in the bottom of the third saw the Ragin' Cajuns take a 6-1 lead. Louisiana then added two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to end the game in five innings.

Johnson suffered the loss for the Trojans, being tagged with a pair of earned runs and two hits.

Sam Landry (19-3) scatter four hits and a run en route to her 19^th win of the season.

Next Up
The Trojans return to action tomorrow at 4 p.m. Troy will take on the winner of today's matchup between UT Arlington and Georgia State.