Troy Clinches Series Over ULM

Sunday, April 14

Troy, Ala.

12 p.m.

Troy University

29-16, 9-6

ULM

26-17, 9-6

ULM

Troy

4/14/2024 4:31:00 PM | Softball

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By: Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala- Troy Softball clinched the series over ULM with a 7-3 victory in game three on Sunday afternoon at the Troy Softball Complex.

ULM (26-17-9-6 SBC) got on the board first when leadoff hitter Lourdes Bacon doubled to left field, then advanced on a passed ball, getting held up at third. Two outs later, Layla Thompson would single, scoring Bacon and putting ULM on top, 1-0 in the first frame.

Troy (29-16, 9-6 SBC) would answer in the second frame when D'Aun Riggs and Kayden Dunn drew walks to put base runners on first and second. A passed ball from the ULM catcher would advance Riggs and Dunn with Williams at the plate. Williams on the first pitch she saw, would mash a three-run homer over the left field wall, giving Troy a 3-1 lead.

The Trojans picked up where they left off in the third frame, with singles from Anslee Finch and Riggs to put runners on. Dunn would double to score Finch and Riggs to extend the Troy's lead to 5-1 before two ground outs would end the inning.

Troy would continue to show its offensive power off in the home half of the fourth inning when Libby Baker would single, and Finch drew a walk before Riggs would step up to the plate. Riggs ripped one to centerfield, clearing the bases to score Baker and Finch, bringing the score to 7-1, where it would stay until the seventh inning.

The Warhawks would try to respond late in the seventh frame when they loaded the bases with two walks and one hit with Bacon at the dish. Bacon would single to centerfield, scoring her fellow Warhawk Jacelyn Buck. Carys Platt continued the rally as she reached on a fielder's choice, scoring pinch hitter Maddie Nichols. A flyout would end the rally and secure the Trojans 7-3 victory.

Thoughts from Eric Newell
"It's nice to get a series win. We dropped game one and then returned to win games two and three. It shows a lot of resiliency, a lot of grit, a lot of determination. You also can wash things, and I give a lot of credit to the seniors for that. It's not that the underclassmen can't do that, but the seniors have been around the block and have been a part of a lot of conference series over the years. They just have that thick skin. It was a great Sunday for us. We won the series against a tough ULM team. They were hot coming into this game. They had a win streak, I believe, coming into this game. To end that win streak by winning a couple of games Saturday and Sunday, I'm very proud of our girls."

Notable

Jillian Williams mashed her first collegiate home run. The freshman hit a three-run homer to give Troy its lead in the second inning.
Libby Baker continued her great weekend, picking up on hit today. Baker went 1-for-2 while pitching seven innings with two strikeouts.
D'Aun Riggs went 2-for-3 from the dish in this game.
Libby Baker pitched her ninth complete game of the season, her 22 overall.