Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 15
Troy, Ala.
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23-5, 1-1
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Troy Evens Series With Blowout Win
3/15/2025 12:34:00 PM | Softball
TROY, Ala. – Taking a season-high 11 walks, Troy softball run-ruled Coastal Carolina 12-4 to even the series and set up a rubber match on Sunday. Troy (19-10, 1-1 SBC) ran past the Chanticleers (23-5, 1-1 SBC) with a seven-run first inning.
The Trojans drew the most walks in a game since they took 12 free passes on Feb. 28, 2015, against Colgate.
Taylor McKinney went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks. Pinch hitter Rebekah Johnson continued to be clutch, punching a two-RBI single up the middle in her lone at-bat. Over the season, Johnson has had seven pinch-hit RBIs.
Mya Holt (8-2) held Coastal Carolina in check, pitching four innings and allowing two earned runs.
After walking the leadoff batter in the first, Holt quickly got a line drive to double the runner off first base. Coastal Carolina tried to stage a two-out rally with a hit and a walk, but Holt ended the danger by inducing a flyout.
Makaley Boswell and McKinney took walks to start the bottom of the first, and Caiden Oliva took a hit by pitch to load the bases. Kayden Dunn drew the bases-loaded walk to give Troy a 1-0 lead.
Reaghan Oney took another walk, and Cassidy Boltz hit a fielder's choice to bring another run home. With runners on the corners, Dailynn Motes slapped an RBI single to right field. McKinnon Howard pushed the lead to 5-0 with another bases-loaded walk.
A walk from McKinney and a hit by pitch from Oliva ran the first inning lead to 7-0, and the Chanticleers finally escaped the inning with a strikeout.
Coastal Carolina battled back I the second inning, scoring two runs to cut the lead to 7-2. Holt worked around a few baserunners in the third inning to keep the score as it was.
The Trojans went right back to taking walks in the bottom of the third, with Howard and Boswell taking free passes. McKinney lined a single to right field to score Howard, and Oliva followed it up with an RBI groundout to push the lead to 9-2.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Trojans started the inning by reaching on an error and drawing their 10th walk of the game. Back-to-back singles by Natalie Turner and Rebekah Johnson scored three runs, extending the lead to 10.
While Coastal Carolina scored two runs in the fifth inning, Esmee Ames closed out the game, and the Trojans ended it after a Chanticleer baserunner left early.
Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"That was a big win today. Coastal has been on fire, winning nine games in a row, so to get that one today is a big deal for us. It was a good bounce back from a really hard-fought game the day before. I feel like we were about six inches away from winning in the ninth inning with the Boswell hit to left field. Today is a new day, and we came out, showed up and passed the bat."
Notables
The Trojans drew the most walks in a game since they took 12 free passes on Feb. 28, 2015, against Colgate.
Taylor McKinney went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks. Pinch hitter Rebekah Johnson continued to be clutch, punching a two-RBI single up the middle in her lone at-bat. Over the season, Johnson has had seven pinch-hit RBIs.
Mya Holt (8-2) held Coastal Carolina in check, pitching four innings and allowing two earned runs.
After walking the leadoff batter in the first, Holt quickly got a line drive to double the runner off first base. Coastal Carolina tried to stage a two-out rally with a hit and a walk, but Holt ended the danger by inducing a flyout.
Makaley Boswell and McKinney took walks to start the bottom of the first, and Caiden Oliva took a hit by pitch to load the bases. Kayden Dunn drew the bases-loaded walk to give Troy a 1-0 lead.
Reaghan Oney took another walk, and Cassidy Boltz hit a fielder's choice to bring another run home. With runners on the corners, Dailynn Motes slapped an RBI single to right field. McKinnon Howard pushed the lead to 5-0 with another bases-loaded walk.
A walk from McKinney and a hit by pitch from Oliva ran the first inning lead to 7-0, and the Chanticleers finally escaped the inning with a strikeout.
Coastal Carolina battled back I the second inning, scoring two runs to cut the lead to 7-2. Holt worked around a few baserunners in the third inning to keep the score as it was.
The Trojans went right back to taking walks in the bottom of the third, with Howard and Boswell taking free passes. McKinney lined a single to right field to score Howard, and Oliva followed it up with an RBI groundout to push the lead to 9-2.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Trojans started the inning by reaching on an error and drawing their 10th walk of the game. Back-to-back singles by Natalie Turner and Rebekah Johnson scored three runs, extending the lead to 10.
While Coastal Carolina scored two runs in the fifth inning, Esmee Ames closed out the game, and the Trojans ended it after a Chanticleer baserunner left early.
Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"That was a big win today. Coastal has been on fire, winning nine games in a row, so to get that one today is a big deal for us. It was a good bounce back from a really hard-fought game the day before. I feel like we were about six inches away from winning in the ninth inning with the Boswell hit to left field. Today is a new day, and we came out, showed up and passed the bat."
Notables
- Taylor McKinney extended her hit streak to seven games
- Sissy Dunn has reached base in 10 straight games
- Dailynn Motes' RBI single in the first inning was her second run driven in this season
- The Trojans drew 11 walks, their most since Feb. 28, 2015, vs Colgate when they had 12 free passes
- The Trojans have won four out of the past five games against Coastal Carolina
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holt, Mya (8-2)
L: Abby Henderson (6-3)
Batting:
2B: Georgia Hood 1
RBI: Clara Hudgens 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ally Wojciechowski 1 ; McKennah Metzger 1 ; Emma Skovran 1 ; Brie Normandin 1
SB: Libby Pippin 1
HBP: Sydney Montoya 1
Batting:
RBI: McKinney, Taylor 2 ; Oliva, Caiden 2 ; Dunn, Kayden 1 ; Oney, Reaghan 1 ; Boltz, Cassidy 1 ; Motes, Dailynn 1 ; Turner, Natalie 1 ; Howard, McKinnon 1 ; Johnson, Rebekah 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Boswell, Makaley 2 ; McKinney, Taylor 1 ; Oliva, Caiden 1 ; Dunn, Kayden 1 ; Boltz, Cassidy 2 ; Motes, Dailynn 1 ; Turner, Natalie 2 ; Howard, McKinnon 2
HBP: Oliva, Caiden 2
Game Leaders
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1
RBI
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3b/ss
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H
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RBI
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ss/3b
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RBI
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