Troy University Athletics
Sunday, March 30
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Troy Falls in Back-and-forth Contest at ULM
3/30/2025 3:34:00 PM | Softball
MONROE, La. – The Troy softball team fell in walk-off fashion for the second straight game, losing 8-7 to ULM. The Warhawks (26-13, 7-2 SBC) completed the sweep of Troy (21-16, 3-6 SBC) with a combined run differential of just three.
With the Trojans down to their last out in the seventh inning, Annie Orman blasted a pinch-hit, two-run homer to left field to tie the game up at 7-7. However, the Warhawks walked it off for the second straight game.
Continuing a torrid stretch of games, Taylor McKinney crushed a first-inning homer in the contest. She also drew two walks in the 1-for-2 outing.
Following a three-hit game yesterday, Makaley Boswell had a two-hit effort. The second baseman went 2-for-4, pushing across a run with a single.
The Trojans jumped on ULM ace Maddie Nichols in the first inning – Megan Loftis led off the game with a single, and McKinney annihilated a hanging pitch to left field to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead.
McKinney's sixth home run of the season extended her hit streak to 15 games. The two-run shot matched her 2024 long ball total.
Troy loaded the bases and forced Maddie Nichols out of the game before she recorded an out. Entering as a pinch hitter, Rebekah Johnson took a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Warhawks scored two in the bottom of the first, getting a few off a Troy throwing error.
In the second inning, Faircloth worked a one-two-three inning to get back on track in the bottom of the frame. She struck out one in the inning.
ULM got another run back in the third, with an RBI single making it a 4-3 game. With two on and two out, Faircloth forced a groundout to end the danger.
McKinney took her second walk of the game in the fourth inning, and Caiden Oliva followed it up by blasting a double to right-center field. Boswell looped a single into shallow right field to push across a run, extending the lead to 5-3.
The Warhawks knocked Faircloth out of the game in the bottom of the inning, taking a walk to start the fourth. Mya Holt entered the game, and ULM was able to take a 6-5 lead with a few hits.
Following a quiet Troy fifth inning, Holt went back out and worked a scoreless frame – she struck out one Warhawk.
The Trojans went down in order in the sixth inning. Esmee Ames stepped into the circle after a fielding error put a runner on for ULM. The Warhawks extended their lead with an RBI double. The Trojans ended the inning on a play at home – Oliva cut down a runner to prevent another run from scoring.
Down to their last opportunity, the Trojans threatened in the seventh. Reaghan Oney drove a single through the left side. Entering as a pinch hitter, Orman blasted a two-run home run to tie the game up.
In the bottom of the inning, the Warhawks walked the game off with an RBI single.
Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"It was a gut-wrenching weekend for us to have three games and three one-run losses. Two of the three were walk off wins. Today, there were some things again that we did positively, but we just got outplayed here at ULM. They were just a little bit better than us in every category and executed when they needed to."
Notables
With the Trojans down to their last out in the seventh inning, Annie Orman blasted a pinch-hit, two-run homer to left field to tie the game up at 7-7. However, the Warhawks walked it off for the second straight game.
Continuing a torrid stretch of games, Taylor McKinney crushed a first-inning homer in the contest. She also drew two walks in the 1-for-2 outing.
Following a three-hit game yesterday, Makaley Boswell had a two-hit effort. The second baseman went 2-for-4, pushing across a run with a single.
The Trojans jumped on ULM ace Maddie Nichols in the first inning – Megan Loftis led off the game with a single, and McKinney annihilated a hanging pitch to left field to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead.
McKinney's sixth home run of the season extended her hit streak to 15 games. The two-run shot matched her 2024 long ball total.
Troy loaded the bases and forced Maddie Nichols out of the game before she recorded an out. Entering as a pinch hitter, Rebekah Johnson took a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Warhawks scored two in the bottom of the first, getting a few off a Troy throwing error.
In the second inning, Faircloth worked a one-two-three inning to get back on track in the bottom of the frame. She struck out one in the inning.
ULM got another run back in the third, with an RBI single making it a 4-3 game. With two on and two out, Faircloth forced a groundout to end the danger.
McKinney took her second walk of the game in the fourth inning, and Caiden Oliva followed it up by blasting a double to right-center field. Boswell looped a single into shallow right field to push across a run, extending the lead to 5-3.
The Warhawks knocked Faircloth out of the game in the bottom of the inning, taking a walk to start the fourth. Mya Holt entered the game, and ULM was able to take a 6-5 lead with a few hits.
Following a quiet Troy fifth inning, Holt went back out and worked a scoreless frame – she struck out one Warhawk.
The Trojans went down in order in the sixth inning. Esmee Ames stepped into the circle after a fielding error put a runner on for ULM. The Warhawks extended their lead with an RBI double. The Trojans ended the inning on a play at home – Oliva cut down a runner to prevent another run from scoring.
Down to their last opportunity, the Trojans threatened in the seventh. Reaghan Oney drove a single through the left side. Entering as a pinch hitter, Orman blasted a two-run home run to tie the game up.
In the bottom of the inning, the Warhawks walked the game off with an RBI single.
Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"It was a gut-wrenching weekend for us to have three games and three one-run losses. Two of the three were walk off wins. Today, there were some things again that we did positively, but we just got outplayed here at ULM. They were just a little bit better than us in every category and executed when they needed to."
Notables
- Taylor McKinney ran her hit streak to 15 games with her first-inning homer
- McKinney hit her sixth home run of the season, already matching her total from last season
- Troy falls to 11-5 when scoring in the first inning
- Troy has homered in six of the past seven games
- Annie Orman hit her first home run as a Trojan
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lake, Dakota (9-4)
L: Ames, Esmee (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Oliva, Caiden 1
HR: McKinney, Taylor 1 ; Orman, Annie 1
RBI: McKinney, Taylor 2 ; Boswell, Makaley 1 ; Johnson, Rebekah 1 ; Orman, Annie 2 ; Motes, Dailynn 1
SH: Tidmore, Mia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Loftis, Megan 1 ; McKinney, Taylor 2 ; Oliva, Caiden 1 ; Boswell, Makaley 1 ; Boltz, Cassidy 1 ; Orman, Annie 1
HBP: Dunn, Kayden 1
Batting:
2B: Brown, Morgan 1
RBI: Brown, Meagan 1 ; Brown, Morgan 1 ; Thomas, Hollie 2 ; Carter, Elle 1 ; Platt, Carys 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lippert, Brooklin 2 ; Brown, Meagan 2 ; Brown, Morgan 1 ; Thomas, Hollie 1 ; Thompson, Layla 1 ; Platt, Carys 1
HBP: Thompson, Layla 1
Game Leaders
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