Troy Takes Game One From Georgia Southern

Friday, April 17

Statesboro, Ga.

5 p.m.

Troy University

26-17, 26-17

Georgia Southern

19-24, 6-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Troy Trojans	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	5	8	0
Georgia Southern	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	3

4/17/2026 7:57:00 PM | Softball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Troy softball team started out its series at Georgia Southern with a 5-1 win. The Trojans (26-17, 6-10 SBC) used strong outings from Esmee Ames and Abby Lovell to take down the Eagles (19-24, 6-10 SBC).

Starting the game out, Ames spun 3.2 innings, striking out six and allowing one run. Lovell entered in relief, earning the win and striking out seven in 3.1 innings. Troy's freshman ace allowed just one hit in her outing.

From the dish, Mia Tidmore went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI from the cleanup spot. Makaley Boswell had Troy's lone base hit of the day with a double, scoring a run on the day. Megan Loftis and Presley Ivey logged multi-hit games as well.

Both teams went scoreless in the first, with Ames striking out one in the frame. The Trojans got on the board in the second inning, as Tidmore and Ella Cunningham hit back-to-back singles to start the frame. The Trojans got on the board thanks to strong baserunning from Tidmore and an error from Georgia Southern.

The Eagles put the pressure on in the bottom half, loading the bases with one out. However, Ames got a strikeout and a groundout to get out of it.

Troy widened the lead to 3-0 in the third, with a leadoff double from Boswell starting it. She scored on a fielder's choice after getting into a rundown, dodging the tag to put Troy up 2-0 as Kiley Huffman dashed to third. Tidmore bounced an RBI groundout to shortstop to extend the lead.

Ames came back in the third and struck out two batters. In the fourth, Georgia Southern got on the board with an RBI single, knocking Ames out of the game as Abby Lovell entered in relief.

Lovell worked a scoreless fifth inning, striking out two in the frame. In the sixth, Troy added two more with a two-out rally. Lydia Kirby blooped a single into shallow right field to make it 4-1 before the Trojans scored another on a stolen base and a throwing error.

Lovell struck out the side in the sixth inning and came back out for the seventh. She worked around a single and a hit batter to close it out and give Troy the win.

Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"It was a good night tonight for sure. I thought Esmee looked sharp in the circle, and to have Abby enter in relief couldn't have gone better for us, honestly. We had timely hitting, and for the first time in a while, out-executed out opponent. We had clutch at-bats, key hits, moved runners over and that was all good to see. I'm proud of the girls for keeping their heads down and continuing to work."

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