Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, April 8
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Troy Sweeps West Georgia in Doubleheader
4/8/2026 8:55:00 PM | Softball
TROY, Ala. – The Troy softball team took two wins from West Georgia in Wednesday night's doubleheader to improve to 7-0 in midweek contests this season. The Trojans (25-14, 5-7 SBC) beat the Wolves (11-30, 3-9 ASUN) 2-0 and 6-4.
Esmee Ames threw a one-hit shutout to start the day, striking out eight batters in the 2-0 win. She recorded Troy's first seven-inning one-hitter since Olivia Cato threw one on Mar. 3, 2024.
At the plate, Megan Loftis went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run, driving in the first run of the game one win. Kiley Huffman finished the day 3-for-6 with two runs, an RBI, a double and a walk from the three hole.
TROY 2, UWG 0
The Trojans started the day with a 2-0 shutout win over West Georgia, Troy's eighth shutout of the season. Esmee Ames (4-2) spun her second career shutout, holding the Wolves to just one hit.
In the first game of the doubleheader, Ames tied a career high with eight strikeouts and walked just one batter in an 81-pitch outing.
From the dish, Megan Loftis earned Troy's lone RBI in a 2-for-2 performance – she recorded her fifth multi-hit game of the season and third in the last four games. Presley Ivey drew her team-leading 19th walk of the season and collected a single.
Ames struck out two straight batters to start the game, including former Trojan Rebekah Johnson. She struck out one more in the second inning. Ella Cunningham led off the second inning with a walk, and Kalee Rochinski roped a single over the second baseman.
Loftis loaded the bases with a single, and Rochinski scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0. Ames worked her third straight one-two-three inning, striking out another in the frame.
In the bottom of the third, three walks loaded the bases for Troy before Loftis slapped a single through the left side to make it 2-0. The Wolves got their first hit in the fourth inning, but Ames ended the frame with another strikeout. She worked another scoreless inning in the fifth, striking out her sixth batter.
Kiley Huffman led off the fifth inning with a single, and Rochinski drew a walk to put the pressure on. Ivey drilled a single into the left-center field gap, but the runner was thrown out at home to keep the score 2-0.
In the sixth, Ames got another scoreless frame with a double play to Loftis in center field. Back-to-back singles from Mia Tidmore and Makaley Boswell forced a West Georgia pitching change in the bottom half, and the Wolves got out of the inning.
Ames finished off the complete game in the seventh inning, striking out the final batter to tie her career high with eight total strikeouts.
TROY 6, UWG 4
Troy scored four runs between the fifth and sixth innings to take a 6-4 win over the Wolves to finish the sweep. Kam Munson demolished a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the sixth inning off the flag in center field.
Makaley Boswell finished the game 2-for-3 with an RBI. Right behind her, Kiley Huffman went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Ella Cunningham struck out two in her start, and Savannah Money (3-2) earned the win out of the bullpen.
Cunningham worked a quick one-two-three first inning to start it off. The Trojans started it with back-to-back-to-back singles in the bottom of the first as Mia Tidmore, Boswell and Huffman all reached. Rochinski put the Trojans on the board with an RBI single. Although the inning ended on a double play, Presley Ivey hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
While the Wolves got a hit in the second, a runner left early call ended the frame. Cunningham hung another zero in the third inning. Despite a Huffman double in the third inning, the Trojans couldn't add on.
Cunningham hung another zero in the fourth, and Megan Loftis earned her third hit of the day in the bottom half. West Georgia tied it up in the fifth with two runs.
After McKinnon Howard reached on a dropped third strike, the Trojans brought home two to snatch the lead back on an RBI single by Boswell. Huffman hit an RBI groundout to make it 4-2.
Money worked a one-two-three inning to keep the lead safe. In the bottom of the sixth, Troy tacked on a few insurance runs. Lydia Kirby crushed a two-out single down the left-field line, and Munson annihilated a pinch-hit home run to straightaway center to make it 6-2.
West Georgia scored two more in the seventh inning, cutting the deficit to 6-4. However, Money closed out the game.
Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"It was a good night in a lot of ways. Anytime you get two wins is a good night. I don't think we played our best, especially offensively, but to get two wins here on a Wednesday night as we prepare for Texas State is good. I think more than anything we'll take the wins at this point, and we'll learn from the struggles and continue to get better and stronger as the week and season go on."
Notables
Esmee Ames threw a one-hit shutout to start the day, striking out eight batters in the 2-0 win. She recorded Troy's first seven-inning one-hitter since Olivia Cato threw one on Mar. 3, 2024.
At the plate, Megan Loftis went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run, driving in the first run of the game one win. Kiley Huffman finished the day 3-for-6 with two runs, an RBI, a double and a walk from the three hole.
TROY 2, UWG 0
The Trojans started the day with a 2-0 shutout win over West Georgia, Troy's eighth shutout of the season. Esmee Ames (4-2) spun her second career shutout, holding the Wolves to just one hit.
In the first game of the doubleheader, Ames tied a career high with eight strikeouts and walked just one batter in an 81-pitch outing.
From the dish, Megan Loftis earned Troy's lone RBI in a 2-for-2 performance – she recorded her fifth multi-hit game of the season and third in the last four games. Presley Ivey drew her team-leading 19th walk of the season and collected a single.
Ames struck out two straight batters to start the game, including former Trojan Rebekah Johnson. She struck out one more in the second inning. Ella Cunningham led off the second inning with a walk, and Kalee Rochinski roped a single over the second baseman.
Loftis loaded the bases with a single, and Rochinski scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0. Ames worked her third straight one-two-three inning, striking out another in the frame.
In the bottom of the third, three walks loaded the bases for Troy before Loftis slapped a single through the left side to make it 2-0. The Wolves got their first hit in the fourth inning, but Ames ended the frame with another strikeout. She worked another scoreless inning in the fifth, striking out her sixth batter.
Kiley Huffman led off the fifth inning with a single, and Rochinski drew a walk to put the pressure on. Ivey drilled a single into the left-center field gap, but the runner was thrown out at home to keep the score 2-0.
In the sixth, Ames got another scoreless frame with a double play to Loftis in center field. Back-to-back singles from Mia Tidmore and Makaley Boswell forced a West Georgia pitching change in the bottom half, and the Wolves got out of the inning.
Ames finished off the complete game in the seventh inning, striking out the final batter to tie her career high with eight total strikeouts.
TROY 6, UWG 4
Troy scored four runs between the fifth and sixth innings to take a 6-4 win over the Wolves to finish the sweep. Kam Munson demolished a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the sixth inning off the flag in center field.
Makaley Boswell finished the game 2-for-3 with an RBI. Right behind her, Kiley Huffman went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Ella Cunningham struck out two in her start, and Savannah Money (3-2) earned the win out of the bullpen.
Cunningham worked a quick one-two-three first inning to start it off. The Trojans started it with back-to-back-to-back singles in the bottom of the first as Mia Tidmore, Boswell and Huffman all reached. Rochinski put the Trojans on the board with an RBI single. Although the inning ended on a double play, Presley Ivey hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.
While the Wolves got a hit in the second, a runner left early call ended the frame. Cunningham hung another zero in the third inning. Despite a Huffman double in the third inning, the Trojans couldn't add on.
Cunningham hung another zero in the fourth, and Megan Loftis earned her third hit of the day in the bottom half. West Georgia tied it up in the fifth with two runs.
After McKinnon Howard reached on a dropped third strike, the Trojans brought home two to snatch the lead back on an RBI single by Boswell. Huffman hit an RBI groundout to make it 4-2.
Money worked a one-two-three inning to keep the lead safe. In the bottom of the sixth, Troy tacked on a few insurance runs. Lydia Kirby crushed a two-out single down the left-field line, and Munson annihilated a pinch-hit home run to straightaway center to make it 6-2.
West Georgia scored two more in the seventh inning, cutting the deficit to 6-4. However, Money closed out the game.
Quotable: Head Coach Eric Newell
"It was a good night in a lot of ways. Anytime you get two wins is a good night. I don't think we played our best, especially offensively, but to get two wins here on a Wednesday night as we prepare for Texas State is good. I think more than anything we'll take the wins at this point, and we'll learn from the struggles and continue to get better and stronger as the week and season go on."
Notables
- Troy is 4-0 all-time against West Georgia
- The Trojans are 7-0 in midweek games this season
- Troy earned its eighth shutout of the season in game one
- Kiley Huffman extended her reached base streak to 10 games
- Huffman logged her 12th multi-hit game of the season in game two
- Megan Loftis logged her fifth multi-hit game of the season in game one
- Esmee Ames recorded her second career shutout and complete game in game one
- Ames tied her career high with eight strikeouts, which was originally set on Feb. 8, 2026, against Southern
- Ames recorded Troy's first seven-inning one-hitter since Olivia Cato did on Mar. 3, 2024, against Alcorn State
- Makaley Boswell recorded her 17th multi-hit game of the season
- Kam Munson hit her fourth home run of the season
- Munson logged her fourth multi-RBI game of the season
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ames, Esmee (4-1)
L: Cutright, Cacie (3-8)
Batting:
RBI: Loftis, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huffman, Kiley 1 ; Rochinski, Kalee 1
SB: Munson, Kam 1 ; Rochinski, Kalee 1
CS: Huffman, Kiley 1
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