Troy puts up runs, drops four games
Phil Johnson | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years AGO
<p>First baseman Caitlin Johnston third out top of the fourth on a throw from shortstop Breanna Opland vs. Plains. (first of a doubleheader)</p>
The Lady Trojan softball team was swept by Loyola Sacred Heart during a Saturday doubleheader on the road.
In the first game, Troy scored three runs in the third, responding offensively after allowing 10 runs in the second inning. Leadoff batter Tana Thill and first baseman Caitlin Johnston picked up Troy’s only two hits.
In the second game, Troy’s pitching improved but the bats went nearly silent. Johnson produced the Lady Trojans only hit.
In earlier action, the Lady Trojans dropped a pair at home Thursday to conference foe Thompson Falls. Troy lost the first game 29-7, but hung tough in the second game, falling 18-9.
First game Saturday
Loyola 15, Troy 3
Troy 003 00 – 3 2 6
Loyola 3(10)1 1x – 15 10 1
TROY – Tana Thill 1-3, Lexi Tunison 0-2, Garrison 0-2, Caitlin Johnson 1-2, Baylee Burk 0-2, Emily Landis 0-2, Rebecca Rotolo 0-2, Carr 0-2, Cheyenne Jordan 0-1.
LOYOLA – Skylar Hollenback 2-2, Frankie Schwenk 3-4, Haran 2-4, Hirning 2-4, Makaya Resner 0-2, Maggie Miltko 0-1, Meagan McKinnon 0-3, Haley Janssen 0-1, Josie Anderson 1-2, Sami Worster 0-4.
2B – Johnston. RBIs – Burke 2, Schwenk 2, Haran, Hirning 2, Resner, Anderson 2.
Second game Saturday
Loyola 11, Troy 0
Loyola 044 30 – 11 9 0
Troy 000 00 – 0 1 6
LOYOLA – Hollenback 2-4, Schwenk 1-4, Haran 0-3, Hirning 0-3, Resner 2-4, Anderson 0-2, Mitchell 2-3, Janssen 0-1, McKinnon 0-2, Andrea Lawrence 1-1, Worster 2-3.
TROY – Thill 0-2, Tunison 0-2, Garrison 0-2, Johnston 1-1, B. Burk 0-2, Riley Burk 0-1, Marian Britton 0-1, Rotolo 0-1, Landis 0-1, Carr 0-2, Jordan 0-1.
2B – Worster. RBIs – Hollenback, Schwenk 2, Anderson, Mitchell, Worster 3.
First game Thursday
Thompson Falls 29, Troy 7
Th. Falls (10)03 5(11) – 29 19
Troy 4 00 0 3 – 7 7
THOMPSON FALLS – Fitchett 1-4, Cox 4-5, Haley Wilson 4-4, Tamara Brubaker 4-5, Shelby Bowden 0-5, Samantha Johnson 1-6, Lindsey Owens 1-6, Dylan Barrera 2-5, Linda Schimming 2-4.
TROY – Tana Thill 0-3, Tunison 1-4, Garrison 1-4, Caitlin Johnston 2-3, Baylee Burk 2-2, Emily Landis 0-3, Rebecca Rotolo 0-2, Riley Burk 0-2, Cheyenne Jordan 1-2.
2B – Brubaker, Garrison, Johnston. 3B – Johnston. RBIs – Fitchett, Cox 3, Wilson 4, Brubaker 4, Bowden 2, Johnson 4, Owens 2, Barrera 3, Garrison 2, Johnston 2, B. Burk, Jordan.
Second game Thursday
Thompson Falls 18, Troy 9
Troy 014 040 0 – 9 7
Th. Falls 106 416 x – 18 9
TROY – Thill 1-5, Tunison 1-4, Garrison 0-4, Johnston 1-3, B. Burke 0-3, Landis 0-3, Rotolo 1-3, Carr 3-4, Jordan 0-3.
THOMPSON FALLS – Fitchett 1-3, Cox 0-2, Wilson 2-5, Brubaker 2-5, Bowden 0-3, Johnson 2-3, Owens 0-4, Maggie Riddell 1-2, Barrera 0-2, Shaelyn Townsend 0-2, Schimming 1-1.
2B – Johnston, Thill. 3B – Tunison. RBIs – Garrison, Johnston, Landis, Carr, Jordan, Fitchett 2, Cox, Wilson 2, Brubaker, Johnson 2, Owens 3, Barrera, Townsend, Schimming.
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