Box Score (PDF): Softball vs. Troy 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford softball team dropped a midweek pitching duel with Troy in a makeup game 1-0, Wednesday.
 
THE BASICS

FINAL:   Samford 0 | Troy 1
Date/Time: Wed., March 11 | Start: 1:32 p.m.
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Records: Bulldogs (9-16) | Troy (17-6)
Series:  Troy leads series 43 -19

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Trojans opened the scoring in the top of the second inning after a leadoff double and a sacrifice fly to push across the game's only run.  
• The Bulldogs had a few baserunners throughout the rest of the game, including a two-out double to center field from Ryan Brzozoski in the bottom of the seventh inning.
• The Bulldogs, howerver, were unable to push the run across and the game ended in a 1-0 Troy victory.

IN THE CIRCLE

• Emily Barnett (2-2) got the nod in the circle pitching a complete game in the loss giving up one run on three hits.
• Leanna Johnson (11-3) got the win for the Trojans giving up no runs on four hits with 11 strikeouts.

NOTABLES 

• Samford and Troy's game had been previously postponed twice due to weather.
• Three Bulldogs earned hits off Johnson: Brzozoski with two hits, Timberlyn Shurbutt and Whitney Hinton had one each.

UP NEXT 

• Samford will be back in action tomorrow at home against the Bryant Bulldogs at 3 p.m. CST, before hosting the third tournament of the season hosting Austin Peay and North Alabama.