Troy Blanks GS Softball, 9-0, On Friday

STATESBORO - Leanna Johnson hurled a four-hit shutout to lead Troy University to a 9-0 Sun Belt Conference softball victory over host Georgia Southern on Friday evening at Eagle Field.

The Trojans improved to 19-8 overall and 5-2 in the Sun Belt in taking the first game of the weekend series from the Eagles (7-16, 2-5 SBC). The two teams will continue their series with a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday.

In the bottom of the first inning, Ashleigh Duty and Faith Shirley led off the inning with back-to-back singles for Georgia Southern, but Johnson struck out the side, then did not give up a hit until a single by Ashlynn Gunter and a double by Olivia Creamer in the seventh. She improved to 12-4 on…