CONWAY, S.C. –Troy Softball opened Sun Belt Conference action with a win for the fifth consecutive season after a seventh-inning rally powered the Trojans past Coastal Carolina, 5-2, Friday at Charles Wade-John Lott Field.
A pair of home runs from Jade Sinness and Libby Baker was the deciding factor after the game entered the top of the seventh knotted up 2-2. With the win, the Trojans (14-5, 1-0 Sun Belt) have picked up the win in the first game of league action every season since 2018.
The Trojans struck first in the top of the second inning after Taylor McKinney launched a solo, leadoff home run into the palm trees.