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Moving to Softball


Basketball season is officially over, so now its time to move to softball.
So far on the year the softball team is off to a hot start on the season as they sit 22-13 on the year so far and is currently on a four game winning streak.
And a big part of that winning streak and the strong start to the season in general so far has been freshman Leanna Johnson.
She is a pitcher from Brantley, Alabama and is currently 14-5 on the season. And out of the last four games played, Johnson has started three of them and has gotten the credit for the win in two of them.
The second most recent win she earned was on the road at Coastal Carolina where the Trojans won 11-3. In that game she pitched all 6 innings for the Trojans and gave up 7 hits and 3 earned runs. In that same game she also had 8 strikeouts and only 1 walk.
That game would spark the Trojans to go on and win the next two over Coastal Carolina and get the sweep just last weekend.
But, then they would travel back home to start an 8-game home stand and they started it off on the right foot. This time versus the North Alabama Lions.
Again, it was Johnson who was on the mound for the Trojans and she would continue to be dominate.
She would throw all 7 innings for the Trojans and only give up 2 hits for the entire game and would not give up any runs either. But, in this game Johnson only had 4 strikeouts, but also had no walks.
What contributed the most to the success of the Trojans Wednesday was the defense behind Johnson.
Left Fielder Talia Truitt led the way defensively making multiple catches on fly balls as well as a diving catch in foul territory that helped the Trojans in the win.
But, the Trojans did struggle on offense themselves only managing 3 hits for the game. They did make the most of the hits they got though as they did score two runs total.
But give credit where credit is due, and that was to North Alabama’s starting pitcher Megan Garst. She pitched only 3 innings, but had 4 strikeouts and no hits given up.
Up next the Trojans will be back in action this weekend as they take on a very talented UT Arlington team.
And after that series is over, I’ll have another post out soon after.
Have a great day wherever you are, and as always, go Trojans!

Leanna Jonson warming up before the game. 

Leanna Johnson throwing a strike. 

Head Coach Beth Mullins talking to her team in between innings.


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