Game 1 Box (PDF)  |  Game 2 Box (PDF)
TROY, Ala. - Eastern Illinois softball fell to Kennesaw State in the first game 14-5 and then to Troy University 3-0. The Panthers play two games tomorrow, the first against Purdue Fort Wayne at 9 a.m., and the second against Southern Mississippi at 11:30 a.m.
The Panthers head into tomorrow with a record of 4-3 as they look for two to close out the Troy University Tournament.Â
Game 1
The freshman Taylor Florea got the start on the mound in the first game for the Panthers. Florea had one strikeout before Sydney Cammon came in and took over for her, then Hannah Cravens closed for the Panthers.
In the first inning, the Panthers got off to a rough start as the Owl's score eight runs off of five hits and three Panther errors. The Owl's picked up two more runs against Florea in the third off of two hits.
The Panthers were able to pick up four runs in the fourth as Mia Davis led off the inning with a double lined out into right field. Megan Burton hit in the first RBI and Kayla Bear walked in the second runner. In the fifth inning, the Panthers were able to get one more run as Kendyl McKeough homered out to left field to make the score 5-10.
The owls topped off the game with four runs in the seventh inning off of Cravens to win 14-5 against the Panthers.
Game 2
In the second game for the Panthers senior Jade Montgomery, got the start as she picked up two strikeouts. Florea came into the game in the sixth inning to try and get the save for the Panthers but was unable to do so.Â
In the fourth inning, the Trojans got on the board first with back-to-back doubles to score one runner. Later in the inning, Troy had a sacrifice fly to score in the other run making the score 2-0 in favor of the Trojans.
In the fifth inning, the Trojans get one more run across the plate in the game. The Panthers tried to get their offense going but were not able to as they come up short against Troy and fall 0-3.Â
