TROY, Ala. | South Alabama rallied back from a three-run deficit in game one to pick up a 12-3 victory, but Troy defeated the Jags in the nightcap, 12-2 in five innings Friday at the Troy Softball Complex.

With the loss, South Alabama ends the 2025 season with a 20-31 overall record and a 9-14 mark in Sun Belt play, while Troy moves to 33-23 and 12-12 in the league.

Game 1 | South Alabama 12, Troy 3
The Trojans jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but South Alabama rallied back, scoring all 12 of its runs over the final four innings to even the series with a 12-3 win in game one of the doubleheader.

Gabby Stagner, Sidney Lee and Ansleigh Smith each had two hits, while the first five batters in the Jaguar lineup drove in nine of South's 12 runs. Presley Lively – who walked twice – Stagner, Lee, Smith and Brooklynn Bockhaus also scored two runs each. Olivia Branstetter tied a career high with three RBI.

Ryley Harrison (10-7) entered in relief and tossed 3.2 innings of scoreless, two-hit ball to pick up the win.

How It Happened 
•    Cassidy Boltz drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the second and with two outs, Sarah Beth Brake walked to put a pair on. One batter later, the Trojans took the lead when Natalie Tuner's grounder to short was bobbled, allowing Boltz to score (Troy, 1-0). The Trojans then loaded the bases when McKinnon Howard beat the throw to first on an infield single, but Tori Miller struck out Makaley Boswell to hold Troy to the one run.
•    Taylor McKinney lined a double to center to begin the bottom of the third for the Trojans. After working the count full, Caiden Oliva walked, and both runners then moved up a base on a wild pitch. Annie Orman followed with another walk to load the bases, and two batters later, Dailynn Moates was hit by a pitch to bring in a run (Troy, 2-0). Troy added to its lead on a sacrifice fly by Brake (Troy, 3-0).
•    Stagner lined a one-out hit to left – the first hit allowed by Alyssa Faircloth – in the top of the fourth and after advancing to second on a wild pitch, placed runners at second and third after a pair of Trojan errors. With two away, Stephanie Gonzalez lined a double down the third-base line to cut the deficit to one (Troy, 3-2).
•    McKinney drew a leadoff walk in the bottom half of the fourth and Troy put runners at second and third after a single by Oliva who moved up on an errant throw. Orman walked to load the bases, but Ryley Harrison recorded a strikeout and a ground out to short to keep the deficit at one.
•    Bockhaus, Lively and Stagner drew back-to-back-to-back, two-out walks to load the bases in the top of the fifth. Branstetter then singled to right center, scoring both Bockhaus and Lively, South's first lead of the game (USA, 4-3).
•    With one out in the bottom half of the inning, Turner walked and Howard reached on a bloop single to left. The two Trojan base runners moved up a base on a high chopper back to the circle, and Troy loaded the bases for the fourth time after a walk to McKinney, but Harrison was able to get Oliva looking to end the inning and maintain the one-run advantage.
•    Lee extended the Jaguar advantage to 5-3 with her third home run of the season, this one over the wall in left center. Smith then beat out an infield single forcing a pitching change. After another pitching change, Gavin reached on a Trojan throwing error while trying to advance the runner, putting runners at second and third for the Jags. Sophia Mendoza then dropped in a pinch-hit single to shallow center to score Smith from third (USA, 6-3). Lively drew her second walk of the game to load the bases, and Stagner then lined a two-run single to right, extending South's advantage to 8-3. Branstetter plated her third run of the contest one batter later as Lively scored on a ground out to short (USA, 9-3). Amity White lined a ball off the shortstop's glove and Stagner came around to score. After initially being ruled out at the plate, video review reversed the call (USA, 10-3).
•    South added two more runs in its half of the seventh. Lee lined a leadoff single – her second hit of the contest and her sixth multi-hit game of the season – and Smith followed with her second hit of the game, a single through the left side of the infield. The two Jaguar runners were sacrificed over by Gavin, and Lee came in to score on a wild pitch (USA, 11-3). Bockhaus walked on the wild pitch and then moved up to second along with Smith on Troy's fourth error of the game. Lively then dropped in a single just out of reach of short, scoring Smith (USA, 12-3).

Postgame Notes
•    The meeting marked the 54th in the all-time series and the 30th in Troy
•    The Jaguars move to 34-20 overall in the series and 17-12 in Troy, and have won seven of the last nine meetings with the win
•    The win marked the eighth come-from-behind victory of the season for the Jags
•    The six runs scored in the top of the sixth mark the most in a single inning in the series by the Jags since scoring seven in the second inning versus the Trojans on May 6, 2018
•    Stagner has had a hit in 11 of her last 15 and reached base in nine straight
•    Stagner has also reached base in 33 of her last 38 and all but five of her 47 games this season
•    Stagner has driven in a run in each of her last five games
•    Stagner has driven in multiple runs 15 times this spring
•    With her two hits, Stagner now has 39 career multi-hit games, moving her into stand-alone 10th place
•    The multi-RBI game was the 41st of Stagner's career and her 15th of the season, moved her passed Brittany Fowler (2011) and Haley Fagan (2013) for third place
•    Gonzalez has had a hit in four of her last six and 14 of her last 23 games
•    Lively has had a hit or a walk in 12 of her last 14 and 32 of her last 38 outings, and reached base safely in 41 of her 50 games this spring
•    Lively extended her single-season program record drawing two walks to give her 35 for the year
•    Lively has also scored a run in 32 games this spring, including 14 multiple-run games, and four straight games
•    Branstetter has had a hit in 10 of her last 13 and in 16 of her last 22 
•    Branstetter has reached base 13-straight games and 24 of her last 26 games
•    The three RBI tied a career high for Branstetter and marked the 11th multi-RBI game of Branstetter's career
•    With her RBI single, White has had at least one hit in nine of her last 13

Game 2 | Troy 12, South Alabama 2 (5 inn.)
Troy scored runs in each of the first three innings, including a seven-run third, to take control early en route to the 12-2 win in five innings in game two.

Lee and White both recorded multiple hits for the Jags as they both were 2-for-3 in the loss. 

McKinney doubled, homered and drove in five for the Trojans, while Boswell walked three times and scored three times. Motes and Turner also scored a pair of runs.

How It Happened 
•    Boswell walked on four-straight to begin the bottom half of the first, and McKinney then recorded Troy's second inside-the-park home run of the series one batter later (Troy, 2-0).
•    Lee bounced a single through the left side of the infield – her third hit of the doubleheader – to lead off the Jaguar second. White then followed with a single of her own and Gracie Jo Ward walked to load the bases. South pushed a run across the plate one batter later when Lee scored when Gavin reached on a fielder's choice at second (Troy, 2-1).
•    Troy answered back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Motes scored on Turner's RBI double down the leftfield line (Troy, 3-1) for the first run of the inning. Motes was hit by a pitch and then moved into scoring position on a sac bunt before coming around to score. Boswell walked for the second time in the contest to put two on with two outs, and McKinney then plated two more runs – her second multi-run hit in as many at-bats – with a double to right center (Troy, 5-1). 
•    Stagner lined a double to the gap in left center – the 81st extra-base hit of her career – and then moved to third on a wild pitch with one out in the second. Branstetter plated her fourth run of the doubleheader one batter later with a single (Troy, 5-2). Lee singled through the left side of the infield to put a pair on and with two outs, Gonzalez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. 
•    Troy broke the game open in its half of the third, scoring seven runs on two hits, three walks, two hit batters and a Jaguar error. Motes walked with one away in the bottom of the third, who later moved into scoring position after a wild pitch. Brake was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second and Turner reached on a bunt single to load the bases for the Trojans. Howard and Boswell drew back-to-back bases-loaded walks and McKinney and Oliva were hit by back-to-back pitches, extend Troy's lead back out to seven (9-2). Orman then plated two more runs with a RBI single and on the play a third run came around to score when the throw home got away (Troy, 12-2).

Postgame Notes
•    With her first-inning single, White has had at least one hit in 10 of her last 14
•    Stagner has reached base in 34 of her last 39 and all but five of her 48 games this season
•    Stagner has had a hit in 12 of her last 16 and reached base in 10 straight games
•    The double was the 36th of Stagner's career moving her into a tie for fourth all-time at South in the category with Christin Crocker (2009-12)
•    The double was also the 81st extra base hit by Stagner (36-6-39) moving her into a tie for the program lead in the category with Victoria Ortiz (46-4-31, 2019-23)
•    Stagner also ends her Jaguar career holding the program marks in home runs (39), RBI (152) and multi-RBI games (40)
•    Branstetter extended her reached base safely streak to 15 games and has now had a hit in 11 of her last 14 and 17 of her last 23 

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