TROY, Alabama – The UT Arlington softball team (17-16, 6-4 SBC) lost in extra innings on Friday evening as the Troy Trojans used a walk-off single to defeat the Mavericks 2-1 at the Troy Softball Complex.
 
Randi Phillips (9-9) pitched a masterful game, but came up just shy of the win.  Through five innings, she allowed just two hits and one run.  She ended the game allowing eight hits and two runs in 7.1 innings.
 
KJ Murphy led the Mavs offense with two hits on the day.  Krista Rude and Kayci Moore added one hit each.
 
The Mavs looked to be in good shape to start the game, jumping out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning.  Whitney Walton reached on a walk before advancing to third base where she scored with a Reagan Wright sacrifice fly. However, that would be the lone run scored for the Mavericks as Leanna Johnson tightened her grip in the circle.
 
After holding the Trojans scoreless in the first inning, Phillips left one over the plate, allowing Bailey Taylor to drive the ball over the left field fence to tie the game at one.
 
Troy had a chance in the sixth inning to take the lead, with the first two Trojans reaching base from singles.  However, Phillips buckled down and forced three straight fly outs to escape the inning.
 
In the top of the seventh, UTA was threating with a runner on third base, but a ground out and strikeout ended the inning to keep it tied at one.
 
After a one-two-three inning in the top of the eight, the Trojans put two base runners on off two singles.  A batter latter, Kaylee Hussey drove a ball to left center to drive home the baserunner on second to win the game 2-1.
 
UP NEXT
The Mavs will look to win two straight at Troy to win the series.  The two teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow (March 30) with the first game beginning at 2 p.m.