Auburn Softball tops Troy

Despite putting the first runs on the board via a Kayden Dunn two-run shot in the second, the Troy softball program dropped its nonconference game, 12-2, to No. 17 Auburn on Wednesday night in the Jane B. Moore Field.

Alyssa Faircloth led the Trojans (12-9) on the mound as she delivered nine strikeouts, including eight through the first 11 batters faced. Three Trojans tallied a hit, led by Taylor McKinney with a pair of singles. Dunn and Reese Green followed her to put Troy’s total at four.

Auburn (20-1) continued its winning ways, earning a ninth straight victory and fourth of 2025 over the Sun Belt Conference. After coming in the fourth for relief, SJ Geurin came in for the victory (13-0), allowing one hit in her one inning of play with a strikeout. Overall, the Tigers tallied seven hits, with four being home runs. Kylie Brockman sat atop the stat sheet with a 2-for-3 showing with five RBIs.