TROY, Ala. – No. 19 Auburn came into Wednesday night's game at Troy as one of the nation's top offensive and pitching teams in the country, and it showed as the Tigers defeated Troy, 11-0, in front of the fifth-largest crowd in Troy Softball Complex history (1,822).
Auburn (16-1) jumped on Troy (15-6) early for three runs in the first and added six runs in the seventh to make the score more lopsided than the middle innings of the game represented.
Maddie Penta (9-0) entered the game having not allowed an earned run on the season for the Tigers and left the same way after striking out 10 Troy batters and allowing just one hit in five innings of work.