Troy softball battles at state, ends season 19-9

The Troy Trojans wrapped up a successful 2025 campaign at the MHSA State B/C Softball Tournament in Glasgow, finishing 1-2 in bracket play. Despite not placing, Troy finished the season with a strong 19-9 overall record and proved competitive at the state level.

Troy opened the tournament on Thursday, May 22, with a tough draw against a high-powered Manhattan squad and fell 15-0 in a three-inning mercy-rule game. Manhattan jumped out with eight runs in the first inning and never looked back, scoring seven more in the third.

Offensively, Troy managed four hits but couldn’t bring a run across. Addyson Fisher, Kirsti Jellesed, Tana Grant, and Kylie Cole each recorded a hit in the loss. Defensively, Troy struggled to contain the Tigers’ aggressive bats and plate discipline. Halle Wallace started in the circle and allowed 12 runs — six earned — over two innings, while Addyson Fisher pitched the final two-thirds of an inning.

Needing a win to stay alive in the tournament, Troy bounced back impressively on Friday morning with a 4-3 victory over Glasgow in a back-and-forth elimination game. The Trojans used timely hitting and a solid pitching performance from Leslie Gravier to edge the Scotties and advance in the consolation bracket.

Troy grabbed an early 2-1 lead in the second inning and added single runs in the fifth and seventh to build a 4-2 advantage. Glasgow responded with a run in the bottom of the seventh, but Gravier and the defense held firm to seal the win. 

Gravier went the distance in the circle, scattering eight hits and three earned runs while striking out two and walking three. She also helped herself at the plate, driving in two runs. Jellesed and Ellie Borgmann each collected two hits, and Borgmann added two RBIs. Gravier also helped her own cause by driving in two runs.

Later that day, the Trojans faced Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) in another elimination game and came up just short in a 6-5 heartbreaker. Troy jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, but MAC responded with four runs in the first two innings to take a 4-2 lead. The Trojans chipped away with runs in the fourth and sixth to tie the game at 4-4, and take a one-run lead in the seventh before MAC walked it off with two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Gravier had a standout performance both in the circle and at the plate. She went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and an RBI. She also pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up 12 hits and six runs — only three of which were earned — while striking out four. Jellesed added two hits and an RBI, while Borgmann collected two hits including a triple. Other contributors included Grant, Cole, and Halle Wallace, who all drove in runs.

Gravier went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double and drove in a run. 

State B/C Softball Tournament

Thursday, May 22

MANHATTAN 15, TROY 0

Troy - 000 - 0 - 4 - 3

Man - 807 - 15 - 7 - 0

TROY HITTING: Addyson Fisher 1-2, Kirsti Jellesed 1-1, Tana Grant 1-1, Kylie Cole 1-1

TROY PITCHING: Halle Wallace (2IP, 5H, 12R, 6ER, 7BB, 1SO), Addyson Fisher (2/3IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 1SO)

Friday, May 23

TROY 4, GLASGOW 3

Troy - 0200101 - 4 - 6 - 0

Glas - 1000101 - 3 - 8 - 3

TROY HITTING: Leslie Gravier 1-3, Kirsti Jellesed 2-4, Ellie Borgmann 2-4, Autumn Fisher 1-4; RBI: Gravier 2, Borgmann 2

TROY PITCHING: Leslie Gravier (7IP, 8H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 2SO)

MAC 6, TROY 5

Troy - 2001011 - 5 - 11 - 3

MAC - 1300002 - 6 - 12 - 1

TROY HITTING: Leslie Gravier 3-4, Addyson Fisher 1-4, Kirsti Jellesed 2-4, Ellie Borgmann 2-4, Tana Grant 1-3, Halle Wallace 1-3, Ellah Wallace 1-3; RBI: Gravier, Jellesed, Cole, Grant, Wallace; 2B: Gravier, Jellesed; 3B: Borgmann, HR: Gravier

TROY PITCHING: Leslie Gravier (6 and 1/3IP, 12H, 6R, 3ER, 3BB, 4SO)