TROY, Ala. (4/12/08) North Texas freshman Mallory Cantler set a single-season school record in the 8-4 loss to the Troy softball team on Saturday afternoon at Troy Softball Complex.

The Mean Green (22-24, 8-8 Sun Belt) falls to 3-6 in the series against the Trojans. Troy extends its record to 25-18 overall and 10-6 in the conference.

Troy jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, and the lead was too much for the Mean Green to overcome. Cantler’s lone hit was her 15^th double of the season. The 15 doubles is a single-season school record. Susan Waters hit 14 during the 2006 season.

Ashlyn Williams picked up her 21^st win the circle for the Trojans, while Jennifer Smith fell to 8-11 on the year.

The Trojans loaded up the bases in the first inning, and Hillary Hughes came through in the clutch with a two-out single that scored two runs.

The home team added three more runs in the second inning with an RBI single and a two-run homer by Heidi Johnson.

Troy put more runners on base in the third inning. With runners on second and third, Katie Taber hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make the score 6-0.

Cantler started the Mean Green going with a double in the fourth inning. She scored NT’s first run off a bases-loaded pinch-hit single by senior Heather Bostic. It was Bostic’s second pinch-hit single this week. Lauren Bergstrom drew a bases-loaded walk to score the Mean Green’s second run. Katya Muller lined out to end the rally.

North Texas started another rally in the seventh inning with back-to-back singles by Muller and Mariza Martinez. Two runs scored off a Trojan error and a wild pitch. Bradshaw grounded out to end the game.

Troy outhit the Mean Green, 9-6. Three of NT’s six hits were doubles. In addition to Cantler, Courtney Bradshaw and Muller recorded doubles. Muller was the only Mean Green player to post a multi-hit game with two hits.

With her double, Cantler also moved into a tie for fifth place on NT’s single-season record list with 59 hits. Bostic recorded 59 hits as a freshman in 2004. Muller set the record with 69 hits in 2006.