2020 Troy Trojans softball team explained
| Mode: | softball |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Troy Trojans |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 17–6 |
| Conf Record: | 1–2 |
| Head Coach: | Beth Mullins |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Taylor Smartt |
| Asst Coach2: | Holly Ward |
| Stadium: | Troy Softball Complex |
The 2020 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by sixth year head coach Beth Mullins and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Troy was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference with 85 votes.[2]
| Coaches poll |
| 1 | Louisiana | 100 (10) |
| 2 | Troy | 85 |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 77 |
| 4 | Texas State | 74 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 56 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 47 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 36 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 31 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 26 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 18 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt team
- Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
- Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
- Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
- Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
- Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
- Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
- Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
- Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
- Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
- Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
- Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
- Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
- Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
- Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
- Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
- Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)
National Softball Signing Day
[3] [4] [5] [6]
Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Troy win |
| | Troy loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Troy team member | |
| 2020 Troy Trojans softball game log |
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| Regular season (17-6) |
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| February (13-3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Trojan Classic |
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| Feb. 7 | | | | W 2-0 | Johnson (1-0) | Yakubowski (0-1) | None | | 297 | 1-0 | | | Feb. 7 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 8-3 | Baker (1-0) | Jenkins (0-1) | None | | 337 | 2-0 | | | Feb. 8 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 2-3 (8 inn) | Aikey (1-1) | Johnson (1-1) | None | | 393 | 2-1 | | | Feb. 9 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 3-0 | Johnson (2-1) | Clausen (1-1) | None | | 287 | 3-1 | | |
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| Troy Invitational |
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| Feb. 14 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 9-2 | Johnson (3-1) | Bennett (2-1) | None | | 143 | 4-1 | | | Feb. 14 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 6-3 | Baker (2-0) | Eyre (0-1) | Johnson (1) | | 87 | 5-1 | | | Feb. 15 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 3-13 | Anderson (2-0) | Baker (2-1) | None | | 97 | 5-2 | | | Feb. 15 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 3-0 | Johnson (4-1) | Montgomery (1-1) | None | | 101 | 6-2 | | |
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| Citrus Classic |
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| Feb. 21 | | | | W 5-4 | Baker (3-1) | Wiggins (1-1) | Johnson (2) | | 127 | 7-2 | | | Feb. 21 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | L 1-10 | Cagle (3-5) | Johnson (4-2) | None | | 200 | 7-3 | | | Feb. 22 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 3-0 | Johnson (5-2) | Temples (5-2) | None | | 147 | 8-3 | | | Feb. 22 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 12-0 | Blasingame (1-0) | Barnard (1-2) | None | | 174 | 9-3 | | | Feb. 23 | | | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 5-1 | Johnson (6-2) | Rauch (7-2) | None | | 300 | 10-3 | | |
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| Feb. 26 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 5-0 | Johnson (7-2) | Flores (3-2) | None | | 127 | 11-3 | | | Black & Garnett Challenge |
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| Feb. 29 | | | | W 10-0 | Johnson (8-2) | Pace (3-4) | None | | 100 | 12-3 | | | Feb. 29 | | | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | W 2-1 | Blasingame (2-0) | Ochs (3-1) | Johnson (1) | | 1,191 | 13-3 | | |
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| March (4-3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Mar. 1 | vs. Charlotte | | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | W 8-0 | Blasingame (3-0) | Wright (3-2) | None | | 100 | 14-3 | | | Mar. 1 | at No. 16 South Carolina | | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | L 2-5 | Betenbaugh (2-0) | Blasingame (3-1) | None | | 1,573 | 14-4 | | |
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| Mar. 6 | | | | W 11-2 | Johnson (9-2) | Hines (2-3) | None | | 344 | 15-4 | 1-0 | | Mar. 7 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 1-2 | Phillips (2-4) | Blasingame (3-2) | None | | 386 | 15-5 | 1-1 | | Mar. 8 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | L 3-7 | Valencia (4-6) | Johnson (9-3) | Gardiner (2) | | 378 | 15-6 | 1-2 | | Mar. 10 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 8-3 | Johnson (10-3) | Zenteno (1-6) | None | | 117 | 16-6 | | | Mar. 11 | | | | W 1-0 | Johnson (11-3) | Barnett (2-2) | None | | 113 | 17-6 | | | Mar. 13 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 14 | Georgia Southern | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 15 | Georgia Southern | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 18 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 20 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 21 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 22 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 25 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 27 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 28 | Coastal Carolina | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 29 | Coastal Carolina | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| April (0–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Apr. 3 | | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 4 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 5 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 9 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 10 | No. 8 Louisiana | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 11 | No. 8 Louisiana | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 14 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 17 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 18 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 19 | at Appalachian State | | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 22 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 24 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 25 | Texas State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 26 | Texas State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| May (0-0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 1 | at South Alabama | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 2 | at South Alabama | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| Post-Season (0-0) |
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Schedule Source:[7] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Notes and References
- Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions . sunbeltsports.org . en.
- Web site: Rodgers . Scottie . Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors . sunbeltsports.org . en . January 28, 2020.
- Web site: Troy Softball Lands Auburn Transfer Tate Moseley . Troy University Athletics . 16 December 2020 . en.
- Web site: Troy Signee Libby Baker Tabbed Alabama Miss Softball . Troy University Athletics . 16 December 2020 . en.
- Web site: Troy Signs JUCO Player of the Year Candela Figueroa . Troy University Athletics . 16 December 2020 . en.
- Web site: Troy Softball Inks Four in Early Signing Period . Troy University Athletics . 16 December 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 Softball Schedule . Troy University Athletics . 16 December 2020 . en.
