2023 Troy Trojans softball team explained
| Mode: | softball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Troy Trojans |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 33–19–1 |
| Conf Record: | 14–9–1 |
| Head Coach: | Eric Newell |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Camden Decker |
| Asst Coach2: | Anna Shelnutt |
| Stadium: | Troy Softball Complex |
The 2023 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by first-year head coach Eric Newell after longtime head coach Beth Mullins resigned for health reasons the previous March. Mullins ranked second all-time in wins for the Trojans.[1] They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2023. Troy was picked to finish fourth in the conference with 99 votes.[2]
| Coaches poll |
| 1 | Louisiana | 144 (12) |
| 2 | Texas State | 130 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 118 |
| 4 | Troy | 99 |
| 5 | James Madison | 93 |
| 6 | Marshall | 80 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 68 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 63 |
| 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | 44 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 43 |
| 11 | Georgia State
Georgia Southern | 27 | |
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Troy win |
| | Troy loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Troy team member | |
| 2023 Troy Trojans softball game log |
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| Regular season (33–18–1) |
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| February (10–5) |
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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. 10 | | | | W
4–0 | Johnson
(1–0) | King
(0–1) | None | | 234 | 1–0 | | | Feb. 10 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
2–6 | Johnson
(1–0) | Pittman
(0–1) | None | ESPN3 | 211 | 1–1 | | | Feb. 12 | SIU Edwardsville | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
2–1 | Johnson
(2–0) | Baalman
(0–1) | None | ESPN3 | 135 | 2–1 | | | Feb. 12 | Belmont | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
2–48 | Johnson
(3–0) | Johnson
(2–1) | None | ESPN3 | 304 | 2–2 | | |
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| Troy Invitational |
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| Feb. 17 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
6–1 | Baker
(1–0) | Bennett
(1-1) | None | ESPN3 | 53 | 3–2 | | | Feb. 17 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
4–2 | Johnson
(3–1) | Veber
(2-2) | None | ESPN3 | 78 | 4–2 | | | Feb. 18 | Murray State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
6–0 | Cato
(1–0) | James
(1–3) | None | | 187 | 5–2 | | | Feb. 18 | Kennesaw State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
7–2 | Johnson
(4–1) | Hilleary
(0–1) | None | | 218 | 6–2 | | | Feb. 19 | Kennesaw State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
0–1 | Bennett
(1-1) | Cato
(1-1) | None | ESPN3 | 204 | 6–3 | | |
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| Feb. 22 | at | | | W
8–3 | Johnson
(5–1) | Taylor
(1–2) | None | | 112 | 7–3 | | | Unconquered Invitational |
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| Feb. 24 | vs. | | | W
5–4 | Johnson
(6–1) | Maulding
(3–1) | None | | 126 | 8–3 | | | Feb. 24 | | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | W
8–05 | Cato
(2–1) | Ruiz
(0–5) | None | | 126 | 9–3 | | | Feb. 25 | vs. Florida Gulf Coast | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | L
1–6 | Haggard
(2-2) | Baker
(1-1) | None | | | 9–4 | | | Feb. 25 | at No. 6 | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | L
1–2 | Sandercock
(4–2) | Cato
(2-2) | None | | 1,351 | 9–5 | | | Feb. 26 | vs. Lamar | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | W
2–0 | Johnson
(7–1) | Mitchell
(2–7) | None | | | 10–5 | | | |
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| March (14–4–1) |
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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 | No. 19 | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
0–11 | Penta
(9–0) | Johnson
(7–2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,822 | 10–6 | | | JU/UNF Spring Break Challenge |
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| Mar. 3 | vs. | | | W
12–45 | Johnson
(8–2) | Harwood
(4–3) | None | | 112 | 11–6 | | | Mar. 3 | vs. Jacksonville | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
9–05 | Cato
(3–2) | Whitfield
(4–5) | None | | 210 | 12–6 | | | Mar. 4 | at | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
12–1 | Johnson
(9–2) | Connor
(2–3) | None | | 74 | 13–6 | | | Mar. 4 | at North Florida | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | L
6–8 | Kelly
(7–1) | Cato
(1–2) | Connor
(2) | | 74 | 13–7 | | | Mar. 5 | vs. | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
6–3 | Johnson
(10–2) | Lauffer
(1–7) | Cato
(1) | | 59 | 14–7 | | |
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| Mar. 8 | at | | | W
5–2 | Johnson
(11–2) | Myers
(0–2) | None | | 80 | 15–7 | | | Spring Break Challenge |
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| Mar. 10 | vs. | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
7–1 | Johnson
(12–2) | Eaglin
(1–2) | Pittman
(1) | | | 16–7 | | | Mar. 11 | vs. Army | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
8–05 | Johnson
(13–2) | Farris
(2–8) | None | | | 17–7 | | | Mar. 11 | vs. | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
9–2 | Johnson
(14–2) | Flores
(2–6) | None | | | 18–7 | | | Mar. 12 | at North Florida | | UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL | W
5–0 | Johnson
(15–2) | Connor
(5–4) | None | | 209 | 19–7 | | |
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| Mar. 18 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
7–6 | Johnson
(16–2) | Mullins
(11–6) | None | ESPN+ | 243 | 20–7 | 1–0 | | Mar. 18 | Texas State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
6–3 | Cannon
(1–0) | Welsh
(0–1) | Johnson
(2) | ESPN+ | 356 | 21–7 | 2–0 | | Mar. 19 | Texas State | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | T
2–2 | | | | ESPN+ | 373 | 21–7–1 | 2–0–1 | | Mar. 22 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
0–6 | Dennis
(10–4) | Cato
(3–4) | None | ESPN+ | 299 | 21–8–1 | | | Mar. 24 | at | | | L
0–2 | Abrams
(4–3) | Johnson
(16–3) | None | ESPN+ | 367 | 21–9–1 | 2–1–1 | | Mar. 25 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W
7–2 | Cato
(4-4) | Hulett
(7–4) | None | ESPN+ | 652 | 22–9–1 | 3–1–1 | | Mar. 26 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W
9–2 | Johnson
(17–3) | Abrams
(4-4) | None | ESPN+ | 615 | 23–9–1 | 4–1–1 | | Mar. 31 | at | | | W
5–1 | Johnson
(18–3) | Leinstock
(8–10) | None | ESPN+ | | 24–9–1 | 5–1–1 | |
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| April (9–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Apr. 1 | at Southern Miss | | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | W
3–0 | Cato
(5–4) | Kilgore
(4–1) | Johnson
(2) | ESPN+ | | 25–9–1 | 6–1–1 | | Apr. 2 | at Southern Miss | | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | W
11–35 | Johnson
(19–3) | Lee
(3–4) | None | ESPN+ | | 26–9–1 | 7–1–1 | | Apr. 6 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
9–06 | Johnson
(20–3) | Brabham
(10–5) | None | ESPN+ | 258 | 27–9–1 | 8–1–1 | | Apr. 6 | Coastal Carolina | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
8–7 | Johnson
(21–3) | Brabham
(10–6) | None | ESPN+ | 432 | 28–9–1 | 9–1–1 | | Apr. 7 | Coastal Carolina | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
0–4 | Volpe
(8–1) | Johnson
(21–4) | None | ESPN+ | 272 | 28–10–1 | 9–2–1 | | Apr. 12 | at No. 21 Auburn | | | L
5–7 | Penta
(18–5) | Cato
(5-5) | Lowe
(1) | | 1,696 | 28–11–1 | | | Apr. 14 | at | | | W
9–8 | Johnson
(22–4) | Humphrey
(8-8) | Cato
(2) | ESPN+ | 231 | 29–11–1 | 10–2–1 | | Apr. 15 | at James Madison | | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | L
0–4 | Rogers
(2-2) | Cato
(5–6) | None | ESPN+ | 415 | 29–12–1 | 10–3–1 | | Apr. 16 | at James Madison | | Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Hattiesburg, VA | L
7–10 | Berry
(9–2) | Johnson
(22–5) | None | ESPN+ | 525 | 29–13–1 | 10–4–1 | | Apr. 21 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
8–7 | Baker
(2–1) | Schorman
(12–6) | None | ESPN+ | 462 | 30–13–1 | 11–4–1 | | Apr. 22 | Louisiana | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
2–9 | Schorman
(13–6) | Johnson
(22–6) | None | ESPN+ | 698 | 30–14–1 | 11–5–1 | | Apr. 23 | Louisiana | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L
1–6 | Landry
(13–4) | Baker
(2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 429 | 30–15–1 | 11–6–1 | | Apr. 28 | | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
3–0 | Johnson
(23–6) | Barnard
(1–8) | None | ESPN+ | 431 | 31–15–1 | 12–6–1 | | Apr. 29 | Georgia Southern | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
11–3 | Pittman
(1-1) | Belogorska
(1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 245 | 32–15–1 | 13–6–1 | | Apr. 30 | Georgia Southern | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W
8–0 | Johnson
(24–6) | Barnard
(1–9) | None | ESPN+ | 673 | 33–15–1 | 14–6–1 | |
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| May (0–3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 4 | | | | L
1–6 | Lackie
(20–6) | Johnson
(24–7) | None | ESPN+ | 444 | 33–16–1 | 14–7–1 | | May 6 | at South Alabama | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L
0–6 | Hardy
(16–7) | Baker
(2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 503 | 33–17–1 | 14–8–1 | | May 6 | at South Alabama | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L
6–7 | Hardy
(17–7) | Johnson
(24–8) | None | ESPN+ | 503 | 33–18–1 | 14–9–1 | |
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| Post-Season (0–1) |
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Schedule Source:[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
Notes and References
- Web site: Boutwell . Josh . Beth Mullins resigns as Troy softball coach . The Troy Messenger . 27 March 2024 . en . 14 March 2022.
- Web site: Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 8 April 2023 . en.
- Web site: 2023 Softball Schedule . Troy University Athletics . 27 March 2024 . en.
