Category: Softball

(Photo/Zenith Shrestha) Sophomore pitcher Leanna Johnson earned 21 shutouts, two shutouts and a save last weekend. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer Troy Softball picked up two shutout wins over Charlotte and a win over No. 16 South Carolina last weekend at the Black and Garnet Challenge in Columbia, South Carolina. The Trojans’ only loss of the weekend came to the Gamecocks in walk-off fashion.  Troy opened play in the Black and Garnet Challenge on Saturday.  Troy became the first team to beat the Gamecocks (11-4) in a home tournament since 2015. It…

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(Photo/Troy Athletics) Four different Trojans recorded home runs this weekend at the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Florida.  Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy softball team picked up wins in four of its five contests this weekend at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Orlando, Florida.  The Trojans’ record is now 10-3, which is second in the Sun Belt Conference behind Louisiana. “Overall, I was just really happy with our grit and our ability to live pitch to pitch, especially in our last three games,” Head Coach Beth Mullins said. “We…

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(Photo/Zenith Shrestha) Candela Figueroa recorded her first home run as a Trojan against Kennesaw State last Friday. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The softball team finished the Troy Invitational last weekend winning three out of four games at the Troy Softball Complex. After the win against Eastern Illinois on Sunday, Head Coach Beth Mullins spoke about the team’s response after losing to Southeast Missouri State. “I was proud of our resilience we showed after a tough loss,” Mullins said. “We were able to put it behind us and do what we…

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(Photo/Chris Wallace) Freshman outfielder Jade Sinness made her Trojan debut last weekend and recorded a hit against Western Kentucky and a RBI against Charleston. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy softball team kicked off the 2020 campaign winning three of four games in the Trojan Classic last weekend at the Troy Softball Complex.  The Trojans (3-1) kicked off the season at home in the Trojan Classic where they defeated Lipscomb, College of Charleston and North Florida but dropped an extra-innings affair to Western Kentucky. “I thought that overall it was…

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(Photo/Chris Wallace) Figueroa participates in batting practice a week ahead of the team’s opening day games against Lipscomb and College of Charleston. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer As the 2020 Troy Softball season quickly approaches, Argentinian Candela Figueroa remembers a time that it seemed like playing Division I softball was just a dream.  “It wasn’t until I made the (Argentinian) national team that I thought maybe I could have the opportunity to play in the U.S.,” Figueroa said. “It was crazy to me, like a dream.”  Figueroa grew up in Villa…

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