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Softball hits season off at new stadium

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Megan Phillips Staff Writer    The 2014 Troy University softball team started off strong but the game ended in a 5-5 tie against the Auburn Tigers due to heavy rain in front of a home crowd in the newly completed stadium on Thursday, Feb. 6. “It is very disappointing for us,” said head coach Melanie Davis. “You never want a game to end in a tie. I am very pleased with some of the positives, and we had some quality at-bats. I really feel that we had Auburn on the…

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Softball offense features old and new pitchers

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(PHOTO/April Irvin)   Megan Phillips  Staff Writer   While fans anxiously anticipate the start of the 2014 season, the ladies of the Troy Trojan’s softball team have already been hard at work preparing to make this year one to remember. Throughout the fall the team stayed in shape and on top of their game through the use of scrimmage games that allowed them an opportunity to get comfortable on the field. The team even played in a mini mock world series against themselves allowing the girls to not only get…

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Softball strengthens offense with new players

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(PHOTO/Jennifer Carlisle)   Megan Phillips  Staff Writer   While spring sports like softball have been out of the minds of spectators since last year, the work never ends for the ladies of the Troy softball team, as they have been hard at work throughout the fall preparing for the upcoming 2014 season. “We have been practicing all fall and have played in a few scrimmage games,”  assistant coach Beth Wade said. “We have a lot of new kids coming in, and a lot of them will be working their way…

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Football is underdog in Oxford

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Megan Phillips Staff Writer   The Troy football team (5-5) plays the role of underdog when it faces Ole Miss on the road this Saturday in Oxford. The Trojans will have to rely on stellar defense from players like sophomore defensive end Tyler Roberts who was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his dominant play on Thursday night. Despite the 41-36 road loss to Louisiana-Lafayette last week, Roberts was a force accounting for two sacks, three tackles for loss, causing a fumble and…

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Baseball shows promise in exhibition with Blue Jays

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(PHOTO/Joshua Thurston)   Megan Phillips Staff Writer   The Troy baseball team concluded its fall offseason with an exhibition against the Ontario Blue Jays, a high-level summer baseball program on Sunday at Riddle-Pace Field. The scrimmage is an instrumental part of the team’s development as the fall work comes to a close. “Today was about getting our first look from the fall at many new players and many returning players and their progress against an opponent with another uniform on,” said Troy head coach Bobby Pierce after the exhibition on…

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