2022 Troy Trojans softball team

2022 Troy Trojans softball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	31–21 (15–12 SBC)
Head coach	Beth Mullins (February–March) (8th season) Holly Ward & Taylor Smartt (March–May) (interim)
Assistant coaches	Taylor Smartt Holly Ward
Home stadium	Troy Softball Complex
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y	23	–	4		.852			47	–	13		.783
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	16	–	6		.727			26	–	21		.553
Texas State  ‍‍‍	19	–	8		.704			39	–	19		.672
Troy  ‍‍‍	15	–	12		.556			32	–	20		.615
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			22	–	28		.440
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	10	–	15		.400			29	–	26		.527
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			21	–	34		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			27	–	27		.500
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			25	–	29		.463
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			13	–	34		.277
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by eighth-year head coach Beth Mullins until she resigned due to health conditions on March 14, 2022. ^[2] Assistant coaches Taylor Smartt and Holly Ward served as interim Co-Head Coaches for the remainder of the season. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. Troy was picked to finish third in the conference with 82 votes and 1 first place vote. ^[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	97 (7)
2	Texas State	87 (2)
3	Troy	82 (1)
4	South Alabama	74
5	UT Arlington	49
6	Appalachian State	46
7	Coastal Carolina	37
8	Georgia Southern	32
9	Louisiana–Monroe	27
10	Georgia State	19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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Preseason Pitcher of the Year Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)

Team

• Olivia Lackie (USA, Pitcher)
• Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
• Kandra Lamb (LA, Pitcher)
• Jessica Mullins (TXST, Pitcher)
• Kamdyn Kvistad (USA, Catcher)
• Sophie Piskos (LA, Catcher)
• Faith Shirley (GASO, 1st Base)
• Kelly Horne (TROY, 2nd Base)
• Daisy Hess (GSU, Shortstop)
• Sara Vanderford (TXST, 3rd Base)
• Iyanla De Jesus (CCU, Designated Player)
• Raina O'Neal (LA, Outfielder)
• Mackenzie Brasher (USA, Outfielder)
• Emily Brown (GSU, Outfielder)
• Jade Sinness (TROY, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Kayden Dunn	Infielder	Brantley, Alabama	Brantley HS
Olivia Cato	Pitcher	Palmetto, Georgia	Northgate HS

Personnel

2022 Troy Trojans softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 1 OF Tate Moseley L/R — Sr Birmingham, Alabama 2 OF Anslee Finch R/R — So Geneva, Alabama 3 RHP Libby Baker R/R — So Skipperville, Alabama 4 U Blake Gibson L/R — So Dothan, Alabama 5 OF Emma Grace Walker L/R — Fr Kennesaw, Georgia 6 INF Kaylee Chapman R/R — Sr Springville, Alabama 8 OF Taylor McKinney R/R — Fr Montgomery, Alabama 9 OF Jade Sinness L/L — So Sebring, Florida 10 RHP Leanna Johnson R/R — Jr Brantley, Alabama 11 INF Audra Thompson R/R — So Kissimmee, Florida 12 C Jill Robinson  R/R — Fr Mobile, Alabama 13 INF Aayanah Hughes R/R — Fr McDonough, Georgia 14 C Candela Figueroa R/R — Sr Villaguay, Argentina 17 C Katelynn De Leon R/R — So Pembroke Pines, Florida 18 INF Adia Polk L/R — Sr Snellville, Georgia 21 RHP Brianna Bailey R/R — Jr Wewahitchka, Florida 22 INF Logan Calhoun L/R — Sr Dublin, Georgia 24 RHP Brookelyn Cannon R/R — Fr Hoover, Alabama 25 OF Katie Lively L/R — Jr Helena, Alabama 26 RHP Haley Postell R/R — Sr Hueytown, Alabama 27 INF Mia Jenkins R/R — So Monticello, Georgia 31 INF Kelly Horne R/R — Jr Tallahassee, Florida 34 INF Kennedi Gaton R/R — So Winter Springs, Florida	Head coach Beth Mullins (UAB) Assistant coach(es) Taylor Smartt (Troy) Holly Ward (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 8 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Troy win
	Troy loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	Troy team member

2022 Troy Trojans softball game log
Regular season (29–19)
February (11–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Trojan Classic Feb. 11 College of Charleston Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–1 McCants (1-0) Bailey (0-1) None 343 0–1 Feb. 11 Southern Illinois Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 2–1 Johnson (1-0) Eberle (0-1) None 379 1–1 Feb. 12 Southern Illinois Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4–2 Johnson (2-0) Harness (1-1) None 411 2–1 Feb. 12 Purdue Fort Wayne Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9–15 Baker (1-0) Eyre (0-2) None 322 3–1 Feb. 13 Purdue Fort Wayne Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 16–55 Baker (2-0) Quinlan (0-1) None 267 4–1 Feb. 16 at UAB Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL W 6–3 Johnson (3-0) Valbak (0-1) None 337 5–1 Troy Invitational Feb. 18 Nicholls Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 8–05 Baker (3-0) Lehman (1-1) None 217 6–1 Feb. 18 Eastern Kentucky Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9–05 Johnson (4-0) Todd (0-3) None 221 7–1 Feb. 19 Nicholls Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 10–9 Bailey (1-1) Turner (1-4) Johnson (1) 497 8–1 Feb. 19 Ole Miss Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4–3 Johnson (5-0) Borgen (1-2) None 517 9–1 Feb. 20 Ole Miss Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 7–8 Diederich (2-0) Johnson (5-1) Borgen (1) 237 9–2 Carolina Classic Feb. 25 vs. Miami (OH) Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W 5–1 Johnson (6-1) Vierstra (0-3) None 176 10–2 Feb. 26 vs. Ohio State Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W 4–0 Johnson (7-1) Handley (3-2) None 236 11–2 Feb. 27 vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC Game cancelled Feb. 27 at South Carolina Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC Game cancelled
March (9–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record LSU Invitational Mar. 4 at No. 22 LSU Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 5–4 Johnson (8-1) Kilponen (7-2) None 1,631 12–2 Mar. 4 at No. 22 LSU Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–106 Sunseri (5-1) Baker (2-1) None 1,631 12–3 Mar. 5 vs. Central Connecticut Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 11–15 Baker (3-1) Marks (0-5) None 116 13–3 Mar. 5 vs. Louisiana Tech Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–6 Pickett (9-2) Johnson (8-2) None 181 13–4 Mar. 6 vs. Louisiana Tech Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–7 Hutchinson (4-3) Bailey (4-2) None 82 13–5 Mar. 11 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 5–2 Johnson (9-2) Beasley-Polko (4-4) None 118 14–5 1–0 Mar. 13 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W 3–1 Baker (5-1) Picone (4-3) None 121 15–5 2–0 Mar. 13 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L 3–4 Beasley-Polko (5-4) Baker (5-2) None 131 15–6 2–1 Mar. 15 at NC State Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 7–0 Johnson (10-2) Weixlmann (7–3) None 67 16–6 Mar. 18 Louisiana–Monroe Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–1 Abrams (5-0) Johnson (10-3) None ESPN+ 127 16–7 2–2 Mar. 19 Louisiana–Monroe Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9–16 Johnson (11-3) Kackley (4-2) None ESPN+ 312 17–7 3–2 Mar. 20 Louisiana–Monroe Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 6–4 Baker (5-2) Abrams (5-0) Johnson (2) ESPN+ 307 18–7 4–2 Mar. 23 No. 2 Florida State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–125 Sandercock (15-0) Johnson (11-4) None ESPN+ 2,121 18–8 Mar. 25 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 9–0 Johnson (12-4) Belogorksa (3-8) None 273 19–8 5–2 Mar. 26 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L 1–2 Waldrep (4-3) Baker (5-3) None 303 19–9 5–3 Mar. 27 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 3–1 Johnson (13-4) Waldrep (4-4) None 344 20–9 6–3 Mar. 30 at Samford Samford Softball Field • Birmingham, AL Game postponed Mar. 30 at Samford Samford Softball Field • Birmingham, AL Game postponed
April (7–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 Georgia State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 1–0 Johnson (14-4) Adams (3-6) None ESPN+ 117 21–9 7–3 Apr. 2 Georgia State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4–2 Baker (6-3) Mooney (2-5) None ESPN+ 212 22–9 8–3 Apr. 3 Georgia State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–4 Adams (4-6) Johnson (14-5) None ESPN+ 227 22–10 8–4 Apr. 5 at Georgia Tech Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA Game postponed Apr. 8 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–7 Landry (11-2) Johnson (14-6) None ESPN+ 1,583 22–11 8–5 Apr. 9 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–7 Lamb (7-4) Johnson (14-7) None ESPN+ 1,608 22–12 8–6 Apr. 10 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0–10 (6 inns) Landry (12-2) Baker (6-4) None ESPN+ 1,596 22–13 8–7 Apr. 14 Appalachian State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 2–0 Johnson (15-7) Buckner (10-7) None ESPN+ 107 23–13 9–7 Apr. 15 Appalachian State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 6–2 Johnson (16-7) Neas (6-2) None ESPN+ 67 24–13 10–7 Apr. 15 Appalachian State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 7–3 Baker (7-4) Buckner (10-8) None ESPN+ 103 25–13 11–7 Apr. 19 at Georgia Tech Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L 1–8 Neleman (13-6) Johnson (16-8) Dennis (2) ACCNX 229 25–14 Apr. 22 UT Arlington Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 5–0 Johnson (17-8) Adams (12-13) None ESPN+ 97 26–14 12–7 Apr. 23 UT Arlington Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 1–3 Max (3-0) Cannon (0-1) None 113 26–15 12–8 Apr. 24 UT Arlington Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 5–0 Johnson (18-8) Max (3-1) None ESPN+ 189 27–15 13–8 Apr. 29 at Texas State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 1–5 Mullins (21-11) Johnson (18-9) None ESPN+ 453 27–16 13–9 Apr. 30 at Texas State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 1–2 Mullins (22-11) Baker (7-5) None ESPN+ 555 27–17 13–10
May (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 at Texas State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 2–5 Mullins (23-11) Johnson (18-10) None ESPN+ 493 27–18 13–11 May 5 South Alabama Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 3–2 Johnson (19-10) Lackie (13-7) None ESPN+ 321 28–18 14–11 May 6 South Alabama Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 7–2 Baker (8-5) Hardy (8-9) None ESPN+ 423 29–18 15–11 May 7 South Alabama Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0–96 Lackie (14-7) Johnson (19-11) None ESPN+ 219 29–19 15–12
Post-Season (2–2)
SBC tournament (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 11 vs. (5) UT Arlington (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 2–1 Johnson (20-11) Adams (12-17) None ESPN+ 120 30–19 1–0 May 12 vs. (1)/No. 25 Louisiana (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 1–95 Landry (19-3) Johnson (20-12) None ESPN+ 185 30–20 1–1 May 13 vs. (7) Georgia State (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 5–0 Baker (9-5) Buck (9-8) None ESPN+ 129 31–20 2–1 May 13 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 2–3 Beasley-Polko (15-10) Baker (9-6) None ESPN+ 81 31–21 2–2

Schedule Source: ^[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

1. "2022 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. McNelley, Justin. "Beth Mullins resigns as Troy softball coach". www.wsfa.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
3. "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
4. "Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
5. "Troy Softball Signs Two on Signing Day". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
6. "2022 Softball Schedule". Troy University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2021.