# 2020 Troy Trojans softball team

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. 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.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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 |

### 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

| Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Tate Moseley | Outfielder | Trussville, Alabama | Auburn |
| Libby Baker | Pitcher | Skipperville, Alabama | G. W. Long HS |
| Candela Figeroa | Catcher/Outfielder | Entre Rios, Argentina | Chipola College |
| Ashlan Ard | Infielder | Franklinton, Louisiana | Franklinton HS |
| Kennedi Gaton | Infielder | Winter Springs, Florida | Winter Springs HS |
| Jill Robinson | Catcher | Mobile, Alabama | Baker HS |
| Audra Thompson | Infielder | Kissimmee, Florida | Osceola HS |
| Brianna Bailey | Pitcher | Wewahitchka, Florida | Chipola College |

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Troy win |
| | Troy loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Troy team member |
2020 Troy Trojans softball game log :
Regular season (17-6) :
February (13-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Trojan Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 7 | Lipscomb | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 2-0 | Johnson (1-0) | Yakubowski (0-1) | None | 297 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 7 | College of Charleston | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 8-3 | Baker (1-0) | Jenkins (0-1) | None | 337 | 2-0 |
| Feb. 8 | Western Kentucky | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 2-3 (8 inn) | Aikey (1-1) | Johnson (1-1) | None | 393 | 2-1 |
| Feb. 9 | North Florida | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 3-0 | Johnson (2-1) | Clausen (1-1) | None | 287 | 3-1 |
| Troy Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 14 | Kennesaw State | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 9-2 | Johnson (3-1) | Bennett (2-1) | None | 143 | 4-1 |
| Feb. 14 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 6-3 | Baker (2-0) | Eyre (0-1) | Johnson (1) | 87 | 5-1 |
| Feb. 15 | Southeast Missouri State | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 3-13 | Anderson (2-0) | Baker (2-1) | None | 97 | 5-2 |
| Feb. 15 | Eastern Illinois | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 3-0 | Johnson (4-1) | Montgomery (1-1) | None | 101 | 6-2 |
| Citrus Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 21 | vs. Oakland | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 5-4 | Baker (3-1) | Wiggins (1-1) | Johnson (2) | 127 | 7-2 |
| Feb. 21 | vs. Clemson | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | L 1-10 | Cagle (3-5) | Johnson (4-2) | None | 200 | 7-3 |
| Feb. 22 | vs. Stetson | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 3-0 | Johnson (5-2) | Temples (5-2) | None | 147 | 8-3 |
| Feb. 22 | vs. Morgan State | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 12-0 | Blasingame (1-0) | Barnard (1-2) | None | 174 | 9-3 |
| Feb. 23 | vs. Villanova | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Orlando, FL | W 5-1 | Johnson (6-2) | Rauch (7-2) | None | 300 | 10-3 |
| Feb. 26 | McNeese State | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 5-0 | Johnson (7-2) | Flores (3-2) | None | 127 | 11-3 |
| Black & Garnett Challenge ||||||||||||
| Feb. 29 | vs. Charlotte | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | W 10-0 | Johnson (8-2) | Pace (3-4) | None | 100 | 12-3 |
| Feb. 29 | at No. 16 South Carolina | Beckham Field • Columbia, SC | W 2-1 | Blasingame (2-0) | Ochs (3-1) | Johnson (1) | 1,191 | 13-3 |
March (4-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| 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 | |
| Mar. 6 | at UT Arlington | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | 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 | Florida A&M | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 8-3 | Johnson (10-3) | Zenteno (1-6) | None | | 117 | 16-6 | |
| Mar. 11 | at Samford | Samford Softball Field • Homewood, AL | W 1-0 | Johnson (11-3) | Barnett (2-2) | None | | 113 | 17-6 | |
| Mar. 13 | Georgia Southern | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 14 | Georgia Southern | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 15 | Georgia Southern | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 18 | at No. 10 Alabama | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 20 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Geo Surfaces Field at ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 25 | at Georgia Tech | Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 27 | Coastal Carolina | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 28 | Coastal Carolina | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 29 | Coastal Carolina | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 3 | at Georgia State | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 9 | No. 8 Louisiana | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 10 | No. 8 Louisiana | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 11 | No. 8 Louisiana | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 14 | South Alabama | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 17 | at Appalachian State | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 22 | Auburn | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 24 | Texas State | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 25 | Texas State | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 26 | Texas State | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
May (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | at South Alabama | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 2 | at South Alabama | | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Post-Season (0-0) :
SBC tournament (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 6 | TBD | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.