Softball Signs Five Prep Standouts

TROY, Alabama – Troy softball head coach Beth Mullins announced Friday the signing of five prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. The five student-athletes will join the Trojans beginning with the 2016 season.

"We are thrilled to welcome these five talented student-athletes into the Troy softball family," Mullins said. "These five young ladies bring a lot of talent and will make an immediate impact when they step on campus next fall."

Mullins' first signing class as Troy's head coach consists of Peyton Glover from Grayson (Ga.) High School; Claire Graves from Southside (Ala.) High School, Kaylee Hussey from Enterprise (Ala.) High School, Amber Jones from Etowah (Ala.) High School and Stephanie Snyder from Grayson (Ga.) High School.

Peyton Glover
Glover enters her senior season at Grayson High School with her name already littered throughout the school's record book. She currently ranks fifth all-time in wins, fourth in strikeouts, fifth in innings pitched and third in home runs. She earned all-county honors as a junior after posting a 9-2 record with 144 strikeouts and a 2.40 ERA in 107 innings pitched.

Last season, Glover threw a no-hitter against Region 8-AAAAAA rival Central Gwinnett. She struck out 11 batters during her no-hitter and picked up a pair of hits and two RBIs at the plate. As a sophomore, Glover struck out 16 batters in a playoff game against Brookwood; Grayson has advanced to the Sweet 16 in each of Glover's three seasons.

Claire Graves
Graves enters her senior season at Southside High School coming off back-to-back all-state selections. As a junior, Graves helped lead the Panthers to a 40-7 record after posting a 1.30 ERA and 100 strikeouts in just 82 innings pitched.

In addition to her two all-state honors, Graves has earned all-area and all-county distinction in three consecutive seasons and was named the area MVP following her junior season. She struck out 287 batters and posted a 1.57 ERA over 204 innings as a junior as Southside advanced to the Alabama Elite 8. Graves holds Southside's strikeout record and earned all-state honors in javelin as a junior.

Kaylee Hussey
Hussey enters her senior season at Enterprise High School as a career .400 hitter with 18 home runs. She has earned a trio of Silver Slugger Awards and has thrown out 95 percent of potential base stealers.

As a junior, Hussey hit .399 (61-of-153) to go along with three home runs, 16 doubles, 25 RBIs and a .452 on-base percentage. The Wildcats have won three straight area championships during Hussey's career and have advanced to the regional tournament each season.

Hussey was selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game this past summer and in the Top 100 Softball Showcase the previous summer. She plays for the Alabama Fury travel ball team.

Amber Jones
Jones enters her senior season at Etowah High School after earning all-area honors each of her first three seasons for the Blue Devils. She was selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game after batting .400 with 40 runs scored, 31 stolen bases in 33 attempts, a .592 slugging percentage, a .478 on-base percentage and a 1.070 OPS as a junior.

Jones holds the Etowah school record with 14 career home runs with one season still remaining to play in her high school career. As a sophomore, Jones posted a .309 batting average to go along with 22 runs scored and a .744 OPS.

Stephanie Snyder
Snyder enters her senior season at Grayson High School coming off a season where she earned all-state honors after she hit .374 with four home runs and posted a .570 on-base percentage. Snyder's sophomore season was even better as she posted a .578 batting average to go along with eight home runs, 17 doubles, a .622 on-base percentage, .981 slugging percentage and 1.602 OPS.

She earned all-county and all-region honors as a sophomore and was named the Grayson High School Player of the Year. To go along with her all-state honors as a junior, Snyder was named to the Gwinnett Daily Post "Super 6". Her sophomore season numbers set Grayson single-season records for batting average, home runs, doubles, hits, runs scored, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

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