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Wednesday, March 18
Tallahassee, Fla.
5 p.m.
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Troy Travels to No. 10 Florida State
3/17/2015 5:23:00 PM | Softball
TROY, Alabama – The Troy softball team travels to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on No. 10 Florida State at JoAnne Graf Field on Wednesday, with first pitch set for 5 p.m. CT.
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Troy (16-12) is coming off a Sun Belt sweep against Appalachian State at the Troy Softball Complex. Hannah Day put up 12 RBIs in the series, including two separate games with five RBIs.
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Day leads the Trojans offensively with a .390 batting average and a team-high 29 RBIs and two triples. Day has a .671 slugging percentage, which is also tops on the team.
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Michelle Phelps has contributed offensively by batting .321 with a team-high five home runs. Phelps also has 25 RBIs and a .568 slugging percentage.
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Troy leads the Sun Belt with 45 doubles, including a team-high 10 from Khadija Neely, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
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Jaycee Affeldt leads the Trojans pitching staff with an 8-4 record and 59 strikeouts in 70 innings of work. Affeldt has a 3.20 ERA and opponents are batting .244 when facing her.
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No. 10 Florida State (22-6), who made it to the Women's College World Series a year ago, is coming off a series win over Notre Dame. Jessica Warren leads the Seminoles offensively with a .344 batting average, five home runs and 20 RBIs. The Seminoles have a strong pitching staff led by Lacey Waldrop, who has a 0.63 ERA and a 14-3 record. Waldrop has 130 strikeouts in 100.2 innings of work.
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This is the first time Troy and Florida State will meet since 2013, when the Seminoles took two games from the Trojans in the Renegade Classic, hosted by Florida State.
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The last time Troy faced a ranked Florida State team was at home in 2012 with Troy beating the No. 22 Seminoles, 4-3.
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Troy (16-12) is coming off a Sun Belt sweep against Appalachian State at the Troy Softball Complex. Hannah Day put up 12 RBIs in the series, including two separate games with five RBIs.
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Day leads the Trojans offensively with a .390 batting average and a team-high 29 RBIs and two triples. Day has a .671 slugging percentage, which is also tops on the team.
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Michelle Phelps has contributed offensively by batting .321 with a team-high five home runs. Phelps also has 25 RBIs and a .568 slugging percentage.
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Troy leads the Sun Belt with 45 doubles, including a team-high 10 from Khadija Neely, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
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Jaycee Affeldt leads the Trojans pitching staff with an 8-4 record and 59 strikeouts in 70 innings of work. Affeldt has a 3.20 ERA and opponents are batting .244 when facing her.
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No. 10 Florida State (22-6), who made it to the Women's College World Series a year ago, is coming off a series win over Notre Dame. Jessica Warren leads the Seminoles offensively with a .344 batting average, five home runs and 20 RBIs. The Seminoles have a strong pitching staff led by Lacey Waldrop, who has a 0.63 ERA and a 14-3 record. Waldrop has 130 strikeouts in 100.2 innings of work.
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This is the first time Troy and Florida State will meet since 2013, when the Seminoles took two games from the Trojans in the Renegade Classic, hosted by Florida State.
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The last time Troy faced a ranked Florida State team was at home in 2012 with Troy beating the No. 22 Seminoles, 4-3.
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