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Tuesday, April 21
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
6 p.m.
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Troy Softball Concludes 10-Game Road Trip at No. 5 Alabama
4/20/2015 4:47:00 PM | Softball
TROY, Alabama – The Troy softball team will conclude its 10-game road trip with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to face No. 5 Alabama at Rhoads Stadium on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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Fans can view the game on ESPN Network+, which airs on WatchESPN.com. Live stats can be found on the softball schedule page at TroyTrojans.com.
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Troy (29-19), winners of four straight, is 2-3 against top-10 opponents this season and has a 7-2 record on its current road trip.
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The Trojans' two wins over top-10 opponents both came on the road at then No. 10 Florida State and No. 7 UL Lafayette. The two wins were the first back-to-back victories over top-10 opponents in school history.
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Hannah Day leads the Trojans offensively with a team-high .324 batting average and 38 RBIs. Becca Hartley and Amanda Winters have nine home runs each this season, which ties them for tops on the team.
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Jaycee Affeldt leads the team with a 2.59 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 151.1 innings of work. Opponents are batting .235 when facing Affeldt.
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When facing top-10 opponents, Hartley is batting .333 with three home runs and six RBIs. Â Affeldt has a 1.91 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 22 innings of work against top-10 teams. Top-10 opponents are batting .167 when facing Affeldt.
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Troy is third in the Sun Belt with 65 doubles on the year and is fourth in the Sun Belt in home runs with 46. The Trojans have hit 29 of their 46 home runs on the road this season.
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Alabama (35-10), who is coming off a series win over No. 7 Auburn, is led by Haylie McCleney offensively, who is batting .492 with 13 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 38 RBIs. The Crimson Tide has a power hitter in Marisa Runyon who has a team-high 12 home runs and has driven in 56 runs.
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The Crimson Tide have a trio of pitchers, all with an ERA below 2.50 and at least 50 strikeouts on the season. Alexis Osorio leads the team with 145 strikeouts in 122.1 innings of work. Alabama has a team ERA of 1.87, which ranks ninth in the nation.
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Troy has never beaten the Crimson Tide in school history as Alabama leads the all-time series 17-0. In the last meeting, the Crimson Tide defeated the Trojans, 7-1, in front of a record crowd at the Troy Softball Complex in 2014.
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For more information on Troy softball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow us on Twitter at @TroyTrojansSB.
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Fans can view the game on ESPN Network+, which airs on WatchESPN.com. Live stats can be found on the softball schedule page at TroyTrojans.com.
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Troy (29-19), winners of four straight, is 2-3 against top-10 opponents this season and has a 7-2 record on its current road trip.
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The Trojans' two wins over top-10 opponents both came on the road at then No. 10 Florida State and No. 7 UL Lafayette. The two wins were the first back-to-back victories over top-10 opponents in school history.
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Hannah Day leads the Trojans offensively with a team-high .324 batting average and 38 RBIs. Becca Hartley and Amanda Winters have nine home runs each this season, which ties them for tops on the team.
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Jaycee Affeldt leads the team with a 2.59 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 151.1 innings of work. Opponents are batting .235 when facing Affeldt.
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When facing top-10 opponents, Hartley is batting .333 with three home runs and six RBIs. Â Affeldt has a 1.91 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 22 innings of work against top-10 teams. Top-10 opponents are batting .167 when facing Affeldt.
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Troy is third in the Sun Belt with 65 doubles on the year and is fourth in the Sun Belt in home runs with 46. The Trojans have hit 29 of their 46 home runs on the road this season.
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Alabama (35-10), who is coming off a series win over No. 7 Auburn, is led by Haylie McCleney offensively, who is batting .492 with 13 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 38 RBIs. The Crimson Tide has a power hitter in Marisa Runyon who has a team-high 12 home runs and has driven in 56 runs.
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The Crimson Tide have a trio of pitchers, all with an ERA below 2.50 and at least 50 strikeouts on the season. Alexis Osorio leads the team with 145 strikeouts in 122.1 innings of work. Alabama has a team ERA of 1.87, which ranks ninth in the nation.
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Troy has never beaten the Crimson Tide in school history as Alabama leads the all-time series 17-0. In the last meeting, the Crimson Tide defeated the Trojans, 7-1, in front of a record crowd at the Troy Softball Complex in 2014.
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For more information on Troy softball visit TroyTrojans.com or follow us on Twitter at @TroyTrojansSB.
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