Trojans to Host Appalachian State

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TROY, Alabama – The Troy softball team is set to host Appalachian State for a weekend league series. A doubleheader on Saturday will begin at 1 p.m. and Sunday's finale is set for noon at the Troy Softball Complex.

Troy (17-29, 5-14 SBC) is coming off two midweek losses against No. 2 Florida State. Troy fell 9-3 in game one, but held the Seminoles to just two runs in game two. Becca Hartley and Stephanie Snyder each hit their 10^thdouble of the season, and Claire Graves threw a complete game, only allowing two earned runs and tossing two strikeouts.

Hartley leads the team in batting average (.350), slugging percentage (.771), on-base percentage (.471), runs (39), hits (49), RBIs (39), doubles (10), triples (2), and home runs (15).

Appalachian State (12-27, 0-15 SBC) travels to Troy after a series loss against Georgia Southern. Natalie Orcutt leads the Mountaineers with a .330 average at the plate, with 36 hits and 23 runs on the year.

In the circle for Appalachian State, Kenzi Longanecker has a 2.28 ERA in 27 appearances. She has thrown 103 strikeouts in 119.2 innings pitched.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy leads the conference in doubles with 57. Stephanie Snyder and Becca Hartley have a team-high 10, while nine other Trojans have posted a double this season.

• In Troy's last outing against Appalachian State, the Trojans set game-high records in runs scored (25), runs allowed (19), at-bats, (47), hits (24), triples (3), home runs (7), and RBIs (24).

•Junior Carli Kayler holds an NCAA record with four home runs in a game that she set last year against the Mountaineers.

• Hartley is third in the conference and 28^th nationally with a .771 slugging percentage. She remains second in the Sun Belt in home runs with 15, and moves to eighth in the country in the category.

• Hartley is one home run shy of tying Hannah Day's third place single season record for Troy with 16 homers. She has tied Heidi Johnson in the third place spot with 38 career home runs. Hartley only needs four more on the year to take solo possession of second place.

SERIES

Troy leads the series 10-2
At Troy: Troy leads 5-0
At App. State: Troy leads 3-0
Neutral: Series is tied at 2-2

PROMOTIONS

Saturday will be Military Appreciation Day at the Troy Softball Complex. A presentation of the Colors will take place prior to the game by the Air Force ROTC Color Guard. A moment of silence will be held prior to the National Anthem performed by Shelia Jackson and then a First Pitch from LTC Carlos Garcia, Commanding Officer for the Air Force ROTC Detachment here at Troy.

The East Brewton Youth Softball League will be in attendance on Saturday and is invited to come down to visit with our team between games.

UP NEXT
The Trojans will travel to their final road series of the season against Texas State, April 29 and 30. Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m. and Sunday's game is set for noon.

For more on Troy softball, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyTrojansSB and @TroyAthletics on Twitter.

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Hannah Day

Claire Graves

Becca Hartley

Carli Kayler

Stephanie Snyder

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