Troy University Athletics
Trojans Travel to Birmingham for Midweek Showdown
2/20/2018 3:02:00 PM | Softball
TROY, Alabama- Following a trip out west to Arizona, the Troy softball team (5-3) will continue its road swing, making the short trip to Birmingham on Wednesday to take on Samford (1-9) at 5 p.m.
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The Trojans went 2-2 at the Hillenbrand Invitational, hosted by Arizona, defeating Bryant and Montana, but falling to Colorado State and the first game against Montana. The highlight of the weekend was junior Stephanie Snyder's grand slam to lift Troy over Bryant in the second game of the tournament.
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Sophomores Logan Calhoun and Katie Webb have been the offensive workhorses so far this season for Troy. Webb leads the team with a .393 at the plate, with team-highs 11 hits and eight RBI. Calhoun is just below Webb with a .391 batting average with nine hits and eight runs.
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Juniors Claire Graves and Peyton Glover, as well as freshman Annie Willis, have held it down in the circle with a team ERA of 1.65 and 45 strikeouts through 55.0 innings pitched.
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Samford enters the matchup after a tough start to the season, winning only one of its first 10 games. The Bulldogs defeated Evansville 11-5, but fell to No. 22 Louisiana, Illinois –Chicago, Eastern Illinois, Jacksonville State, Winthrop and No. 17 Georgia. Madison Couch leads Samford batting .296 with eight hits and eight RBI.
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HOW TO FOLLOW:
           Live Stats: TroyStats.com
           Live Stream: SoCon Digital Network
           Twitter: @TroyTrojansSB
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SERIES INFO:
Troy leads Samford 40-11
                     At Troy: Troy leads 21-4       Â
                     At Samford: Troy leads 18-7
                      At Neutral sites: Troy leads 1-0
           Last Meeting: 2017
                        Troy won 6-2 in Troy, Ala. (Feb. 18, 2017)
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NOTEWORTHY
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The Trojans went 2-2 at the Hillenbrand Invitational, hosted by Arizona, defeating Bryant and Montana, but falling to Colorado State and the first game against Montana. The highlight of the weekend was junior Stephanie Snyder's grand slam to lift Troy over Bryant in the second game of the tournament.
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Sophomores Logan Calhoun and Katie Webb have been the offensive workhorses so far this season for Troy. Webb leads the team with a .393 at the plate, with team-highs 11 hits and eight RBI. Calhoun is just below Webb with a .391 batting average with nine hits and eight runs.
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Juniors Claire Graves and Peyton Glover, as well as freshman Annie Willis, have held it down in the circle with a team ERA of 1.65 and 45 strikeouts through 55.0 innings pitched.
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Samford enters the matchup after a tough start to the season, winning only one of its first 10 games. The Bulldogs defeated Evansville 11-5, but fell to No. 22 Louisiana, Illinois –Chicago, Eastern Illinois, Jacksonville State, Winthrop and No. 17 Georgia. Madison Couch leads Samford batting .296 with eight hits and eight RBI.
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HOW TO FOLLOW:
           Live Stats: TroyStats.com
           Live Stream: SoCon Digital Network
           Twitter: @TroyTrojansSB
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SERIES INFO:
Troy leads Samford 40-11
                     At Troy: Troy leads 21-4       Â
                     At Samford: Troy leads 18-7
                      At Neutral sites: Troy leads 1-0
           Last Meeting: 2017
                        Troy won 6-2 in Troy, Ala. (Feb. 18, 2017)
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NOTEWORTHY
- Troy ranks fourth nationally and first in the Sun Belt with a .986 fielding percentage
- The Trojans are second in the conference and 36th in the country with a 1.65 team ERA. Troy is also in the top-10 in double plays per game with 0.75.
- Peyton Glover is one strikeout shy of her total strikeouts for last season (22).
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For more on Troy softball, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyTrojansSB on Twitter.
For more on Troy softball, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyTrojansSB on Twitter.
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