Softball Set to Take on Georgia State

Friday, March 30

Atlanta, Ga.

4 PM

Troy University

Georgia State

3/29/2018 6:33:00 PM | Softball

By: Grace Bolin

GAME NOTES

TROY, Alabama- Troy softball (18-14, 4-5 SBC) will continue conference play as it hits the road and makes the short trip to Atlanta to face the Georgia State Panthers on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. Friday's game is set for 4 p.m., while Saturday's doubleheader will be at 12 and 2. All times are central.

Troy is coming off a win against No. 21 Louisiana. The Trojans dropped in the first two game of the series, an 11 inning loss in game one and a one-run loss in game two, but were able to bounce back behind great pitching and defensive efforts to prevent the sweep and hand the Ragin' Cajuns just their second conference loss of the season.

The Trojans look to improve on their 4-5 Sun Belt record behind a top-10 nationally ranked defense and strong offensive performances from Katie Webb and Logan Calhoun. Webb leads the team with .380 at the plate, eight doubles, four home runs and 25 RBI, while Webb and Calhoun are tied at the top with 38 hits each. Calhoun's 29 runs scored is both a team and conference-high.

Annie Willis leads Troy's pitching staff with an impressive 1.71 ERA. She and Peyton Glover are tied with 59 strikeouts.

The Panthers enter the weekend following a win against Georgia Tech, but a conference-series loss to South Alabama. Seniors Ivie Drake and Megan Litumbe have been the offensive powerhouses for the Panthers this season, accounting for over half of Georgia State's home runs with six each. In the circle, Emily Soles leads with 3.12 ERA while Kynsley Jennings has thrown a team-high 62 strikeouts.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Audio (Friday only): GeorgiaStateSports.com
Live Stream (Saturday only): GeorgiaStateSports.com
Twitter: @TroyTrojansSB

SERIES INFO:
Troy leads overall series: 34-19
At Troy: Troy leads 15-6
At Georgia State: Troy leads 12-9
At neutral sites: Troy leads7-4

Last Meeting:
Troy won 9-7 in Troy, Ala. (March 19, 2017)

NOTEWORTHY
•Troy continues to dominate defensively, posting the sixth best fielding percentage in the nation through 32 games and the best in the Sun Belt (0.981). The Trojans are 31st in the country and second in the league, behind Louisiana with 0.44 double plays per game.
• The Trojans ranked 137 in the first RPI of the season. After defeating No. 21 Louisiana on Sunday, The Trojans jumped to 111.
• Katie Webb ranks seventh overall in the Sun Belt with .376 average and leads the conference with 11 double plays turned this year.
• Logan Calhoun leads the Sun Belt with 29 runs scored and is tied for second with Webb with 38 hits. She is also third in the conference with 13 stolen bases.
• Annie Willis ranks third in the conference with 1.71 ERA. Through 78.0 innings, she has thrown 59 strikeouts and has only given up 22 runs.
• Troy has out-scored its opponents 143-115 and is 15-6 when scoring first.

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