Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 22
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
James Madison
Troy Welcomes James Madison For Conference Home Opener
3/21/2024 10:59:00 AM | Softball
TROY, Ala. – The Troy softball team (22-10, 2-1 SBC) is preparing to defend the Troy Softball Complex against James Madison for the first home conference series of the 2024 campaign.
A tale that has been told many times this season, Libby Baker continues to be a key piece on both sides of the ball for the Trojans. The two-way senior is second on the team with a .391 batting average and six home runs while leading the team with 30 RBIs. From the circle, Baker is posting a 10-4 record with a 3.53 ERA over her 79.1 innings of work.
Taylor McKinney comes into this series with a scorching hot bat. The junior second baseman is on an eight-game hitting streak including her most recent 3-for-5 performance against No. 25 Auburn. McKinney is batting .358 on the season with three homers, 22 RBIs and a .990 OPS.
Alyssa Faircloth continues to add to her impressive freshman campaign week-in and week-out. Faircloth recently pitched five dominant innings against Auburn where she finished with six strikeouts and limited the Tigers to one earned run off five hits.
James Madison (17-10, 1-2 SBC) travels to the Troy Softball Complex with the hopes of putting an end to a rough streak. The Dukes have dropped three of their last four matchups, with two of those losses coming from Texas State.
Graduate senior Reed Butler headlines JMU's offense with a .416 batting average, 24 RBIs, six home runs, six doubles and a 1.155 OPS. Alissa Humphrey has served as the Dukes' ace. The senior from Micanopy, Florida, bolsters a 1.71 ERA through 17 appearances this season. Humphrey has struck out 61 opposing hitters through just 53.1 innings of work.
Notables
A tale that has been told many times this season, Libby Baker continues to be a key piece on both sides of the ball for the Trojans. The two-way senior is second on the team with a .391 batting average and six home runs while leading the team with 30 RBIs. From the circle, Baker is posting a 10-4 record with a 3.53 ERA over her 79.1 innings of work.
Taylor McKinney comes into this series with a scorching hot bat. The junior second baseman is on an eight-game hitting streak including her most recent 3-for-5 performance against No. 25 Auburn. McKinney is batting .358 on the season with three homers, 22 RBIs and a .990 OPS.
Alyssa Faircloth continues to add to her impressive freshman campaign week-in and week-out. Faircloth recently pitched five dominant innings against Auburn where she finished with six strikeouts and limited the Tigers to one earned run off five hits.
James Madison (17-10, 1-2 SBC) travels to the Troy Softball Complex with the hopes of putting an end to a rough streak. The Dukes have dropped three of their last four matchups, with two of those losses coming from Texas State.
Graduate senior Reed Butler headlines JMU's offense with a .416 batting average, 24 RBIs, six home runs, six doubles and a 1.155 OPS. Alissa Humphrey has served as the Dukes' ace. The senior from Micanopy, Florida, bolsters a 1.71 ERA through 17 appearances this season. Humphrey has struck out 61 opposing hitters through just 53.1 innings of work.
Notables
- Troy has been red hot leading up to this series. The Trojans have won six of their last nine games, outscoring their opponents 78-43 in that span.
- Taylor McKinney enters the weekend on an eight-game hitting streak. The last time McKinney went hitless was on March 8 in Troy's shutout loss to Chattanooga. The junior is hitting at a .448 clip with 11 RBIs and two home runs since starting her streak.
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