Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 7
Fort Myers, Fla.
12 p.m.
Troy University
at
Florida Gulf Coast
Troy Continues Road Trip with Florida Gulf Coast
3/6/2026 9:59:00 AM | Softball
TROY, Ala. – The Troy softball team makes the trek down to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on Florida Gulf Coast in a three-game series this weekend. The Trojans (13-6) are fresh off a midweek win over Georgia Tech and look to carry their momentum against the Eagles (5-15).
Heading into the matchup, the Trojans' offense is still top 10 in the nation in batting average, on-base percentage and stolen bases. Troy has been creating chaos on the basepaths and stringing together big innings, including a six-run outburst in the third inning against the Yellow Jackets.
Series Information
Who: Florida Gulf Coast
Dates: Mar. 7 | Mar. 7 | Mar. 8
Times: 12 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 10 a.m.
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. – FGCU Softball Complex
Watch: ESPN+
Georgia Tech Recap
After falling behind 1-0 early, Troy's six-run third inning sealed a 6-2 win over Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Tuesday. Makaley Boswell hit her 11th double of the season as part of a two-hit game, and Megan Loftis and Kiley Huffman added RBI extra-base hits as well.
From the circle, Ella Cunningham, Mya Holt and Abby Lovell combined to stifle the Georgia Tech bats. Lovell earned her second save of the season after stranding two runners in the fifth inning and striking out the side in the seventh.
FGCU Preview
Florida Gulf Coast in its first season under head coach Lindsay Fico, who joined the Eagles after leading Mercer to a regional last year. While Florida Gulf Coast has struggled on paper, the Eagles have played the 55th-toughest schedule in the nation, according to the D1 Softball and 643 Charts. FGCU has a win over D1 Softball Mid-Major No. 2 Florida Atlantic under its belt as well.
Mackenzie Leiti fuels the Eagles lineup – she's swatted three home runs and has a 1.050 OPS this season. Additionally, Olivia Black has hit .364 and stolen seven bases in seven attempts.
Although the Eagles pitching staff has struggled so far this season, Victoria Ash leads the team with a 3.97 ERA. Grace Taylor has thrown four complete games, including going seven innings against Louisville and Southern Illinois.
Notables
Heading into the matchup, the Trojans' offense is still top 10 in the nation in batting average, on-base percentage and stolen bases. Troy has been creating chaos on the basepaths and stringing together big innings, including a six-run outburst in the third inning against the Yellow Jackets.
Series Information
Who: Florida Gulf Coast
Dates: Mar. 7 | Mar. 7 | Mar. 8
Times: 12 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 10 a.m.
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. – FGCU Softball Complex
Watch: ESPN+
Georgia Tech Recap
After falling behind 1-0 early, Troy's six-run third inning sealed a 6-2 win over Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Tuesday. Makaley Boswell hit her 11th double of the season as part of a two-hit game, and Megan Loftis and Kiley Huffman added RBI extra-base hits as well.
From the circle, Ella Cunningham, Mya Holt and Abby Lovell combined to stifle the Georgia Tech bats. Lovell earned her second save of the season after stranding two runners in the fifth inning and striking out the side in the seventh.
FGCU Preview
Florida Gulf Coast in its first season under head coach Lindsay Fico, who joined the Eagles after leading Mercer to a regional last year. While Florida Gulf Coast has struggled on paper, the Eagles have played the 55th-toughest schedule in the nation, according to the D1 Softball and 643 Charts. FGCU has a win over D1 Softball Mid-Major No. 2 Florida Atlantic under its belt as well.
Mackenzie Leiti fuels the Eagles lineup – she's swatted three home runs and has a 1.050 OPS this season. Additionally, Olivia Black has hit .364 and stolen seven bases in seven attempts.
Although the Eagles pitching staff has struggled so far this season, Victoria Ash leads the team with a 3.97 ERA. Grace Taylor has thrown four complete games, including going seven innings against Louisville and Southern Illinois.
Notables
- Troy is ranked No. 23 in the Softball America Mid-Major Power Rankings
- The Trojans are 1-1 against Florida Gulf Coast all-time
- The Trojans lead the Sun Belt Conference in multiple offensive categories: batting average (.374), doubles (46), hit-by-pitches (18), on-base percentage (.468), scoring (7.32), slugging percentage (.599) and stolen bases (53)
- Troy is top 10 in the nation in multiple categories, including batting average (10th), on-base percentage (10th) and stolen bases (4th)
- Makaley Boswell's 11 doubles are first in the Sun Belt and second in the nation
- Kalee Rochinski and Presley Ivey are first and fourth in the conference in on-base percentage with marks of .579 and .568, respectively
Players Mentioned
UTL
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
UTL
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
C
/ SoftballSkylar Meade Postgame - Vanderbilt
Thursday, March 05
Player Postgame Press Conference (Ella Cunningham, Megan Loftis) - Georgia Tech
Tuesday, March 03
Eric Newell Postgame Press Conference (Georgia Tech)
Tuesday, March 03
Skylar Meade Postgame - ECU
Sunday, March 01