The 2022 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by eighth-year head coach Beth Mullins until she resigned due to health conditions on March 14, 2022. Assistant coaches Taylor Smartt and Holly Ward served as interim Co-Head Coaches for the remainder of the season. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. Troy was picked to finish third in the conference with 82 votes and 1 first place vote. Coaches poll 1 Louisiana 97 (7) 2 Texas State 87 (2) 3 Troy 82 (1) 4 South Alabama 74 5 UT Arlington 49 6 Appalachian State 46 7 Coastal Carolina 37 8 Georgia Southern 32 9 Louisiana–Monroe 27 10 Georgia State 19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Preseason Pitcher of the Year Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)

Team Olivia Lackie (USA, Pitcher) Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher) Kandra Lamb (LA, Pitcher) Jessica Mullins (TXST, Pitcher) Kamdyn Kvistad (USA, Catcher) Sophie Piskos (LA, Catcher) Faith Shirley (GASO, 1st Base) Kelly Horne (TROY, 2nd Base) Daisy Hess (GSU, Shortstop) Sara Vanderford (TXST, 3rd Base) Iyanla De Jesus (CCU, Designated Player) Raina O'Neal (LA, Outfielder) Mackenzie Brasher (USA, Outfielder) Emily Brown (GSU, Outfielder) Jade Sinness (TROY, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day

Kayden Dunn Infielder Brantley, Alabama Brantley HS Olivia Cato Pitcher Palmetto, Georgia Northgate HS

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Troy win Troy loss Postponement/Cancellation/SuspensionsBoldTroy team member

2022 Troy Trojans softball game log Regular season (29–19) February (11–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Trojan ClassicFeb. 11 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–1 McCants(1-0) Bailey(0-1) None 343 0–1 Feb. 11 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W2–1 Johnson(1-0) Eberle(0-1) None 379 1–1 Feb. 12 Southern Illinois Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W4–2 Johnson(2-0) Harness(1-1) None 411 2–1 Feb. 12 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W9–15 Baker(1-0) Eyre(0-2) None 322 3–1 Feb. 13 Purdue Fort Wayne Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W16–55 Baker(2-0) Quinlan(0-1) None 267 4–1 Feb. 16 at Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL W6–3 Johnson(3-0) Valbak(0-1) None 337 5–1 Troy InvitationalFeb. 18 Nicholls Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W8–05 Baker(3-0) Lehman(1-1) None 217 6–1 Feb. 18 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W9–05 Johnson(4-0) Todd(0-3) None 221 7–1 Feb. 19 Nicholls Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W10–9 Bailey(1-1) Turner(1-4) Johnson(1) 497 8–1 Feb. 19 Ole Miss Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W4–3 Johnson(5-0) Borgen(1-2) None 517 9–1 Feb. 20 Ole Miss Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L7–8 Diederich(2-0) Johnson(5-1) Borgen(1) 237 9–2 Carolina ClassicFeb. 25 vs. Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W5–1 Johnson(6-1) Vierstra(0-3) None 176 10–2 Feb. 26 vs. Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC W4–0 Johnson(7-1) Handley(3-2) None 236 11–2 Feb. 27 vs. No. 7 Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC Game cancelledFeb. 27 at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field • Columbia, SC Game cancelled March (9–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record LSU InvitationalMar. 4 at No. 22 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W5–4 Johnson(8-1) Kilponen(7-2) None 1,631 12–2 Mar. 4 at No. 22 LSU Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L2–106 Sunseri(5-1) Baker(2-1) None 1,631 12–3 Mar. 5 vs. Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W11–15 Baker(3-1) Marks(0-5) None 116 13–3 Mar. 5 vs. Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L2–6 Pickett(9-2) Johnson(8-2) None 181 13–4 Mar. 6 vs. Louisiana Tech Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L6–7 Hutchinson(4-3) Bailey(4-2) None 82 13–5 Mar. 11 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W5–2 Johnson(9-2) Beasley-Polko(4-4) None 118 14–5 1–0Mar. 13 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC W3–1 Baker(5-1) Picone(4-3) None 121 15–5 2–0Mar. 13 at Coastal Carolina St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC L3–4 Beasley-Polko(5-4) Baker(5-2) None 131 15–6 2–1Mar. 15 at Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC W7–0 Johnson(10-2) Weixlmann(7–3) None 67 16–6 Mar. 18 Louisiana–Monroe Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–1 Abrams(5-0) Johnson(10-3) None ESPN+ 127 16–7 2–2Mar. 19 Louisiana–Monroe Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W9–16 Johnson(11-3) Kackley(4-2) None ESPN+ 312 17–7 3–2Mar. 20 Louisiana–Monroe Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W6–4 Baker(5-2) Abrams(5-0) Johnson(2) ESPN+ 307 18–7 4–2Mar. 23 No. 2 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–125 Sandercock(15-0) Johnson(11-4) None ESPN+ 2,121 18–8 Mar. 25 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W9–0 Johnson(12-4) Belogorksa(3-8) None 273 19–8 5–2Mar. 26 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L1–2 Waldrep(4-3) Baker(5-3) None 303 19–9 5–3Mar. 27 at Georgia Southern Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W3–1 Johnson(13-4) Waldrep(4-4) None 344 20–9 6–3Mar. 30 at Samford Softball Field • Birmingham, AL Game postponedMar. 30 at Samford Samford Softball Field • Birmingham, AL Game postponed April (7–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 Georgia State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W1–0 Johnson(14-4) Adams(3-6) None ESPN+ 117 21–9 7–3Apr. 2 Georgia State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W4–2 Baker(6-3) Mooney(2-5) None ESPN+ 212 22–9 8–3Apr. 3 Georgia State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–4 Adams(4-6) Johnson(14-5) None ESPN+ 227 22–10 8–4Apr. 5 at Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA Game postponedApr. 8 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L1–7 Landry(11-2) Johnson(14-6) None ESPN+ 1,583 22–11 8–5Apr. 9 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L1–7 Lamb(7-4) Johnson(14-7) None ESPN+ 1,608 22–12 8–6Apr. 10 at Louisiana Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L0–10 (6 inns) Landry(12-2) Baker(6-4) None ESPN+ 1,596 22–13 8–7Apr. 14 Appalachian State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W2–0 Johnson(15-7) Buckner(10-7) None ESPN+ 107 23–13 9–7Apr. 15 Appalachian State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W6–2 Johnson(16-7) Neas(6-2) None ESPN+ 67 24–13 10–7Apr. 15 Appalachian State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W7–3 Baker(7-4) Buckner(10-8) None ESPN+ 103 25–13 11–7Apr. 19 at Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA L1–8 Neleman(13-6) Johnson(16-8) Dennis(2) ACCNX 229 25–14 Apr. 22 UT Arlington Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W5–0 Johnson(17-8) Adams(12-13) None ESPN+ 97 26–14 12–7Apr. 23 UT Arlington Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L1–3 Max(3-0) Cannon(0-1) None 113 26–15 12–8Apr. 24 UT Arlington Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W5–0 Johnson(18-8) Max(3-1) None ESPN+ 189 27–15 13–8Apr. 29 at Texas State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L1–5 Mullins(21-11) Johnson(18-9) None ESPN+ 453 27–16 13–9Apr. 30 at Texas State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L1–2 Mullins(22-11) Baker(7-5) None ESPN+ 555 27–17 13–10 May (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 1 at Texas State Bobcats Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L2–5 Mullins(23-11) Johnson(18-10) None ESPN+ 493 27–18 13–11May 5 South Alabama Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W3–2 Johnson(19-10) Lackie(13-7) None ESPN+ 321 28–18 14–11May 6 South Alabama Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W7–2 Baker(8-5) Hardy(8-9) None ESPN+ 423 29–18 15–11May 7 South Alabama Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–96 Lackie(14-7) Johnson(19-11) None ESPN+ 219 29–19 15–12 Post-Season (2–2) (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 11 vs. (5) UT Arlington (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W2–1 Johnson(20-11) Adams(12-17) None ESPN+ 120 30–19 1–0May 12 vs. (1)/No. 25 Louisiana (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L1–95 Landry(19-3) Johnson(20-12) None ESPN+ 185 30–20 1–1May 13 vs. (7) Georgia State (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W5–0 Baker(9-5) Buck(9-8) None ESPN+ 129 31–20 2–1May 13 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (4) Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L2–3 Beasley-Polko(15-10) Baker(9-6) None ESPN+ 81 31–21 2–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

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