The 2023 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by first-year head coach Eric Newell after longtime head coach Beth Mullins resigned for health reasons the previous March. Mullins ranked second all-time in wins for the Trojans. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2023. Troy was picked to finish fourth in the conference with 99 votes. Coaches poll 1 Louisiana 144 (12) 2 Texas State 130 3 South Alabama 118 4 Troy 99 5 James Madison 93 6 Marshall 80 7 Southern Miss 68 8 Appalachian State 63 9 Louisiana–Monroe 44 10 Coastal Carolina 43 11 Georgia StateGeorgia Southern 27

Personnel

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

2023 Troy Trojans softball game log Regular season (33–18–1) February (10–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Trojan ClassicFeb. 10 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W4–0 Johnson(1–0) King(0–1) None ESPN3 234 1–0 Feb. 10 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L2–6 Johnson(1–0) Pittman(0–1) None ESPN3 211 1–1 Feb. 12 SIU Edwardsville Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W2–1 Johnson(2–0) Baalman(0–1) None ESPN3 135 2–1 Feb. 12 Belmont Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L2–48 Johnson(3–0) Johnson(2–1) None ESPN3 304 2–2 Troy InvitationalFeb. 17 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W6–1 Baker(1–0) Bennett(1-1) None ESPN3 53 3–2 Feb. 17 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W4–2 Johnson(3–1) Veber(2-2) None ESPN3 78 4–2 Feb. 18 Murray State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W6–0 Cato(1–0) James(1–3) None 187 5–2 Feb. 18 Kennesaw State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W7–2 Johnson(4–1) Hilleary(0–1) None 218 6–2 Feb. 19 Kennesaw State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–1 Bennett(1-1) Cato(1-1) None ESPN3 204 6–3 Feb. 22 at Sikes Field • Macon, GA W8–3 Johnson(5–1) Taylor(1–2) None ESPN+ 112 7–3 Unconquered InvitationalFeb. 24 vs. JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL W5–4 Johnson(6–1) Maulding(3–1) None 126 8–3 Feb. 24 vs. Lamar JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL W8–05 Cato(2–1) Ruiz(0–5) None 126 9–3 Feb. 25 vs. Florida Gulf Coast JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL L1–6 Haggard(2-2) Baker(1-1) None 9–4 Feb. 25 at No. 6 Florida State JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL L1–2 Sandercock(4–2) Cato(2-2) None ACCNX 1,351 9–5 Feb. 26 vs. Lamar JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL W2–0 Johnson(7–1) Mitchell(2–7) None 10–5 March (14–4–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 1 No. 19 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–11 Penta(9–0) Johnson(7–2) None ESPN+ 1,822 10–6 JU/UNF Spring Break ChallengeMar. 3 vs. UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W12–45 Johnson(8–2) Harwood(4–3) None 112 11–6 Mar. 3 vs. Jacksonville UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W9–05 Cato(3–2) Whitfield(4–5) None 210 12–6 Mar. 4 at UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W12–1 Johnson(9–2) Connor(2–3) None 74 13–6 Mar. 4 at North Florida UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL L6–8 Kelly(7–1) Cato(1–2) Connor(2) 74 13–7 Mar. 5 vs. UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W6–3 Johnson(10–2) Lauffer(1–7) Cato(1) 59 14–7 Mar. 8 at Barbara Williams Softball Complex • Montgomery, AL W5–2 Johnson(11–2) Myers(0–2) None 80 15–7 Spring Break ChallengeMar. 10 vs. UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W7–1 Johnson(12–2) Eaglin(1–2) Pittman(1) 16–7 Mar. 11 vs. Army UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W8–05 Johnson(13–2) Farris(2–8) None 17–7 Mar. 11 vs. UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W9–2 Johnson(14–2) Flores(2–6) None 18–7 Mar. 12 at North Florida UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W5–0 Johnson(15–2) Connor(5–4) None 209 19–7 Mar. 18 Texas State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W7–6 Johnson(16–2) Mullins(11–6) None ESPN+ 243 20–7 1–0Mar. 18 Texas State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W6–3 Cannon(1–0) Welsh(0–1) Johnson(2) ESPN+ 356 21–7 2–0Mar. 19 Texas State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL T2–2 ESPN+ 373 21–7–1 2–0–1Mar. 22 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–6 Dennis(10–4) Cato(3–4) None ESPN+ 299 21–8–1 Mar. 24 at Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA L0–2 Abrams(4–3) Johnson(16–3) None ESPN+ 367 21–9–1 2–1–1Mar. 25 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W7–2 Cato(4-4) Hulett(7–4) None ESPN+ 652 22–9–1 3–1–1Mar. 26 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W9–2 Johnson(17–3) Abrams(4-4) None ESPN+ 615 23–9–1 4–1–1Mar. 31 at Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W5–1 Johnson(18–3) Leinstock(8–10) None ESPN+ 24–9–1 5–1–1 April (9–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 1 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W3–0 Cato(5–4) Kilgore(4–1) Johnson(2) ESPN+ 25–9–1 6–1–1Apr. 2 at Southern Miss Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS W11–35 Johnson(19–3) Lee(3–4) None ESPN+ 26–9–1 7–1–1Apr. 6 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W9–06 Johnson(20–3) Brabham(10–5) None ESPN+ 258 27–9–1 8–1–1Apr. 6 Coastal Carolina Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W8–7 Johnson(21–3) Brabham(10–6) None ESPN+ 432 28–9–1 9–1–1Apr. 7 Coastal Carolina Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L0–4 Volpe(8–1) Johnson(21–4) None ESPN+ 272 28–10–1 9–2–1Apr. 12 at No. 21 Auburn Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L5–7 Penta(18–5) Cato(5-5) Lowe(1) SECN+ 1,696 28–11–1 Apr. 14 at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA W9–8 Johnson(22–4) Humphrey(8-8) Cato(2) ESPN+ 231 29–11–1 10–2–1Apr. 15 at James Madison Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA L0–4 Rogers(2-2) Cato(5–6) None ESPN+ 415 29–12–1 10–3–1Apr. 16 at James Madison Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Hattiesburg, VA L7–10 Berry(9–2) Johnson(22–5) None ESPN+ 525 29–13–1 10–4–1Apr. 21 Louisiana Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W8–7 Baker(2–1) Schorman(12–6) None ESPN+ 462 30–13–1 11–4–1Apr. 22 Louisiana Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L2–9 Schorman(13–6) Johnson(22–6) None ESPN+ 698 30–14–1 11–5–1Apr. 23 Louisiana Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L1–6 Landry(13–4) Baker(2-2) None ESPN+ 429 30–15–1 11–6–1Apr. 28 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W3–0 Johnson(23–6) Barnard(1–8) None ESPN+ 431 31–15–1 12–6–1Apr. 29 Georgia Southern Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W11–3 Pittman(1-1) Belogorska(1–2) None ESPN+ 245 32–15–1 13–6–1Apr. 30 Georgia Southern Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W8–0 Johnson(24–6) Barnard(1–9) None ESPN+ 673 33–15–1 14–6–1 May (0–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 4 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L1–6 Lackie(20–6) Johnson(24–7) None ESPN+ 444 33–16–1 14–7–1May 6 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L0–6 Hardy(16–7) Baker(2–3) None ESPN+ 503 33–17–1 14–8–1May 6 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L6–7 Hardy(17–7) Johnson(24–8) None ESPN+ 503 33–18–1 14–9–1 Post-Season (0–1) (0–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 11 vs. (5) Texas State (4) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L0–3 Mullins(21–10) Johnson(24–9) None ESPN+ 33–19–1 0–1 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

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