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The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference.  The Trojans play their home games at Troy Softball Complex located on the university’s campus.  The program is one of the Top 50 winningest softball programs in the Division I, and has an overall record of 988\u2013660\u20134 (.599) as of the end of the 2021 season.Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Coaches[edit]Attendance Records[edit]NCAA Top 50 Attendance[edit]Highest Game Attendance[edit]Facilities[edit]Wins vs. Top 25[edit]Yearly Results[edit]Championships[edit]NCAA Regional Results[edit]References[edit]History[edit]Upon Troy University’s athletics moving all sports to the NCAA’s Division I in 1993, the Troy softball program was started that same year and officially began their first season in 1994 under head coach Melanie Davis.  Under Davis’ leadership, the program immediately became a competitive softball program, finishing their first season in Division I with a 40\u201313 record, including a 4\u20133 win over an already prominent program in Georgia Tech.[2]In just Troy’s third season of playing softball (1996), the team managed to make history by winning their first ever conference title and receiving a bid to play in an NCAA Regional.  The team finished the season with a 47\u201322\u20131 record, winning the Mid-Continent Conference tournament title.  The Lady Trojans would receive a bid to play in the NCAA Play-In Series versus Southeast Missouri State, where they would sweep the Redhawks by scores of 3\u20132 and 1\u20130.  The ladies would then receive a bid to play in the NCAA West Regional as the #4 seed.  In their first game against Arizona, the Trojans were outmatched, losing 0\u20138 to the Wildcats.  The Trojans were knocked out of the tournament after dropping a heartbreaker in the Regional’s elimination game against South Florida, 5\u20136.[3]Melanie Davis would resign as head coach of Troy at the end of the 2014 season, compiling a 780\u2013506\u20134 record.  Under Davis’ direction, her Trojans defeated many Top 25 teams and other prominent programs, including Florida State, Louisiana, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Nebraska, Michigan, Ole Miss, and Penn State.[4]In 2015, Beth Mullins was hired as head coach where she led the Trojans to 208 victories in her eight seasons, 30 or more wins in the last three seasons, and a trip to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, a first in 25 years. Mullins abruptly resigned in March 2022 following medical issues.[5]  Assistants Taylor Smartt and Holly Ward finished the season at the helm of the program. On June 2, Troy hired Auburn\u2013Montgomery head coach Eric Newell as the program’s third head coach. Newell led the Warhawks to three top 5 finishes in the NCAA Division II and 302 victories with the program.[6]Coaches[edit]YearsCoachRecord1994\u20132014Melanie Davis780\u2013506\u201342015\u20132022Beth Mullins208\u20131502022Taylor Smartt & Holly Ward (interim)31\u2013212023\u2013futureEric NewellAttendance Records[edit]NCAA Top 50 Attendance[edit] Year National Rank Avg. Attendance202145th189201940th539201838th575Highest Game Attendance[edit]Below is a list of Troy’s top single-game attendance records. Attendance Year Opponent2,1212022Florida State2,0782014Alabama1,8522019Alabama1,8372019Alabama1,8222023Auburn1,3512011Alabama1,4822018Auburn1,8372019Alabama1,0872018Mississippi State1,0672019Maryland1,0252008AlabamaFacilities[edit]The place the Trojans call home is the Troy Softball Complex, built in 2002 on the campus of Troy University.  In 2014, the entire complex underwent a $3 million renovation project.  The official seating capacity was expanded to 800, with 120 of the seats being chairback seating.  The Dodds Center was also built in 2014 during the renovation, which is an 8,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility that houses coaches offices, player lounge, locker rooms, athletic training rooms, pitching area, and indoor batting cages.  Additionally, the natural grass playing surface was replaced and ProGrass artificial turf was installed in the outfield.  The press box and coaches offices were completely renovated and modernized.  The Troy Softball Complex saw an upgrade to the seating areas and a large patio was installed over the visitor’s dugout.[7]Wins vs. Top 25[edit]Troy has collected 24 wins versus Top 25 ranked competition during the program’s relatively short existence.All-Time Wins Against Top 25YearOpponentScore1996#13 Florida State2\u201311998#21 Florida State5\u201302001#17 Florida State2\u201312002#20 Florida State4\u201322003#3 Nebraska4\u201332005#17 Georgia Tech8\u201322006#1 Michigan4\u20132[8]2006#13 Louisiana3\u201322007#21 Louisiana8\u201352012#21 Auburn7\u201312012#8 Louisiana9\u201342012#22 Florida State4\u201332013#25 Florida State6\u201332014#21 South Alabama1\u201302015#10 Florida State6\u201342015#7 Louisiana9\u201352015#22 South Alabama6\u201332017#19 Pittsburgh7\u201322018#21 Louisiana2\u201312018#21 Texas State4\u201332018#21 Texas State1\u201302020#16 South Carolina2\u201312022#25 Ohio State4\u201302022#21 LSU5\u20134All rankings from NFCA Coaches’ PollYearly Results[edit]Statistics overviewSeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonTroy State  (East Coast Conference) (1994\u20131994)1994Melanie Davis40\u2013132\u20131\u2014Troy State  (Mid-Continent Conference) (1995\u20131997)1995Melanie Davis52\u2013188\u201342nd (East)\u20141996Melanie Davis47\u201322\u201318\u201342nd (East)NCAA Regional1997Melanie Davis31\u201325\u201315\u201373rd (East)\u2014Troy State  (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1998\u20132005)1998Melanie Davis46\u20131713\u201342nd (West)\u20141999Melanie Davis48\u20132313\u201331st (West)\u20142000Melanie Davis34\u2013308\u20136T-3rd\u20142001Melanie Davis38\u2013237\u201376th\u20142002Melanie Davis46\u20132013\u201352nd\u20142003Melanie Davis39\u20132316\u201362nd\u20142004Melanie Davis35\u20133015\u201353rd\u20142005Melanie Davis47\u20132117\u201331st\u2014Troy  (Sun Belt Conference) (2006\u2013Present)2006Melanie Davis31\u2013405\u2013105th\u20142007Melanie Davis42\u20132017\u2013103rd\u20142008Melanie Davis33\u20132314\u2013103rd\u20142009Melanie Davis38\u20131915\u201383rd\u20142010Melanie Davis27\u20132910\u2013136th\u20142011Melanie Davis32\u20132711\u2013125th\u20142012Melanie Davis31\u20132410\u2013146th\u20142013Melanie Davis21\u2013327\u2013144th\u20142014Melanie Davis22\u201330\u201325\u2013137th\u2014Melanie Davis:780\u2013509\u20134219\u20131592015Beth Mullins32\u20132314\u201394th\u20142016Beth Mullins31\u20132511\u2013136th\u20142017Beth Mullins20\u2013348\u2013199th\u20142018Beth Mullins34\u20132614\u2013135th\u20142019Beth Mullins37\u20132019\u201382nd\u20142020Beth Mullins17\u201361\u20132T-2ndSeason Canceled2021Beth Mullins37\u20131717\u201363rdNCAA RegionalBeth Mullins:208\u201315087\u2013702022Taylor SmarttHolly Ward31\u20132115\u2013124thTaylor Smartt & Holly Ward:31\u20132115\u2013122023Eric NewellTotal:1,003\u2013666\u20134\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0National champion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Postseason invitational champion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Conference regular season champion\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Conference regular season and conference tournament champion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Division regular season champion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Division regular season and conference tournament champion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Conference tournament championChampionships[edit]NCAA Regional Results[edit]References[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/troy-trojans-softball-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Troy Trojans softball – Wikipedia"}}]}]