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Troy softball opens Sun Belt tourney with UT-Arlington

MOBILE, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy softball team clinched the No. 6 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and will face No. 7 UT Arlington on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Jaguar Field. Troy (30-23, 11-13 Sun Belt) is being led offensively by Kate Benton and Hannah Day. Benton is the most consistent Trojan at the plate and she…

Trojans eye this week’s SEC gauntlet

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – The Troy baseball team wraps up mid-week play hosting No. 3 Mississippi State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a white out game, but not before traveling to Auburn for a Tuesday night SEC Network + matchup at 6 p.m. Tuesday’s game against Auburn can be seen live on SEC Network +, which is a live-stream…

Trojans welcome Gator hoops transfer DeVon Walker

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – Troy men’s basketball head coach Phil Cunningham continued to load up on top talent this spring as the Trojans will welcome University of Florida graduate transfer DeVon Walker to the program. Walker saw action in 85 games over three seasons with the Gators, including Florida’s Final Four and Elite Eight runs in 2013 and 2014. “We’re…

Bennett lifts Troy past UL-Monroe 5-3

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Grant Bennett tossed his first complete game of the season – fifth of his career – and struck out seven leading Troy to a 5-3 victory over ULM on Friday night at Riddle-Pace Field. “Grant was great tonight, like he always is,” Mark Smartt said. “He is such a big time guy and he loves the…

Troy softball’s regular season finale at South Alabama

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – The Troy softball team wraps up its 2016 regular season schedule with a road trip to Mobile for a conference match-up against the South Alabama Jaguars at Jaguar Field this weekend. A doubleheader will be played on Saturday and is set to begin at 1 p.m. and the series finale on Sunday is also set for…

32 Troy Student-Athletes receive degrees

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – Troy University held its 2016 Spring Commencement ceremonies in Trojan Arena on Friday and 32 current and former Troy student-athletes were among the some 800 students who received their degrees. The Troy graduating class had representation from 31 U.S. states, one territory and 12 other nations. Troy’s 32 student-athletes represented eight different sports. Arlene Jackson, associate…

Troy Lands League-High Four All-Sun Belt Men’s Golf Selection; Moser Named First Team

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – Fresh off a Sun Belt Conference Championship and berth in the NCAA Franklin Regional, a league-high four Troy Trojans were named to the All-Sun Belt Men’s Golf Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon. Luke Moser was named to the first team and Clayton Vannoy was a second team selection, while Jared Bettcher and Calum Masters…

Trojans prevail in pitching duel, best Hornets 3-1

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – The Alabama State baseball team lost a pitchers’ duel to Troy 3-1 Wednesday night at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex. The Hornets (31-15) scored in the fourth inning on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to Dillon Cooper, scoring Yamil Pagan who doubled to lead off the inning. However, Alabama State failed to capitalize on the bases-loaded, none out…

Troy reveals Trojan Tour 16 dates

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com)  – Troy University head coaches and athletic administrators will hit the road again this summer (May 31 – June 16) and trek across the Southeast for Trojan Tour ’16, brought to you by Guardian Credit Union. The fourth annual Trojan Tour will feature seven stops over six days in two states. Featured guests on Trojan Tour ’16…

Trojan, Hornet rematch on tap Wednesday

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – The Troy baseball team will travel to Montgomery for a Wednesday night game against Alabama State at 6 p.m. The game will be aired live on 94.7 WTBF FM and will be available all weekend at TroyTrojans.com. After an 11-6 record during the month of April, the Trojans (25-19) look to continue their success for the…