The 2021 Troy Trojans softball team represented Troy University during the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. The Trojans played their home games at Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans were led by seventh-year head coach Beth Mullins and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2021. Troy was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference with 87 votes.
Coaches poll 1 Louisiana 100 (10) 2 Troy 87 3 Texas State 72 4 Coastal Carolina 68 4 UT Arlington 68 6 Appalachian State 43 7 Georgia Southern 38 8 South Alabama 36 9 Louisiana-Monroe 22 10 Georgia State 16
Preseason All-Sun Belt team Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher) Leanna Johnson (TROY, SO, Pitcher) Allisa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base) Katie Webb (TROY, SR, Infielder/1st Base) Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfielder) Julie Raws (LA, SR, Catcher) Courney Dean (CCU, SR, Outfielder) Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfielder) Korie Kreps (ULM, JR, Outfielder) Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base) Jade Gortarez (LA, SR, Shortstop/3rd Base) Ciara Bryan (LA, SR, Outfielder) Kelly Horne (TROY, SO, Infielder/2nd Base) Makiya Thomas (CCU, SR, Outfielder/Infielder) Tara Oltmann (TXST, SR, Infielder/Shortstop) Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Infielder) Katie Lively (TROY, SO, Outfielder)
National Softball Signing Day
Brookelyn Cannon Pitcher Hoover, Alabama Hoover HS Aayanah Hughes Infielder McDonough, Georgia Union Grove HS Crystal Maze Infielder Trussville, Alabama Hewitt Trussville HS Taylor McKinney Outfielder Montgomery, Alabama Macon East Academy Emma Grace Walker Outfielder Kennesaw, Georgia Harrison HS
Roster
2021 Troy Trojans roster Pitchers 3 Libby Baker – freshman 10 Leanna Johnson – sophomore 21 Brianna Bailey – sophomore 23 Kynsley Rae Blasingame – senior 26 Haley Postell - Redshirt Freshman
Outfielders 1 Tate Moseley - Redshirt Freshman 2 Anslee Finch – freshman 9 Jade Sinness – freshman 25 Katie Lively – sophomore Catchers 12 Jill Robinson – freshman 17 Katelynn de Leon – freshman 14 Candela Figueroa – junior
Infielders 5 Meagan Patterson – freshman 6 Kaylee Chapman – sophomore 8 Ashlan Ard – freshman 11 Audra Thompson – freshman 18 Adia Polk – sophomore 22 Logan Calhoun - Redshirt Junior\ 24 Katie Webb – senior 27 Mia Jenkins – freshman 31 Kelly Horne – sophomore 34 Kennedi Gaton – freshman
Coaching staff 2021 Troy Trojans coaching staffBeth Mullins – Head coach – 7th year Taylor Smartt – Assistant Head coach – 6th year Holly Ward – Assistant Head coach – 2nd year Kristy Lawrence – Director of Operations – 10th year
Schedule and results Legend Troy win Troy loss Postponement/Cancellation/SuspensionsBoldTroy team member
{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2021 Troy Trojans softball game log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (34-13) |- valign="top" | {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;" | February (12-3) |- ! Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SBC record |- !colspan=12| Trojan Classic |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 12 || Ole Miss || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 5-2 || Johnson (1-0) || Tillman (0-1) || None || || 180 || 1-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 12 || UAB || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 8-0 || Baker (1-0) || Kachel (0-1) || None || || 122 || 2-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 13 || Belmont || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 3-1 || Johnson (2-0) || Clesi (0-1) || None || || 143 || 3-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 14 || Belmont || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 8-0 || Bailey (1-0) || Clesi (0-2) || None || || 129 || 4-0 || |- !colspan=12| |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 17 || RV Liberty || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || L 1-3 || Keeney (3-0) || Johnson (2-1) || None || || 65 || 4-1 || |- !colspan=12| Troy Invitational |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 19 || Western Carolina || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 9-1 || Blasingame (0-1) || Eilers (1-2) || None || || 57 || 5-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 19 || Mercer || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 12-4 || Bailey (2-0) || Byrd (0-1) || Johnson (1) || || 108 || 6-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 20 || Western Carolina || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 4-0 || Baker (2-0) || Eilers (1-2) || None || || 132 || 7-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 21 || Mercer || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 9-1 || Johnson (3-1) || Donner (1-2) || None || || 167 || 8-1 || |- !colspan=12| |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 24 || Samford || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 3-2 || Johnson (4-1) || Barnett (1-1) || None || ESPN+ || 87 || 9-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 24 || Samford || || Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL || W 7-1 || Johnson (5-1) || Robertson (0-1) || None || ESPN+ || 47 || 10-1 || |- !colspan=12| Crimson Tide Classic |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 26 || vs. North Carolina || || Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL || W 2-0 || ''Johnson (6-1) || George (1-2) || None || || 158 || 11-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 26 || vs. North Carolina || || Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL || L 2-8 || Pickett (4-0) || Baker (2-1) || None || || 123 || 11-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 27 || vs. Memphis || || Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL || W 6-2 || Johnson (7-1) || Siems (0-2) || None || || 211 || 12-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Feb. 27 || vs. Memphis || || Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL || W 6-1 || Baker (3-1) || Ellett (0-4) || None || || 103 || 13-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Feb. 28 || at No. 4 Alabama || || Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL || L 0-2 || Kilfoyl (6-0) || Johnson (7-2) || None || || 1,121 || 13-3 || |- !colspan=12|
March (9-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Tiger InvitationalMar. 4 at No. 24 Auburn RV Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 1-8 Lowe (3-0) Bailey (2-1) None 370 13-4 Mar. 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana RV Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 9-6 Johnson (8-2) Comeaux (1-3) None 370 14-4 Mar. 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana RV Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 9-6 Blasingame (2-0) Zumo (6-2) None 370 15-4 Mar. 6 vs. Southern Miss RV Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 5-4 Blasingame (3-0) Pierce (2-3) None 370 16-4 Mar. 6 vs. Southern Miss RV Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 3-4 Pierce (3-2) Baker (3-2) None 370 16-5 Mar. 10 No. 21 Auburn Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0-3 Lowe (6-0) Johnson (8-3) None ESPN+ 250 116-6 Mar. 13 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 5-0 Johnson (9-3) Bumpurs (1-5) None 156 17-6 1-0Mar. 13 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 4-1 Baker (4-1) Hines (1-6) None 156 18-6 2-0Mar. 14 at UT Arlington Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 10-2 (6 inns) Johnson (10-3) Valencia (0-1) None 156 19-6 3-0Mar. 19 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 12-0 (5 inns) Johnson (11-3) Mooney (4-4) None 253 20-6 4-0Mar. 20 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 11-6 Blasingame (4-0) Banks (2-2) None 255 21-6 5-0Mar. 21 at Georgia State Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Decatur, GA W 7-1 Johnson (12-3) Buck (3-2) None 243 22-6 6-0 Lady Vol ChallengeMar. 27 vs. Furman Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN Cancelled due to inclement weather in KnoxvilleMar. 27 at No. 21 Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN Cancelled due to inclement weather in KnoxvilleMar. 28 vs. Furman Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN Cancelled due to inclement weather in KnoxvilleMar. 28 at No. 21 Tennessee Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN Cancelled due to inclement weather in KnoxvilleMar. 31 at UAB Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL Game Postponed
April (10–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordApr. 2 Georgia Southern Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 5-0 Johnson (13-3) Richardson (2-4) None ESPN+ 150 23-6 7-0Apr. 2 Georgia Southern Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4-0 Brianna (3-1) Waldrep (2-4) None ESPN+ 114 24-6 8-0Apr. 3 Georgia Southern Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9-0 Johnson (13-3) Feil (0-5) None ESPN+ 134 25-6 9-0Apr. 6 Alabama State RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL Game PostponedApr. 7 South Alabama RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 3-0 Johnson (15-3) Lackie (11-6) None ESPN+ 212 26-6 10-0Apr. 9 No. 14 Louisiana RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 2-5 Ellyson (12-4) Johnson (15-4) None ESPN+ 192 26-7 10-1Apr. 10 No. 14 Louisiana RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 7-8 Lamb (14-2) Bailey (3-2) Ellyson (2) ESPN+ 135 26-8 10-2Apr. 11 No. 14 Louisiana RV Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 2-10 (6 inns) Ellyson (13-4) Baker (4-3) None ESPN+ 81 26-9 10-3Apr. 14 at UAB RV Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL Game postponed due to threat of inclement weather in BirminghamApr. 17 at Louisiana–Monroe RV Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 13-2 (5 inns) Johnson (16-4) Coons (3-4) None 98 27-9 11-3Apr. 17 at Louisiana–Monroe RV Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 10-6 Johnson (16-4) Hulett (4-5) None 98 28-9 12-3Apr. 18 at Louisiana–Monroe RV Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 5-2 Baker (5-3) Chavarria (1-7) None 73 29-9 13-3Apr. 21 Georgia Tech Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 2-4 Neleman (8-6) Johnson (17-5) None ESPN+ 113 29-10 Apr. 21 Georgia Tech Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9-5 Blasingame (5-0) Bruce (1-6) Baker (1) ESPN+ 104 30-10 Apr. 25 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 3-2 Johnson (18-5) Longanecker (12-5) None 50 31-10 14-3Apr. 25 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8-6 Baker (6-3) Buckner (4-3) Johnson (2) 50 32-10 15-3Apr. 30 RV Texas State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 3-4 Mullins (17-6) Johnson (18-6) None ESPN+ 134 32-11 15-4
May (2-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 1 RV Texas State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0-3 King (9-2) Baker (6-4) None ESPN+ 132 32-12 15-5May 2 RV Texas State Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 6-4 Baker (7-4) King (9-3) None ESPN+ 121 33-12 16-5May 7 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 1-0 Johnson (19-6) Lackie (15-9) None 200 34-12 17-5May 8 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 6-7 Lackie (16-9) Johnson (19-7) None 200 34-13 17-6 |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (3-4)
(2-2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 12 vs. (6) UT Arlington (3) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 1-2 Hines (6-11) Baker (7-5) Gardiner (5) ESPN+ 516 34-14 May 13 vs. (9) Louisiana–Monroe (3) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 5-1 Johnson (20-7) Hulett (6-11) None ESPN+ 603 35-14 May 14 vs. (6) UT Arlington (3) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 3-1 Blasingame (6-0) Valencia (4-8) None ESPN+ 621 36-14 May 14 vs. (4) South Alabama (3) Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 6-10 Hardy (4-2) Blasingame (6-1) None ESPN+ 432 36-15
NCAA Division I softball tournament (1-2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Tuscaloosa RegionalsMay 21 vs. (2)/No. 13 Clemson (3) Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0-8 (5 inns) Cagle (27-5) Johnson (20-8) None ESPN3 36-16 0-1May 22 vs. (4) Alabama State (3) Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8-0 Johnson (21-8) Sullivan (18-11) None ESPN3 37-16 1-1May 22 vs. (2)/No. 13 Clemson (3) Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2-4 Cagle (28-6) Baker (7-6) None ESPN3 2,987 37-17 1-2