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On Friday, the Troy University softball program announced the signing of four new transfer players for the 2025 season.

The transfers include Florida Southwestern State pitcher Esmee Ames, College of Central Florida outfielder Megan Loftis, Wallace State outfielder McKinnon Howard and Ole Miss outfielder Annie Orman.

“We are super excited about our transfer additions that we have added this summer,” Troy Coach Eric Newell said. “Each player has a unique skill set they are bringing to the table, and I can’t wait to see them hit the field as Trojans.”

Ames is a native of Harleem, Netherlands, who played high school softball at Herbert Vissers College. She also helped the Netherlands earn two third place finishes in the European Championships and a sixth place finish in the World Championships in Peru.

At Florida Southwestern State, Ames helped her school to three straight NJCAA National Championships. She earned a 22-6 record as a starter at the junior college (JUCO) level with six saves, 165 strikeouts and a career 1.95 ERA. She ended her career at Florida Southwestern ninth in career wins, seventh in career strikeouts, eighth in innings pitched and fourth in saves. She earned All-Citrus honors in 2024 after boasting 147 strikeouts and 21 wins.

Loftis is a Dallas, Ga., native, that played high school at North Paulding High School, where she boasted a .384 career batting average with 60 runs and 28 RBIs. She started her college career at Central Florida, and earned NJCAA Division I All-American honors and was named Mid-Florida Player of the Year this past season as she led the entire nation with 104 total hits. Her .493 batting average ranked 14th nationally and third in stolen bases.

Howard is a Phenix City native that earned Class 7A Hitter of the Year and Super All-Sate honors at Central-Phenix City in 2022. She was also named to the MaxPreps All-American team. She boasted a career .524 batting average in high school and as a senior, she held a .599 batting average with two doubles, three triples, two home runs, 79 runs and 25 RBIs. She also held a .933 fielding percentage with 54 putouts, two assists and one double play.

Howard started her college career at Wallace State Community College, helping Wallace to two ACCC Championships. As a freshman, she earned a .446 batting average with 29 runs, 38 stolen bases and a .491 slugging percentage. Her stolen bases ranked fourth nationally.

Orman is Troy’s only Division I transfer in this class, having started her college career at Ole Miss. The Myrtle, Miss., native played in high school at West Union High School, earning All-Division honors four times and Northeast Daily Journal Player of the Year in 2019. She played on her varsity team from her seventh grade year on.

Orman played three years at Ole Miss in the SEC, earning a .222 career bating average with 13 runs, three home runs, seven doubles and 20 RBIs. She also held a perfect fielding percentage in her career with no errors, tallying 15 putouts and one assist.