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Tropolitan Player of the Week

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by Rylee Bamberger Whether he is behind the plate, at the hot corner or in the batter’s box, Caleb Bartolero makes plays. Last weekend, Bartolero went 7-for-11 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs in the Trojans series win over Texas State. The highlight of the series was the Trojans’ 22-5 win over the Bobcats. In this game, Bartolero went 4-for-6 with two doubles and five RBIs. This performance earned him a spot on the Top Performers List by D1 Baseball. The senior catcher has appeared and started…

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Men’s Tennis falls to South Alabama

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by Caleb Thomas The Troy men’s tennis team beat Georgia Southern to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament before losing to rival South Alabama on Friday. In Peachtree, Georgia, the Trojans won their quarterfinals match of the tournament against the Eagles, 4-2. After they lost the doubles point to Georgia Southern, Troy was staring at a 1-0 deficit. However, the Trojans quickly bounced back, winning the next three singles points to take a commanding lead.  Mario Martinez was locked in a tough battle as the Eagles…

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Tennis heads to Sun Belt Conference Tournament

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by Harrison Glackmeyer The Troy women’s tennis team concluded their regular season this past weekend with a tough loss. The Trojans competed against Coastal Carolina Friday, where they were beaten 6-1.  The Trojans allowed Coastal Carolina to take the upper hand throughout much of the day. Coastal Carolina took over the singles matches, beating Maria Guirguis, Franziska Ahrend, Valeria Aveedva and Andrea Wilding. As the day continued, Coastal Carolina won two out of three doubles matches. The Trojans were quickly losing as Coastal Carolina put on the pressure. Avdeeva lost…

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Softball falls to Ragin’ Cajuns

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by Logan Pittman Troy softball played host to Sun Belt Conference opponent, No. 24 Louisiana at home this past week for a three-day, three-game series. The Trojans stole game one of the series in a walk-off fashion but could not pull out the win in the final two games of the series.  Troy fell behind in game one in the third inning after Louisiana scored four unearned runs. The Trojans battled back in the fifth inning with four scores of their own. Louisiana continued to stay ahead of Troy for…

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Trojans beat Tigers

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TROY ATHLETEICS AUBURN, Ala. – Shane Lewis and Kole Myers hit home runs, and Troy’s bullpen combined to allow just one unearned run in 8.1 innings of work as the Trojans knocked off Auburn, 8-7, Tuesday night at Plainsman Park. With the win, Troy (29-13) moves to No. 29 in the RPI, winning for the seventh time in the last nine games. The victory is Troy’s first at Auburn in exactly six years, with the last one coming on April 25, 2017. “It’s rare you get 8.1 innings out of…

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