Troy topples App State to go back-to-back as Sun Belt Champions Braden Chalker The stage was set, as the visiting App State Mountaineers battled the Troy Trojans for the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Trojans, despite being picked by one person on ESPN’s College Gameday – comedian Theo Von – would end up triumphing in dominant fashion as the South end zone goal post was taken down once again in Troy’s second straight conference championship victory. “[I’m] extremely…
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Tropolitan Player of the Week
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…
Read MoreMen’s Tennis falls to South Alabama
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…
Read MoreTennis heads to Sun Belt Conference Tournament
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…
Read MoreSoftball falls to Ragin’ Cajuns
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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