by Taylor Fraze Troy continued its season this past weekend with a conference series against Southern Miss. This was the first time these two schools met as conference foes since this is USM’s first season in the Sun Belt. Troy entered the series with a record of 19-7 and 3-3 in conference play. Southern Miss entered with a 14-9 record and 3-3 in conference play. Troy would end up losing the series 1-2, with the only win coming from a Shane Lewis walk-off home run. Troy gained its 20th win…
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Lewis walks-off Golden Eagles
by Caleb Thomas Tied game. Bottom of the 10th inning. Huge series. These are the moments that define seasons. Saturday, Shane Lewis found himself in this very situation – he came up clutch, hitting an opposite field walk-off homer to send Riddle-Pace Field into a frenzy. The pivotal home run was just the latest in his legendary season at Troy though. After committing to Mississippi State out of high school, Lewis was redshirted, and ended up transferring to Chipola College in Marianna, Florida. There, he proved why he deserved playing…
Read MoreTrojans sweep Warhawks
by Rylee Bamberger Top of the ninth inning. One out. Runners on second and third. Brandon Schrepf winds back and delivers the pitch. All you can hear is the ball crack off the bat and your head snaps to the field to catch the action. The ball is traveling to shallow right field. Kyle Mock is sprinting to get underneath it. Mock catches the ball on the run and throws the ball to home as he is falling to the ground. Freshman catcher Brooks Bryan catches the ball. ULM’s…
Read MoreTrojans Go Gold
by Rylee Bamberger After a historic 11-0 start, the Trojan’s momentum has been put to a stop. The Troy baseball team has lost seven out of their last nine games and are currently 13-7. Their troubles began just before Troy’s campus let out for spring break when Florida Gulf Coast traveled to Troy for a midweek tilt. FGCU swept the midweek, proving why they deserve to be ranked No. 19 in the nation. The Trojans traveled to Orlando, Florida, where they played UCF. They lost 3-5 in the first matchup,…
Read MoreRecord setting season
by Caleb Thomas After a weekend sweep of South Carolina Upstate, the Troy baseball team extended its season opening win streak to 11 games. Over the weekend, the Trojans dominated the Spartans in all facets of the game, both pitching and hitting – it all started with pitcher Brady Fuller’s Friday night performance. In Troy’s 5-2 series-opening win, Fuller went 5.2 innings with only one unearned run given up and five hits surrendered. During the outing, he shut down the USCU offense, striking out a staggering 10 batters. Saturday’s game…
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