by Braden Chalker The Troy Trojans baseball program has started the season off in spectacular fashion, winning seven straight games to start the season. The Trojans hosted Stony Brook in a three-game series over the weekend. On Friday night, the Trojans had to mount a comeback as they were trailing against the Seawolves 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Junior William Sullivan sparked the comeback for the Trojans as he hit a home run that led to seven runs being scored in the eighth inning. The score was…
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Tropolitan Player of the Week
by Dylan Seymore This weekend the Trojan baseball team hosted the USC-Upstate Spartans. The Trojans completed the weekend sweep over the Spartans winning 5-2, 15-9, and 10-0. Every Trojan in the starting lineup recorded a hit against the Spartans, the first time since March 9, 2022, against Jacksonville. Shane Lewis was a major contributor this weekend. Lewis finished Sunday’s match up with two hits and four total RBI’s. He finished the weekend with .615 batting average, three home runs and 13 RBI’s and five runs scored. Lewis is one of…
Read MoreTrojans extend unbeaten start
by Braden Chalker The Troy Trojans baseball program has started the season off in spectacular fashion, winning seven straight games to start the season. The Trojans hosted Stony Brook in a three-game series over the weekend. On Friday night, the Trojans had to mount a comeback as they were trailing against the Seawolves 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Junior William Sullivan sparked the comeback for the Trojans as he hit a home run that led to seven runs being scored in the eighth inning. The score was…
Read MoreBaseball swings into action
by Caleb Thomas The bats came alive to start the season at the newly renovated Riddle-Pace Field last weekend. Troy University’s baseball team bashed 10 home runs on the way to an opening weekend sweep of the University of Evansville, and dismantled Alabama State University 10-2 on Tuesday. Second-year head coach Skylar Meade has yet to lose a game on opening weekend, going 7-0 in games to start the year. Although there were some tough battles, a potent offense pushed the Trojans to victory in all three games this weekend.…
Read MoreTroy baseball gets analytical
by Caleb Thomas Baseball is at a turning point as technology and analytics have altered the foundations of the game. What started at the professional level has moved to college, and Troy wants to be on the cutting edge of that. The Trojans use TrackMan and Rapsodo technology to capture raw data, and there are a multitude of programs and sites that can display results in different ways. These systems can track nearly anything, from the launch angle of a baseball to the spin rate on a pitch. Being able…
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