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Troy baseball splits the series with South Alabama

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Amy Austin Staff Writer   Opening conference play, the Troy baseball team split the series with South Alabama, 1-1, with the rubber game being rained out on Saturday, March 15. Troy took game one from the Jaguars, 5-0. Senior pitcher Tanner Hicks threw a shutout game. Hicks had 16 ground ball outs, and this was the first time a Troy pitcher threw a shutout in a nine-inning game since Tyler Ray in 2011. “We started off the series with a great pitching performance by Tanner Hicks. We pitched very well,”…

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Baseball loses first road series to Southern Mississippi

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Amy Austin Staff Writer   For the first road series of the season, the Troy baseball team lost the series against Southern Mississippi, 2-1. “Our team competed hard and if that’s what we gain out of losing a series, I think that’s gonna bode very well for us for the remainder of the season,” said head coach Bobby Pierce. Troy took a 3-1 loss against USM on Friday, Feb. 28. Senior pitcher Tanner Hicks pitched seven innings for the Trojans. He had three earned runs and six strikeouts. Troy scored…

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Troy baseball splits the series against Central Michigan

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Amy Austin Staff Writer  After two losses to open the four-game series, the Troy baseball team came back to split the home stand against Central Michigan 2-2. The Trojans had a rough opening to the series as the team took a 4-1 loss from Central Michigan on Friday, Feb. 21. Troy had only two hits in the game, one being a solo home run by senior infielder Matthew Howard, who scored the Trojans only run. The other hit was a double off the wall from senior second baseman Garrett Pitts.…

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Troy baseball has successful opening series

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Amy Austin Staff Writer  Entering opening weekend, the Troy baseball team defeated Northern Kentucky over the past weekend and took 3 out of 4 games during the home stand. “All in all a very good weekend,” said head coach Bobby Pierce. “Very happy to get 3 out of the 4 games.” On Friday, Feb. 14, the Trojans shut out NKU, 7-0, with the help of senior pitcher Tanner Hicks and some strong hitters at the plate. Hicks pitched seven innings for Troy. While there were three hits off him, Hicks…

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Men’s hoops snaps four game losing streak against South Alabama

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Amy Austin Staff Writer    The five-game losing streak was snapped for the Troy University men’s basketball team after a conference victory over South Alabama, 79-74, in a close game on Thursday, Feb 6. The Trojans defeated the Jaguars in a tightly fought game. While South Alabama led the game by one point after the first half, Troy came out shooting in the second half and took the game away from the Jaguars. “We needed a win in the worst way,” said head coach Phil Cunningham. “I was proud of…

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