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Troy baseball wins the series against Appalachian State

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer The Troy baseball team traveled to Boone, North Carolina, and defeated Appalachian State in a three-game conference series. The Trojans fought to win the series 2-1 after they erased a 3-0 deficit in game one. On Friday, April 3, junior pitcher Grant Bennett and Troy put together a solid 6-3 victory. Bennett put together another stellar start as he earned his sixth win of the season. The Mountaineers got up on the board quickly while Bennett struggled to settle down on the mound, and they established…

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Bobby Pierce passes Chase Riddle for most wins in school history

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer Head coach Bobby Pierce became the winningest coach in Troy history, surpassing previous baseball coach Chase Riddle on Sunday, March 29. Earlier last week the Troy baseball team took on Jacksonville State and Florida A&M in a couple of midweek games, but fell in both games 8-1 and 2-1, respectively. However, a day off was plenty of time for the Trojans to recuperate and regroup themselves as they approached a four-game weekend series against Alabama A&M. The first game between Troy and Alabama A&M started on…

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Troy baseball takes down UALR at home

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer The Troy baseball team won its second conference series in a row this weekend in a 2-1 series victory against the UALR Trojans. The series started with another impressive outing by junior pitcher Grant Bennett, who allowed only three runs in 7 2/3 innings and struck out five batters on Friday, March 20. “He did what Grant does, and that’s pitching with a lot of courage and determination, and found a way to put us in a position to win,” said head coach Bobby Pierce. Senior…

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Troy punishes the Panthers

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer The Trojan baseball team (9-11, 2-4 Sun Belt) returned to Riddle-Pace Field this past weekend to battle the Georgia Southern Panthers (12-9, 4-2 Sun Belt) and won the series 2-1. The Panthers have been a successful team this year, as they have swept the Georgia Bulldogs and have taken a series away from the West Virginia Mountaineers. The series win for the Trojans was a much-needed boost after a nine-game losing streak. On Friday, March 13, the game was postponed to Saturday afternoon due to hazardous…

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Baseball team falls to the Golden Eagles

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Wes Fortson Staff Writer The Troy baseball team welcomed the Southern Miss Golden Eagles to Riddle-Pace Field on Friday, Feb. 27, but lost the series 2-1. The series has been an ongoing meeting between the two schools and has proven to be an entertaining matchup. On Friday night, the Trojans struck early in the first when junior right fielder Logan Hill hit a two-run bomb to center field to put Troy on the board 2-0. By the end of the fourth inning, Troy tacked on two more runs with some…

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