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Rajun’ Cajuns blank the Trojans during home stand

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Amy Austin Staff Writer    Sun Belt Conference No. 2 University of Louisiana at Lafayette came to town and swept the series with the Trojans in a three game home stand, 3-0. “I was really looking at this series to see our team compete at a high level and be a very competitive bunch because we’ve seen our team do that before,” said head coach Bobby Pierce. “Make a statement on here we are, we’re not going anywhere, and I didn’t see that in our ball club and that’s disappointing…

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Trojans prevent a sweep against the Panthers

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Amy Austin  Staff Writer    Troy lost the road series against conference foe Georgia State, 2-1. The Trojans opened up play on Friday, March 28. They lost game one, 8-6, as the Panthers fought back each time Troy scored. Headed to the top of the fourth, the Trojans were trailing 3-1, but were able to plate three runs to go ahead. Junior outfielder Jo-El Bennett had a single to start the inning. Senior first baseman Matthew Howard would bunt and beat out the throw in the inning. Two other players…

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Trojans light up the Warhawks

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Amy Austin Staff Writer   After a rough start, the Trojan bats came alive as the baseball team took the series 2-1 from the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the weekend. On Friday, March 21, Troy faced ULM to open the three-game home stand and lost 7-4. Troy took the lead from the Warhawks 4-2, but in the top of the sixth, ULM would tie the game. Adding three more runs, the Warhawks would then take the lead and the game. Junior outfielder Jo-El Bennett was two for five…

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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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