Alabama State no match for Troy in lopsided 10-2 win

Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy baseball team dominated in-state opponent Alabama State on Wednesday night, beating the Hornets 10-2 in Montgomery in the teams’ second matchup of the year. With the win, the Trojans have beaten Alabama State by a combined score of 24-3 in their meetings this season. Troy got out to an early start, scoring four runs in the first inning behind a triple from Matt Sanders. Sanders came back around to score thanks to an RBI single from teammate Drew Frederic. Joey Denison and Brody Binder…

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Baseball tops Mountaineers in road series

Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy baseball team clinched a three-game series win over Sun Belt rival Appalachian State to improve to a 22-10 overall record, Troy’s third conference series win so far this season. The Trojans bounced back from a 5-2 loss to the Mountaineers with back-to-back wins that featured their second 10-run inning in a week in the series finale. Already up 4-2 going into the top of the fourth frame, Troy exploded for 10 runs thanks in part to two triples and a home run to take…

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Men’s and women’s track teams place top 3 at Bill Carson

Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy track and field teams competed in the Bill Carson Invitational during the weekend, finishing in the top three in both the men’s and women’s standings. The men’s team tied for the runner-up spot with 137 points, falling 14.5 points short of host East Carolina. The women’s team picked up the third-place slot with 105 total points, placing behind Charlotte and East Carolina. Both the men’s and women’s teams saw multiple top finishers, highlighted by the 4×400-meter relay teams. Troy swept the final two relays…

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Troy cruises past Georgia State

Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy baseball team picked up two wins and a series victory over the weekend at home against Sun Belt foe Georgia State. The Trojans have now won six of the last eight matchups, reaching the 19 win mark heading into a six game Sun Belt stretch. Troy followed up that series with a road contest against Jacksonville State,  but that game was not completed by the time the Tropolitan went to press. For coverage of that game, visit www.tropnews.com. On Friday,  the Trojans scored 14…

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Sanders, Troy clinch series over Louisiana, crush ASU

Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy baseball team clinched a three-game road series over conference rival Louisiana before drilling Alabama State at home 14-1. The Trojans won the first two games of their series with the Ragin’ Cajuns 6-2 and 8-5 before losing the series finale 4-3. The Trojans (17-8, 3-3 Sun Belt) have now won 11 of their last 14 games heading into a stretch where six of the next seven games have Sun Belt implications. The lone loss of the week bumped the Trojans down in the conference…

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