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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy baseball team suffered a series sweep at Riddle-Pace Field last weekend in its opening Sun Belt Conference series against Arkansas State. The series marks the first time the Trojans have been swept at home under Head Coach Mark Smartt.  “All credit goes to those guys,” Smartt said. “They didn’t make a mistake; they played sound baseball all weekend.  “But, we’ve got to focus on making ourselves better these next few days. I don’t really care if we’re playing the Yankees or the Red Sox…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy baseball team clinched a series win against Southeastern Louisiana at Riddle-Pace Field last weekend before falling to No. 21 Tennessee on Tuesday night in the Hoover Classic. After a series win and the loss to the Volunteers, the Trojans are now 6-6.  After the first game against Southeastern Louisiana, Head Coach Mark Smartt noted the team’s effort.  “We’re getting better,” Smartt said. “We still have things to improve upon.  “One thing I’ve noticed with this team through nine games is we like to compete;…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy baseball team won its first series of the season and handed Louisiana Tech its first loss in last weekend’s series. With the win, the Trojans improved to a winning record of 4-3.  In the first game of the series, the Trojans struck first with a pair of runs following a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and a sacrifice fly by Chase Smartt. The Bulldogs methodically came back with one run in three consecutive innings, but pitcher Levi Thomas held strong, giving up just three runs despite allowing…

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Scott Shelton Staff Writer The Troy baseball team split its opening-weekend series at Riddle-Pace Field against Central Michigan, using late-game heroics to win the first two before dropping the final two games. In the first game, both teams’ pitchers put on a clinic. Sophomore pitcher Levi Thomas struck out three batters before the Chippewas were able to get a hit on the board. Thomas finished with seven strikeouts in 4.2 innings for his season debut. Of his eight career starts, Thomas now has five games with seven strikeouts. The sophomore…

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