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Troy steals one from No. 17 Chanticleers, cruise past Alabama A&M

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy baseball team dropped a three-game conference series over the week, losing two games to Sun Belt Conference frontrunner Coastal Carolina. The Trojans put an end to that losing streak on Tuesday, though, picking up their 24th win after defeating Alabama A&M at home 10-2. Troy clinched the lone win in the series against No. 17 Coastal Carolina on Friday night, sealing the win with a two-run eighth inning. CCU tied the game at two runs each in the top of the frame, but a…

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

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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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Troy survives 16-13 shootout at Jacksonville State

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor Troy faced seven pitchers and scored 10 seventh-inning runs to come out on top in a wild, 29-run game at Jacksonville State on Wednesday night. The Trojans’ 16-13 win marked the first time they have scored 10 runs in an innings since 2010, as well as the most total runs in a game since last season’s 16-9 victory over Hofstra. Pitchers Levi Thomas and Sadler Goodwin each struck out four batter for the Trojans, but it was Zack Lightsey that was credited with the win despite…

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Baseball tops Mountaineers in road series

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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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Troy cruises past Georgia State

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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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