Troy University Athletics
Troy University
14-10, 3-2
ULM
8-17, 1-5
Troy Baseball Routs ULM Behind Record-Breaking Offensive Performance
3/23/2014 5:03:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – The Troy baseball team set a new team single-game record with nine doubles in a seven-inning, 19-3 win over ULM on Sunday at Riddle-Pace Field. Including a pair of home runs, the Trojans pounded out 11 total extra base hits. The 16-run margin of victory was the most since Troy beat South Alabama 17-0 in 2010. The win was also Bobby Pierce's 200th conference win as Troy's head coach.
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Designated hitter David Hall turned in a monster performance finishing the game 5-for-5 with two doubles, a grand slam and six RBIs; he fell just a triple shy of the cycle. Hall has hit safely in eight consecutive at bats and leads the team with a .377 average and 17 RBIs.
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It was the first time Troy has run-ruled an opponent since last season when the Trojans defeated ULM 10-0.
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Troy (14-10, 3-2 SBC) scored a run in each of the first two innings before exploding in the third. David Hall doubled down the left field line with one out and Jo-El Bennett followed with a double of his own to score the run. Matthew Howard walked before Bennett scored on a Nick Masonia single up the middle. Things would go from bad to worse for ULM (8-17, 1-5) after a pitching change as Justin Hancock was hit by a pitch and Tyler Vaughn doubled to drive home two more runs. Clay Holcomb was then hit by a pitch and Garrett Pitts walked to once again load the bases. After a strikeout, Hall launched a 0-1 pitch over the fence in left-center field to give Troy an 11-1 lead.
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The nine-run inning saw 12 batters come to the plate and eight straight reach base. It was the first time eight consecutive batters reached base safely since 2010 at Kennesaw State.
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Troy would score seven more runs in the fourth on the back of doubles by Masonia and Holcomb and a three-run homer from Bennett. As a team, the Trojans have hit 24 home runs in as many games. They have seven multi-home run games and three players tied for the team lead – David Hall, Trevin Hall and Bennett – with five home runs each.
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Bennett and Holcomb would finish the game with three hits each while Masonia and Vaughn added two hits apiece. Bennett had five RBIs in the game while Vaughn added four.
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The nine doubles in a game set a new team single-game record. The previous record of seven was accomplished four times, most recently in 2011 against Middle Tennessee State.
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With the series win, the Trojans move to 3-2 in Sun Belt Conference play. Troy will travel to Pensacola on Tuesday to take on Alabama at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, the home of the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Skinner, Marc (2-1)
L: Hermeling, Alex (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Stockton, Jacob 2
RBI: Rasch, Keelin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Stockton, Jacob 3
Batting:
2B: Holcomb, Clay 1 ; Hall, David 2 ; Bennett, Jo-El 2 ; Howard, Matthew 1 ; Masonia, Nick 1 ; Hancock, Justin 1 ; Vaughn, Tyler 1
HR: Hall, David 1 ; Bennett, Jo-El 1
RBI: Holcomb, Clay 1 ; Pitts, Garrett 1 ; Hall, David 6 ; Bennett, Jo-El 5 ; Masonia, Nick 1 ; Hancock, Justin 1 ; Vaughn, Tyler 4
SH: Pitts, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holcomb, Clay 3 ; Pitts, Garrett 1 ; Hall, Trevin 1 ; Hall, David 4 ; Bennett, Jo-El 2 ; Howard, Matthew 3 ; Masonia, Nick 2 ; Hancock, Justin 1 ; Vaughn, Tyler 2
SB: Holcomb, Clay 1
HBP: Holcomb, Clay 1 ; Hancock, Justin 1 ; Fuller, Peyton 1
