Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 7
Troy, Ala.
6:00 pm
Troy University
vs
New Orleans
Troy Baseball Welcomes New Orleans for Weekend Series
3/6/2014 4:01:00 PM | Baseball
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TROY, Ala – The Troy University baseball team will open a three-game series with New Orleans on Friday at 6 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field. The series will continue on Saturday at 1 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Live stats, live video and a FREE live audio broadcast will be available through TroyTrojans.com. Fans in the Troy area can hear the broadcast on WTBF 94.7 FM. For live, in-game updates on Twitter follow @TROY_Baseball1.
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Troy (7-6) enters the game looking to break a two-game slide; the Trojans fell to Samford on Tuesday.
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Garrett Pitts has been on a tear lately reaching base safely in 13 straight games and recording a base hit in seven straight. Third baseman Nick Masonia enters the game with a six-game hitting streak and having hit three home runs in the last two games. Three Troy players have recorded multi-home run games this season; Jo-El Bennett, Pitts and Masonia
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The Trojans will send RHP Tanner Hicks (1-2, 3.00) to the mound for the series opener on Friday. Hicks was the hard-luck loser in Troy's 3-1 loss to Southern Miss last week. LHP Shane McCain (2-1, 1.42) will take the mound on Saturday while junior RHP Ben Tidwell (0-0, 2.38) will get his first career start on Sunday. McCain is one of just three Sun Belt Conference pitchers to have recorded a quality start in each of his first three starts.
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New Orleans will counter with a trio of juniors in RHP Alex Smith (0-2, 6.28) on Friday, RHP Darron McKigney (0-1, 4.72) on Saturday and RHP Nick Halliday (2-0, 2.87) on Sunday. The Privateers (3-7) were swept by Indiana State last week.
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New Orleans was a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference in 1976 but left in 1980. After rejoining in 1991, the school again left the league in 2010 and is currently a member of the Southland Conference.
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New Orleans is led offensively by Reese Kanter in batting average (.378) and doubles (4). Hezekiah Randoulph heads the squad in home runs (2) and RBIs (7).
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The Trojans lead the all-time series 15-6 including a 9-4 mark at Riddle-Pace Field. The team last met in 2011 when Troy swept the Privateers in a four-game series.
TROY, Ala – The Troy University baseball team will open a three-game series with New Orleans on Friday at 6 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field. The series will continue on Saturday at 1 p.m. and concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Live stats, live video and a FREE live audio broadcast will be available through TroyTrojans.com. Fans in the Troy area can hear the broadcast on WTBF 94.7 FM. For live, in-game updates on Twitter follow @TROY_Baseball1.
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Troy (7-6) enters the game looking to break a two-game slide; the Trojans fell to Samford on Tuesday.
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Garrett Pitts has been on a tear lately reaching base safely in 13 straight games and recording a base hit in seven straight. Third baseman Nick Masonia enters the game with a six-game hitting streak and having hit three home runs in the last two games. Three Troy players have recorded multi-home run games this season; Jo-El Bennett, Pitts and Masonia
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The Trojans will send RHP Tanner Hicks (1-2, 3.00) to the mound for the series opener on Friday. Hicks was the hard-luck loser in Troy's 3-1 loss to Southern Miss last week. LHP Shane McCain (2-1, 1.42) will take the mound on Saturday while junior RHP Ben Tidwell (0-0, 2.38) will get his first career start on Sunday. McCain is one of just three Sun Belt Conference pitchers to have recorded a quality start in each of his first three starts.
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New Orleans will counter with a trio of juniors in RHP Alex Smith (0-2, 6.28) on Friday, RHP Darron McKigney (0-1, 4.72) on Saturday and RHP Nick Halliday (2-0, 2.87) on Sunday. The Privateers (3-7) were swept by Indiana State last week.
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New Orleans was a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference in 1976 but left in 1980. After rejoining in 1991, the school again left the league in 2010 and is currently a member of the Southland Conference.
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New Orleans is led offensively by Reese Kanter in batting average (.378) and doubles (4). Hezekiah Randoulph heads the squad in home runs (2) and RBIs (7).
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The Trojans lead the all-time series 15-6 including a 9-4 mark at Riddle-Pace Field. The team last met in 2011 when Troy swept the Privateers in a four-game series.
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