Troy University Athletics
Sunday, May 10
Troy, Ala.
1:00 pm
Troy University
29-23, 17-10
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Georgia State
28-23, 14-11
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Georgia State
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TROY
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Skinner, Marc (2-3)
L: Ford, Garrett (1-2)
S: Tidwell, Ben (2)
Batting:
SH: Jones, Justin 1
Batting:
RBI: Hall, Trevin 1
SH: Long, Reid 1 ; Hall, Trevin 1 ; Calhoun, Tripp 1
SF: Hall, Trevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sanders, Matt 1 ; Holcomb, Clay 1
CS: Long, Reid 1
HBP: Hill, Logan 1 ; Hall, David 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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Troy Baseball Completes Sweep of Georgia State
5/10/2015 4:36:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Alabama – The Troy University baseball team won its 10th straight Sun Belt Conference game at home and finished the 2015 regular season 13-2 in league play at Riddle-Pace Field after completing a three-game sweep of Georgia State with a 2-0 win on Sunday.
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The Trojans last weekend loss at home came on March 21 in the front end of a doubleheader against UALR. Since that time, Troy has swept Alabama A&M, Arkansas State, Texas State and Georgia State on its home turf.
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Overall, the Trojans are 22-10 at Riddle-Pace Field this season and play host to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament May 20-24.
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Troy (29-23, 17-10 Sun Belt) took a 1-0 lead in the third inning courtesy of a pair of Panther miscues. Clay Holcomb singled to start the frame before Bert Givens chopped a ball to GSU first baseman Jack Thompson who made a wide throw to the pitcher covering the base. Holcomb scampered to third and a poor throw sailed into foul territory behind third allowing him to score.
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Austin Crook was solid for the Trojans in his eighth start of the year, pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings while striking out four. Marc Skinner took over with two on and two outs in the fifth and ended the threat with a pop out. Skinner (2-3) earned the victory after tossing 3 1/3 innings. Senior Ben Tidwell pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his second save of the season.
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The Trojans had an opportunity to blown the game open in the sixth but settled for just one run on Trevin Hall's sacrifice fly. Matt Sanders walked to start the innings and advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Reid Long. Logan Hill was then hit by a pitch and David Hall drew a walk to load the bases. Hall's fly ball was deep enough to score Sanders but Georgia State escaped without allowing any more damage.
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The Panthers (28-23, 14-11) were effective defensively as Troy led off three of the first four innings with a base hit and had runners on base in six of eight innings. But, Georgia State turned three double plays in the game and finished the weekend with five total.
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Troy will head to Mobile to face South Alabama in a #1 vs. #2 matchup for the Sun Belt Conference regular season title and will need a sweep to claim the league's top spot. The Trojans jumped from fifth to second in the league standings with the sweep of Georgia State. South Alabama leads the conference and took 2-of-3 games from UL Lafayette over the weekend. Troy's last two regular season Sun Belt titles have been won while playing at Stanky Field.
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For more information on Troy baseball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansBSB.
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The Trojans last weekend loss at home came on March 21 in the front end of a doubleheader against UALR. Since that time, Troy has swept Alabama A&M, Arkansas State, Texas State and Georgia State on its home turf.
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Overall, the Trojans are 22-10 at Riddle-Pace Field this season and play host to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament May 20-24.
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Troy (29-23, 17-10 Sun Belt) took a 1-0 lead in the third inning courtesy of a pair of Panther miscues. Clay Holcomb singled to start the frame before Bert Givens chopped a ball to GSU first baseman Jack Thompson who made a wide throw to the pitcher covering the base. Holcomb scampered to third and a poor throw sailed into foul territory behind third allowing him to score.
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Austin Crook was solid for the Trojans in his eighth start of the year, pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings while striking out four. Marc Skinner took over with two on and two outs in the fifth and ended the threat with a pop out. Skinner (2-3) earned the victory after tossing 3 1/3 innings. Senior Ben Tidwell pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his second save of the season.
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The Trojans had an opportunity to blown the game open in the sixth but settled for just one run on Trevin Hall's sacrifice fly. Matt Sanders walked to start the innings and advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Reid Long. Logan Hill was then hit by a pitch and David Hall drew a walk to load the bases. Hall's fly ball was deep enough to score Sanders but Georgia State escaped without allowing any more damage.
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The Panthers (28-23, 14-11) were effective defensively as Troy led off three of the first four innings with a base hit and had runners on base in six of eight innings. But, Georgia State turned three double plays in the game and finished the weekend with five total.
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Troy will head to Mobile to face South Alabama in a #1 vs. #2 matchup for the Sun Belt Conference regular season title and will need a sweep to claim the league's top spot. The Trojans jumped from fifth to second in the league standings with the sweep of Georgia State. South Alabama leads the conference and took 2-of-3 games from UL Lafayette over the weekend. Troy's last two regular season Sun Belt titles have been won while playing at Stanky Field.
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For more information on Troy baseball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansBSB.
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