Troy University Athletics
Saturday, April 2
Troy, Ala.
1 P.M.
Troy University
14-13
6
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New Orleans
18-8
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9
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New Orleans
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
5
0
10
14
2
Troy
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
6
6
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Semple, Shawn (4-1)
L: Bennett, Grant (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Randolph, Hezekiah 1
HR: Bracey, Kyle 1
RBI: Palmer, Aaron 1 ; Dean, Dakota 1 ; Randolph, Hezekiah 3 ; Bracey, Kyle 4 ; Robinson, Jay 1
SH: Boyer, Chaz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Calloway, Ryan 1 ; Palmer, Aaron 3 ; Dean, Dakota 2 ; Randolph, Hezekiah 1 ; Bracey, Kyle 1 ; Marsh, Preston 1 ; Robinson, Jay 1
SB: Palmer, Aaron 2 ; Dean, Dakota 1
HBP: Palmer, Aaron 1 ; Dean, Dakota 1 ; Randolph, Hezekiah 1
Batting:
2B: Denison, Joey 1
HR: Fuller, Peyton 1 ; Binder, TJ 1
RBI: Fuller, Peyton 1 ; Smartt, Chase 1 ; Binder, TJ 3
SF: Smartt, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fuller, Peyton 1 ; Davis, Trevor 1 ; Denison, Joey 2 ; Sanders, Cameron 1 ; Binder, TJ 1
CS: Denison, Joey 1
HBP: Denison, Joey 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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H
1
RBI
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4
R
1
H
1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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Troy Baseball Splits in Doubleheader with New Orleans, Doubles Season Home Run Total
4/2/2016 8:14:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Alabama – The Troy baseball team split a doubleheader with New Orleans on Saturday at Riddle-Pace Field, as the 1986 National Championship team was honored between games. The Trojans dropped the first game 10-6, but bounced back and took the second, 9-6.
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The Trojans (15-13) doubled their season home run total with six combined home runs in both games. Troy hit two in the first game and blasted four in the second. TJ Binder led all players with two home runs on the day, a 5-for-5 performance at the dish and four RBIs.
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New Orleans (18-9) scored a combined 16 runs in both games and tacked on 22 hits as well. 14 of the Privateers hits came in the first game.
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New Orleans 10, Troy 6 (Game 1)
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Troy rallied in the late innings and scored all its runs in the last three innings of the game, but fell to New Orleans 10-6 in the first game of the doubleheader.
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New Orleans struck first with one run each in the third and fourth innings. The run in the third came on a fielder's choice and the other came on a single from Jay Robinson. The Privateers took a 5-0 lead by tacking on three more runs in the seventh inning.
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The Trojans answered as Peyton Fuller led off the seventh inning with a solo home run to left center field. Another run scored on an error by the Privateer shortstop for the final run of the inning to cut the deficit to 5-2.
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The Privateers took a 10-2 lead by adding five runs in the eighth inning with two RBI singles and a three-run home run from Kyle Bracey.
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Troy's other home run in the game came in the bottom of the ninth when pinch-hitter TJ Binder hit a towering shot over the wall in right field that scored three and made the score 10-6.
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Joey Denison was the only Trojan to have a multi-hit performance in the game. He went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.
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Grant Bennett (3-2) suffered the loss for the Trojans. He pitched six innings, allowed 10 hits, five runs – four earned – and struck out five. Perez Knowles pitched 1.1 innings in relief and struck out two batters.
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Shawn Semple (4-1) picked up the win for New Orleans. He pitched 6.1 innings and only allowed two runs – one earned – on three hits.
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Troy 9, New Orleans 6 (Game 2)
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Houston Mabray (3-0) got the offensive helped he needed, but earned the win and pitched a gem through 6.1 innings of work. He didn't give up his first hit until the sixth inning, with one out. The Troy, Ala., native also had career-high seven strikeouts in his first weekend start.
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Cameron Sanders gave Mabray a little confidence early after hitting a three-run home run – the first of four in the game for Troy – to right field with two outs in the first inning.
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TJ Binder hit his second home run of the day, a solo shot to right center field, in the fourth inning to give the Trojans a 4-0 lead.
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In the fifth inning, Trevor Davis and Joey Denison had back-to-back yaks and gave Troy a 7-0 lead. Davis' was a two-run homer that scored Chase Smartt, who reached on a single. Joey Denison was next up and blasted a ball to left field that kept carrying until it landed outside the ballpark. The home run was the first homer as a Trojan for Denison and it was the first time two Troy players had back-to-back bombs since April 26 of last year.
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New Orleans scored four unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings and cut the Trojan lead to three runs, but Troy took an 8-4 lead in the bottom half of the seventh as Sanders singled to left field and drove in his fourth RBI of the game, which set a new a career-high.
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Chaz Boyer plated two runs for the Privateers with a single up the middle, but Troy answered and took a 9-6 lead as Shaw Pinnell scored on a sacrifice fly by Tripp Calhoun.
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Denison and Sanders had three hits in the game, but TJ Binder stole the show with a 4-for-4 game, a home run and a double. Sanders combated that with a double and a home run of his own, along with four RBIs. Davis had two hits, scored two runs and drove in two. Calhoun rounded out the multi-hit performances with a 2-for-3 night and one RBI.
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Trey Johns, Marc Skinner and Corey Childress all made appearances on the mound. Childress picked up his fifth save of the year as he pitched 1.1 innings and only allowed two hits.
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The Trojans will try and take the series in the rubber game at Riddle-Pace Field, which will start at 1 p.m. on Championship Sunday.
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For more information on Troy baseball, as well as all of Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find the Trojans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat by searching for Troy Athletics.
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The Trojans (15-13) doubled their season home run total with six combined home runs in both games. Troy hit two in the first game and blasted four in the second. TJ Binder led all players with two home runs on the day, a 5-for-5 performance at the dish and four RBIs.
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New Orleans (18-9) scored a combined 16 runs in both games and tacked on 22 hits as well. 14 of the Privateers hits came in the first game.
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New Orleans 10, Troy 6 (Game 1)
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Troy rallied in the late innings and scored all its runs in the last three innings of the game, but fell to New Orleans 10-6 in the first game of the doubleheader.
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New Orleans struck first with one run each in the third and fourth innings. The run in the third came on a fielder's choice and the other came on a single from Jay Robinson. The Privateers took a 5-0 lead by tacking on three more runs in the seventh inning.
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The Trojans answered as Peyton Fuller led off the seventh inning with a solo home run to left center field. Another run scored on an error by the Privateer shortstop for the final run of the inning to cut the deficit to 5-2.
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The Privateers took a 10-2 lead by adding five runs in the eighth inning with two RBI singles and a three-run home run from Kyle Bracey.
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Troy's other home run in the game came in the bottom of the ninth when pinch-hitter TJ Binder hit a towering shot over the wall in right field that scored three and made the score 10-6.
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Joey Denison was the only Trojan to have a multi-hit performance in the game. He went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.
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Grant Bennett (3-2) suffered the loss for the Trojans. He pitched six innings, allowed 10 hits, five runs – four earned – and struck out five. Perez Knowles pitched 1.1 innings in relief and struck out two batters.
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Shawn Semple (4-1) picked up the win for New Orleans. He pitched 6.1 innings and only allowed two runs – one earned – on three hits.
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Troy 9, New Orleans 6 (Game 2)
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Houston Mabray (3-0) got the offensive helped he needed, but earned the win and pitched a gem through 6.1 innings of work. He didn't give up his first hit until the sixth inning, with one out. The Troy, Ala., native also had career-high seven strikeouts in his first weekend start.
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Cameron Sanders gave Mabray a little confidence early after hitting a three-run home run – the first of four in the game for Troy – to right field with two outs in the first inning.
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TJ Binder hit his second home run of the day, a solo shot to right center field, in the fourth inning to give the Trojans a 4-0 lead.
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In the fifth inning, Trevor Davis and Joey Denison had back-to-back yaks and gave Troy a 7-0 lead. Davis' was a two-run homer that scored Chase Smartt, who reached on a single. Joey Denison was next up and blasted a ball to left field that kept carrying until it landed outside the ballpark. The home run was the first homer as a Trojan for Denison and it was the first time two Troy players had back-to-back bombs since April 26 of last year.
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New Orleans scored four unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings and cut the Trojan lead to three runs, but Troy took an 8-4 lead in the bottom half of the seventh as Sanders singled to left field and drove in his fourth RBI of the game, which set a new a career-high.
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Chaz Boyer plated two runs for the Privateers with a single up the middle, but Troy answered and took a 9-6 lead as Shaw Pinnell scored on a sacrifice fly by Tripp Calhoun.
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Denison and Sanders had three hits in the game, but TJ Binder stole the show with a 4-for-4 game, a home run and a double. Sanders combated that with a double and a home run of his own, along with four RBIs. Davis had two hits, scored two runs and drove in two. Calhoun rounded out the multi-hit performances with a 2-for-3 night and one RBI.
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Trey Johns, Marc Skinner and Corey Childress all made appearances on the mound. Childress picked up his fifth save of the year as he pitched 1.1 innings and only allowed two hits.
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The Trojans will try and take the series in the rubber game at Riddle-Pace Field, which will start at 1 p.m. on Championship Sunday.
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For more information on Troy baseball, as well as all of Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find the Trojans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat by searching for Troy Athletics.
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