Appalachian State Cruises Past Troy

Saturday, May 6

Troy, Ala.

3 PM

Troy University

25-21, 11-12

Appalachian State

19-28, 8-15

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Appalachian State	3	4	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	12	17	1
Troy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	8	1

Photo by: Joey Meredith

5/6/2017 6:27:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Jace Sanders

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TROY, Alabama – Appalachian State's offense exploded for 17 hits to blow past Troy, 12-2, in game two of the Sun Belt series Saturday afternoon at Riddle-Pace Field.

Troy (25-21, 11-12) fell behind early and was not able to respond with runs of their own until a two-run eighth.

Mason Rogers and Hunter Mercer were bright spots at the plate for the Trojans – Rogers went 2-for-4 for his second consecutive multi-hit game, while Mercer also finished 2-for-4 with a double.

Daren Osby (4-4) suffered the loss for Troy after allowing six runs on five hits and a walk in 1.1 innings of work. The 17 hits allowed by the Trojan pitching staff are tied for the most given up in a game this season.

The Mountaineers (19-28, 8-15) scored seven runs in the first two innings to spur them at the plate in a game where 10 different batters hit safely.

Five different Appalachian State hitters had multi-hit games, led by Matt Brill – 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored.

QUOTABLE
"What happened today has no bearing on tomorrow," Troy head coach Mark Smartt said. "You have to choose to put it behind you; flush and move forward. Our challenge tomorrow is to make them believe that they're going to have to work to beat us."

SOUND "SMARTT" WITH YOUR FRIENDS
• Hunter Mercer went 2-for-4 in the game with his second double of the season; it was his second multi-hit game of the season and first in Sun Belt play.

• Mason Rogers recorded a pair of hits in his four at-bats marking the first time in his career that he picked up multiple hits in back-to-back games after going 2-for-3 in the opener Friday night.

• Troy's pitching staff recorded double-digit strikeouts in consecutive games for just the third time this season as the Trojans combined for 15 strikeouts in the game – Daren Osby (4), Corey Childress (2), Evan Hebert (3), Trey Johns (2), Ryan Fultz (4) – Troy also struck out 15 batters in Friday night's series opener. Troy struck out double-digit batters in all three games of the season-opening series against Xavier.

WHAT'S UP NEXT?
Troy and Appalachian State will square off for the series victory on "Championship Sunday" at 1 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field.