Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, February 21
Auburn, Ala.
4:00 PM
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#26 Auburn
Troy Prepped for Battle with No. 26 Auburn
2/20/2018 4:31:00 PM | Baseball
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TROY, Alabama – Troy baseball will hit the road for the first time in 2018 to face off with in-state foe No. 26 Auburn Wednesday afternoon at Plainsman Park; first pitch is set for 4 p.m.
Troy (4-0) is coming fresh off a four-game sweep of UT Martin to kick off the season. The Trojans displayed explosive power at the plate in the series, ripping a national-best 10 home runs.
Sun Belt Player of the Week Matt Sanders led the Trojan bats, hitting at a .500 clip (8-for-16) with three homers, eight runs scored and six runs driven in. Sanders leads the country in home runs and runs scored, while ranking in the top 8 in runs per game (2.00), total bases (17) and hits.
Newcomer Cole Prestegard and veterans Joey Denison, Brandon Lockridge and Brody Binder all aided Troy at the plate, driving in a combined 24 runs as the Trojans outscored UTM 42-9.
RHP CJ Carter (1-0, 5.40) will answer the bell for Troy, earning his second start of the early season. In his last appearance, the JUCO transfer struck out five and allowed only three runs on four hits in five innings of work – all three runs came on one swing of the bat.
The 26th-ranked Tigers (3-0) also swept their opening series against Longwood. Auburn is led offensively by Edouard Julien and Jeremy Johnson, who are both hitting .600 after the first weekend of the 2018 season.
BROADCAST INFO
TV: None
Online: None
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Online: TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
SERIES HISTORY
Auburn (3-0, 0-0 SEC)
Overall Series: Auburn leads 39-19
at Auburn: 5-31
Streak: Troy W1
Last: Apr. 25, 2017
Troy won 5-2 (at Auburn)
PITCHING MATCHUP - (Troy v. Auburn)
RHP CJ Carter (1-0, 5.40) v. LHP Andrew Mitchell (0-0, 0.00)
TROY, Alabama – Troy baseball will hit the road for the first time in 2018 to face off with in-state foe No. 26 Auburn Wednesday afternoon at Plainsman Park; first pitch is set for 4 p.m.
Troy (4-0) is coming fresh off a four-game sweep of UT Martin to kick off the season. The Trojans displayed explosive power at the plate in the series, ripping a national-best 10 home runs.
Sun Belt Player of the Week Matt Sanders led the Trojan bats, hitting at a .500 clip (8-for-16) with three homers, eight runs scored and six runs driven in. Sanders leads the country in home runs and runs scored, while ranking in the top 8 in runs per game (2.00), total bases (17) and hits.
Newcomer Cole Prestegard and veterans Joey Denison, Brandon Lockridge and Brody Binder all aided Troy at the plate, driving in a combined 24 runs as the Trojans outscored UTM 42-9.
RHP CJ Carter (1-0, 5.40) will answer the bell for Troy, earning his second start of the early season. In his last appearance, the JUCO transfer struck out five and allowed only three runs on four hits in five innings of work – all three runs came on one swing of the bat.
The 26th-ranked Tigers (3-0) also swept their opening series against Longwood. Auburn is led offensively by Edouard Julien and Jeremy Johnson, who are both hitting .600 after the first weekend of the 2018 season.
BROADCAST INFO
TV: None
Online: None
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Online: TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
SERIES HISTORY
Auburn (3-0, 0-0 SEC)
Overall Series: Auburn leads 39-19
at Auburn: 5-31
Streak: Troy W1
Last: Apr. 25, 2017
Troy won 5-2 (at Auburn)
PITCHING MATCHUP - (Troy v. Auburn)
RHP CJ Carter (1-0, 5.40) v. LHP Andrew Mitchell (0-0, 0.00)
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