Troy Baseball Set for Midweek Matchup at Samford

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TROY, Alabama – Troy baseball will hit the road for a midweek meeting with in-state foe Samford at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Joe Lee Griffin Field in Birmingham.

The matchup will mark the 64^th all-time meeting between the Trojans (7-5) and the Bulldogs (6-6), making it the third-longest active rivalry for Troy – trails only Jacksonville State (141 games) and South Alabama (84 games).

Troy will enter the midweek off a big series win over a highly-touted offensive team in Tennessee Tech, taking the set two games to one.

The Trojans fought fire with fire by putting on a show at the plate in their own rights, led by Joey Denison. The senior drove in 10 runs in the series, including a six-RBI night in the opener – a career-high and the most in a game by a Troy player since David Hall in 2014. Denison currently ranks 12^th nationally with 19 runs driven in on the season and 24^th in RBIs per game (1.58).

Head coach Mark Smartt will call on RHP Rush Hixon (1-1, 4.50) for the start on the mound. Hixon picked up a no-decision last Tuesday in the win over UAB after working five innings and allowing only two runs – one earned – around three strikeouts.

Samford is led offensively by Max Pinto, who is batting at a .385 clip with three doubles on the year. The Bulldogs dropped 2-of-3 at Kennesaw State this past weekend.

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SERIES HISTORY
Samford (6-6, 0-0 SoCon)
Overall Series: Troy leads 41-22
            at Birmingham: 13-16
Streak: SAM W1
Last: March 22, 2017
Samford won, 4-3

PITCHING MATCHUPS - (Troy v. Samford)
Game One:
RHP Rush Hixon (1-1, 4.50) v. LHP Hamp Skinner (2-0, 4.22)

Troy Baseball Set for Midweek Matchup at Samford

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Players Mentioned

Joey Denison

David Hall

Rush Hixon

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