Troy Takes First Leg of Midweek Matchups

Tuesday, April 17

Troy, Ala.

6:00 PM

Troy University

24-12

Alabama A&M

7-31

Alabama A&M

Troy

4/17/2018 9:43:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Jace Sanders

TROY, Alabama – Troy scored five in its final two at-bats to defeat Alabama A&M, 10-2, in the Trojans' seventh straight midweek victory Tuesday night at Riddle-Pace Field.

The Trojans (24-12) scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth to pull away with yet another dominating midweek win – outscoring opponents 58-27 over the last five games of the streak.

After Drew Frederic stole his Sun Belt-leading 19^th base of the season, senior Joey Denison drove him in with his conference-leading 45^th RBI of the season in the bottom of the seventh.

Sadler Goodwin and Chase Smartt followed with back-to-back RBI doubles to extend the lead even more. Sophomore Tyler Head recorded his first hit and first RBI with a single to right center in the eighth.

Max Newton (2-0) was effective through his five-inning start – giving up just two runs on five hits around four strikeouts. The Trojans' impressive bullpen took over after Newton, as Zack Lightsey, Levi Thomas and Will Carnley suffocated the Bulldogs (7-31) in the final four innings.

Lightsey allowed just two baserunners in two innings, while Thomas and Carnley both struck out the side in their respective relief innings to close out the game.

Overall, Brandon Lockridge and Drew Frederic led Troy's offensive attack each with multi-hit games – Frederic was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and Lockridge was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Alabama A&M's woes continued with another disappointing defeat – Casey Warner (0-2) took the loss after giving up three runs on three hits in three innings.

Notable
• Troy has won seven straight midweek games since the one-run loss at No. 26 Auburn on February 21. The Trojans haven't lost a midweek game at Riddle-Pace Field since May 3 last year.

• Joey Denison drove in his league-leading 45^th RBI of the season with a single in the seventh – an average of 1.25 a game.

• Drew Frederic improved on his conference-leading stat, as well, stealing his 18^th base this year – he entered ranked 22^nd nationally in the category.

• Sophomore Tyler Head, in just the third at-bat of his career, picked up his first hit and first RBI with one swing of the bat in the eighth inning.

On Deck
Troy will head to Alabama State Wednesday night for the second leg of this week's matchups. First pitch from Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex is set for 6 p.m.

Broadcast Information
TV: none
Online: none
Radio: WTBF 94.7 FM
Online: TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com/alasu/baseball

Series History
Alabama State (20-15, 14-4 SWAC)
Overall Series: Troy leads 23-4
at Montgomery: Troy leads 9-3
Streak: Troy W5
Last: March 27, 2018 (in Troy)
Troy won, 14-1

Pitching Matchup – (Troy v. Alabama State)
RHP Sadler Goodwin (2-2, 5.64) v. LHP Ivanniel Vazquez (1-4, 5.40)