Troy Splits Doubleheader with ULM; Trojans Win Series

Saturday, May 11

Troy, Ala.

11:00 AM

Troy University

27-24, 14-12

ULM

22-27, 10-15

ULM

Troy

Troy Splits Doubleheader with ULM; Trojans Win Series

5/11/2019 8:06:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Photo Gallery - Game One Photo Gallery - Game Two

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Alabama – Troy split a doubleheader Saturday against ULM at Riddle-Pace Field winning the opener, 10-4, before falling in the nightcap, 14-6. The split pushed the series in Troy's favor, and the Trojans have now won six of their last seven Sun Belt Conference series.

Rigsby Mosley led Troy (27-25, 14-13) with four hits on the day – two in each game – with three of them going for extra bases. Mosley was part of a four-home run attack by the Trojans in game one and also added a double in each of the games. Troy's four home runs in the opener marked the third time in the last seven games that the Trojans belted at least four homers in a game.

Levi Thomas (6-2) pitched around both sides of an 87-minute lightning delay in the opener and finished the day with five strikeouts and just two hits allowed over 5.2 innings in the winning effort.

The Trojans scored two runs in five different innings in game one of the doubleheader with four RBIs from Mosley while Sadler Goodwin added a pair of RBIs on a double and a home run.

Manning Early finished with three hits in six at-bats with a double and a home run over the two games while Reed Smith added three hits and a triple on the day.

ULM (23-27, 11-15) struck for five runs on just two hits in the first inning of game two and answered each one of Troy's run-scoring inning with runs in its next at-bat. Troy got the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the fourth down 7-3, but the Warhawks made a slick fielding play back up the middle to end the threat.

Kolton Childress (4-2) picked up the win for ULM with four innings out of the bullpen allowing just two runs – one earned – on five hits. Chad Bell hit a pair of home runs to lead a 14-hit ULM attack in the game.

Quotable – Troy Head Coach Mark Smartt
"Today is always a tough day with it being the last home game for our seniors. There is finality to it and there is a little bit of emotion to it. These four guys have had a great impact on this team as seniors. I told them I appreciate the way they handled their senior year; they've done a great job carrying on the tradition of Troy Baseball – doing things the right way, playing the right way and representing the program the right way. That means a lot to me. Wins and losses are wins and losses, but how you carry yourself and who you are sustain you for a long time. I know this, regardless of what happens in baseball, those four seniors will be successful for many years to come."

Sound "Smartt" With Your Friends
Troy has now hit 61 home runs this season which is the most since the 2011 club hit 100 homers – the year before the NCAA mandated bat changes in college baseball.

Notable
• Chase Smartt crossed the 200-hit mark for his career as the senior catcher now has 203 after collecting five in the series against ULM. Smartt also moved into second place all-time in career games played in Troy history with 214, just two behind Adam Bryant for the all-time record.

• Chase Smartt became Troy's all-time leader in sacrifice flies after picking up the 18^thof his career in game two of the doubleheader.

• Troy added seven more doubles to its season total on Saturday pushing its mark to 110 doubles on the season. It marks the ninth time in the last 13 seasons that Troy has crossed the century mark in doubles as a team.

• Drew Frederic stole three bases over the weekend to move into a tie for eighth place all-time in Troy history with 56 for his career. Frederic was also featured on SportsCenter Top 10 for an amazing throw in the opener.

On Deck
Troy travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., on Tuesday for a game against Southern Miss before heading to Mobile on Thursday thru Saturday to close out the regular season.

For more information on Troy baseball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansBSB.

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