Frederic Hits Walk-Off, No. 6 Troy Eliminates No. 3 Little Rock

Friday, May 24

Conway, S.C.

2 p.m.

Troy University

31-28

Little Rock

29-28

Little Rock

Troy

Frederic Hits Walk-Off, No. 6 Troy Eliminates No. 3 Little Rock

5/24/2019 6:14:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

Conway, S.C. – Drew Frederic hit a double in the bottom of the ninth inning that allowed Troy to score the game-tying and game-winning runs to defeat Little Rock, 5-4 in a Sun Belt Tournament elimination game on Friday evening at Springs Brooks Stadium.

Troy (31-28) went into the bottom half of the ninth trailing the Trojans (29-28) 4-3 with the bottom of the lineup coming to the plate. Manning Early tallied a one-out single and two batters later Rigsby Mosley hit a single up the middle that placed runners on the corners with two outs.

Frederic stepped up to the plate and sent the first pitch down the left field line that scored Early then Little Rock's left fielder kicked the ball which allowed Mosley to score from first to win the game, 5-4.

Frederic finished the game the game going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, a run scored and three RBI. Frederic accounted for three of Troy's final four runs scored (two-run home run in the sixth inning, RBI double in the ninth).

Mosley was a triple shy of the cycle as well with a 4-for-5 outing with three runs scored, a home run, an RBI and a double. Chase Smartt also posted a multi-hit game with two hits.

Lance Johnson received the win on the mound to improve to 4-1 on the season, as he made his third outing in three consecutive games. Johnson tossed 2.2 innings giving no runs on two hits with three strikeouts.

Sound "Smartt" with Your Friends
Head coach Mark Smartt earned his 300th career win to improve to 300-262 in his career as a head coach. At Troy, Smartt holds a 137-100 record at the helm.

Quick Hits
- The 5-4 come-from-behind win marks the first Troy victory this season when trailing after six innings
- Johnson made his 37th appearance of the season and is one shy of tying the single-season record
- Troy has hit 31 home runs over the last 15 games

Up Next
No. 6 Troy will face No. 2 Georgia Southern on Saturday at 8 a.m. CT.