Troy University Athletics
Saturday, May 25
Conway, S.C.
8 a.m.
Troy University
31-29
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Georgia Southern
35-23
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9
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Troy
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Georgia Southern
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No. 6 Troy Suffers Heartbreaking Loss to No. 2 Georgia Southern
5/25/2019 11:57:00 AM | Baseball
Conway, S.C. – No. 6 Troy was unable to muster any runs and dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to No. 2 Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Conference baseball semifinal game on Saturday morning at Springs Brooks Stadium.
The Trojans finish the year with a 31-29 overall record.
The sole run of the game came in the bottom half of the fourth when a ball hit into the 5.5 hole was grabbed by a sliding Drew Frederic, but the throw bounced away from Sadler Goodwin at first allowing the runner on second to score.
Troy's biggest threat to slide across a run was in the seventh inning when the Trojans loaded the bases with two outs but the Eagles (35-23) were able to get a strikeout to end the frame.
Bay Witcher suffered the loss (0-2) despite not allowing an earned run, finishing the game with 4.1 innings pitched giving up three hits with four strikeouts. Rush Hixon came into the game and posted a stellar 3.2 innings by not giving up any runs and only allowing two hits with one strikeout.
At the plate, Manning Early had a 2-for-3 outing while Logan Cerny also tallied two hits in the contest. Rigsby Mosley tallied a double and drew two walks.
Sound "Smartt" with Your Friends
Today's contest marked the 1000th career game as a coach for head coach Mark Smartt. 763 games were as an assistant coach while the last 237 were as a head coach.
Quick Hits
- Troy has played in 16 one-run games this season, compiling an 8-8 record
- Chase Smartt played in 222 games in his career at Troy which is six more than any other player all time at Troy
- Troy finished the season with a with a .517 winning percentage, marking the fifth consecutive season over the .500 mark
The Trojans finish the year with a 31-29 overall record.
The sole run of the game came in the bottom half of the fourth when a ball hit into the 5.5 hole was grabbed by a sliding Drew Frederic, but the throw bounced away from Sadler Goodwin at first allowing the runner on second to score.
Troy's biggest threat to slide across a run was in the seventh inning when the Trojans loaded the bases with two outs but the Eagles (35-23) were able to get a strikeout to end the frame.
Bay Witcher suffered the loss (0-2) despite not allowing an earned run, finishing the game with 4.1 innings pitched giving up three hits with four strikeouts. Rush Hixon came into the game and posted a stellar 3.2 innings by not giving up any runs and only allowing two hits with one strikeout.
At the plate, Manning Early had a 2-for-3 outing while Logan Cerny also tallied two hits in the contest. Rigsby Mosley tallied a double and drew two walks.
Sound "Smartt" with Your Friends
Today's contest marked the 1000th career game as a coach for head coach Mark Smartt. 763 games were as an assistant coach while the last 237 were as a head coach.
Quick Hits
- Troy has played in 16 one-run games this season, compiling an 8-8 record
- Chase Smartt played in 222 games in his career at Troy which is six more than any other player all time at Troy
- Troy finished the season with a with a .517 winning percentage, marking the fifth consecutive season over the .500 mark
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tyler Owens (7-1)
L: Witcher, Bay (0-2)
S: Nick Jones (1)
Batting:
2B: Mosley, Rigsby 1
SH: Early, Manning 1 ; Smith, Reed 1
Base Running:
CS: Mosley, Rigsby 1
Batting:
SH: Blake Evans 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tyler Martin 1
Game Leaders
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2
RBI
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3
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2
RBI
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AB
3
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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