Troy University Athletics
Troy University
5-0
Jackson State
2-3
Troy Pushes Past Jackson State, Remains Unbeaten
2/19/2020 11:22:00 PM | Baseball
Ryan Fultz became the fifth Troy pitcher this season to earn a win on the mound for the Trojans while Harry Colon hung the loss for Jackson State. Rigsby Mosley and Dalton Sinquefield each went 3-4 with one and two RBIs, respectively.
Troy survived a scare in the top of the third when the Tigers scored all five of their runs on the night off of a few well-executed hit-and-run plays. Matt Snell was Troy's first reliever out of a bullpen that pitched 6.1 scoreless innings from that point on.
Cerny finally brought the Trojan bats to life in the fourth inning with a 398 ft. solo shot to left-center field, his second of the year and Troy's longest of the season. Three batters later, Mosley ripped a single through the right side to score Austin Garofalo and William Sullivan.
The Trojans would put at least two runs on the board in each inning the rest of the way, including another four-spot in the bottom of the seventh. Cerny was just a foot away from his second homer of the night in the sixth inning when he hit a double high off the wall to eventually set up a two-RBI double from William Sullivan the next at-bat.
The next inning, Mosley, Sinquefield and Caleb Bartolero all hit doubles in the seventh to extend Troy's lead to seven. The Trojans would add two more runs in the eighth before clinching their first 5-0 start since 2016.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"The key to tonight's win was the pitching out of the bullpen, it was terrific. To get six and a third scoreless innings out of the pen, that allowed our offense to get back in the game. We have a good lineup and there aren't a lot of cracks in it. [Opposing pitchers] have to throw good pitches the get these kids out."
On Louisiana Tech Series
"It'll be a very good series. That's a good ball club coming into town. They've gotten off to an excellent start and are a regional-type team every year. We were fortunate to win two out of three last year in Ruston and we'll have our hands full again this year."
Sound Smartt With Your Friends
The Trojans have scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game. The last time a Troy team did that was in 2006 en route to a streak of seven consecutive games with double-digit runs.
Notable
- The Trojans have now hit 29 doubles this season, the most by any team in the country.
- Troy's 16.2 runs per game are tied with Texas Tech for the most in the nation.
- Troy is 5-0 for the first time since 2016 and the second time since 2013.
- Rigsby Mosley registered his third three-hit game of the season and 15th of his career. The junior now has 48 career multi-hit games.
- William Sullivan is 6-8 with five doubles and seven RBIs in his last two games.
- Caleb Bartolero batted in three more runs against Jackson State. He now has three multi-RBI games this season and a team-high 13 RBIs on the year.
- Troy has scored in the first inning in four out of five games this season.
Troy remains at home for a three-game series against Louisiana Tech beginning Friday at 6 p.m. First pitch for Saturday and Sunday's game is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fultz, Ryan (1-0)
L: H. Colon (0-1)
Batting:
2B: W. Reyes 1 ; J. Turner 1 ; T. Sweet 1
RBI: C. Prentiss 1 ; W. Reyes 1 ; T. Sweet 1 ; K. Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: C. Newsome 1 ; C. Dillard 1 ; J. Williams 1 ; W. Reyes 1 ; T. Sweet 1
SB: C. Newsome 1
CS: J. Williams 1 ; K. Luke 1
PO: C. Prentiss 1
Batting:
2B: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 2 ; Bartolero, Caleb 2 ; Mock, Kyle 1 ; Cerny, Logan 1 ; Sullivan, William 1
HR: Cerny, Logan 1
RBI: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Frederic, Drew 2 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 2 ; Bartolero, Caleb 3 ; Mock, Kyle 1 ; Cerny, Logan 1 ; Sullivan, William 2
SF: Frederic, Drew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosley, Rigsby 3 ; Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 2 ; Hartsfield, Hudson 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1 ; Mock, Kyle 1 ; Cerny, Logan 2 ; Sullivan, William 1 ; Garofalo, Austin 2
SB: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1
CS: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sullivan, William 1
HBP: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1 ; Sullivan, William 1
