Troy University Athletics
Friday, February 28
Gainesville, Fla.
5:30 p.m.
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Troy Falls Short in Series Opener at No. 1 Florida
2/28/2020 9:42:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – Troy gave No. 1 Florida all it could handle behind 6.0 scoreless innings from Levi Thomas. The Trojans jumped out to a two-run lead before eventually coming up short to the Gators, 3-2.
Thomas worked around some early trouble by forcing a few key fly outs with Gator runners in scoring position but eventually settled in and struck out six while only walking one in his third outing of the year.
In total, six Trojans recorded at least one hit as Troy added 10 to its nation-leading total of 107 entering the weekend. Drew Frederic posted his fifth three-hit game of the year, going 3-4 at the plate, while Caleb Bartolero and Rigsby Mosley each registered two hits.
The Trojans' (8-2) bats were busy early as Frederic, Dalton Sinquefield and Easton Kirk all reached in the first inning. Bartolero got the scoring started with a single up the middle to bring Sinquefield home.
Troy struck again in the top of the third when Mosley and Frederic both singled to begin the inning. A well-executed sac bunt from Sinquefield advanced the runners before Kirk hit a chopper to second to score Mosley from third.
Florida (9-0) capitalized off four hits and two Troy errors in the seventh inning to push three runs across the plate and take the lead for good. Tommy Mace improved to 2-0 on the year for the Gators while Ben Specht earned the save. Lance Johnson was tagged with the loss for the Trojans.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"You don't get many opportunities to beat the number one team in the country and we missed some opportunities tonight. We just didn't execute well enough late in the game to beat a team like Florida. Levi was good again on the mound and continued to make good pitches at important times."
Sound Smart With Your Friends
Through 17.0 innings this season, Levi Thomas has 31 strikeouts compared to just two walks and has allowed no runs.
Notable
Troy is back in action for game two against the Gators Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT). Orlando Ortiz will make the start for the Trojans.
Thomas worked around some early trouble by forcing a few key fly outs with Gator runners in scoring position but eventually settled in and struck out six while only walking one in his third outing of the year.
In total, six Trojans recorded at least one hit as Troy added 10 to its nation-leading total of 107 entering the weekend. Drew Frederic posted his fifth three-hit game of the year, going 3-4 at the plate, while Caleb Bartolero and Rigsby Mosley each registered two hits.
The Trojans' (8-2) bats were busy early as Frederic, Dalton Sinquefield and Easton Kirk all reached in the first inning. Bartolero got the scoring started with a single up the middle to bring Sinquefield home.
Troy struck again in the top of the third when Mosley and Frederic both singled to begin the inning. A well-executed sac bunt from Sinquefield advanced the runners before Kirk hit a chopper to second to score Mosley from third.
Florida (9-0) capitalized off four hits and two Troy errors in the seventh inning to push three runs across the plate and take the lead for good. Tommy Mace improved to 2-0 on the year for the Gators while Ben Specht earned the save. Lance Johnson was tagged with the loss for the Trojans.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"You don't get many opportunities to beat the number one team in the country and we missed some opportunities tonight. We just didn't execute well enough late in the game to beat a team like Florida. Levi was good again on the mound and continued to make good pitches at important times."
Sound Smart With Your Friends
Through 17.0 innings this season, Levi Thomas has 31 strikeouts compared to just two walks and has allowed no runs.
Notable
- Rigsby Mosley extended his career-long hitting-streak to 16 games. With two hits on the night, the junior now has seven multi-hit games this season.
- Drew Frederic posted his fifth three-hit game of the year Friday night against the Gators.
- Troy has scored in the first inning in seven out of ten games this season.
- The Trojans hit two more doubles to bring their country-leading total to 39 on the year.
- Troy has recorded double-digit hits in seven out of 10 games this season.
Troy is back in action for game two against the Gators Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT). Orlando Ortiz will make the start for the Trojans.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tommy Mace (2-0)
L: Johnson, Lance (0-1)
S: Ben Specht (1)
Batting:
2B: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Mock, Kyle 1
RBI: Kirk, Easton 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1
SH: Sinquefield, Dalton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1
SB: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1
Batting:
2B: Austin Langworthy 1
RBI: Austin Langworthy 1 ; Kirby McMullen 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Langworthy 1 ; Josh Rivera 1 ; Nathan Hickey 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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RBI
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