Trojans Drop Game Two At No. 1 Florida

Saturday, February 29

Gainesville, Fla.

3:00 p.m.

Troy University

8-3

Florida

10-0

Troy

Florida

2/29/2020 8:11:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Another hot start for the Trojans wasn't enough as Troy dropped game two of the series to No. 1 Florida, 10-7. Troy recorded 13 hits, tied for the most Florida has given up in a game this season, but committed four errors and left 12 men on base in the loss.

Rigsby Mosley remained solid in the leadoff spot for the Trojans. The junior scored twice and finished the day with a grand slam and a double while Austin Garofalo and William Sullivan anchored the bottom half of the lineup with three hits apiece.

Orlando Ortiz struck out five batters and allowed three earned runs in 6.0 innings. The Miami, Fla., native worked out of some tight spots by forcing some key ground balls to keep the Gators at bay early in the game. Dalton Wilder was tagged with the loss for the Trojans.

Mosley's grand slam opened the scoring in the top of the second inning before Easton Kirk struck a hard-hit ball right at the pitcher that deflected into the outfield to score Sinquefield in the top of the third. Troy added two more runs in the fourth when Drew Frederic singled up the middle to score Mosley. Two batters later, Kirk doubled to left to score Frederic and extend Troy's lead to 7-1.

The Gators slowly chipped away at the Trojan lead with a run in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings before taking the lead with a six-spot in the bottom of the seventh. David Luethje earned the win on the mound while Ben Specht earned his second save of the year.

Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"We didn't play well enough to win tonight. I felt like we were playing not to lose rather than staying aggressive like were early in the game. I like the way our kids competed, there's no question about their fight, we just fell short in regard to execution."

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Troy notched at least 10 hits for the eighth time this season. The Trojans now have a nation-leading 130 hits just 11 games into the season.

Notable

Rigsby Mosley's grand slam was Troy's second of the season. The junior now has eight multi-hit games this season and 59 career extra-base hits.
Mosley extended his career-long hitting streak to 17 games.
Austin Garofalo now has eight multi-hit games in his career. Garofalo reached base in every plate appearance in game two.
Eight out of nine Trojan starters hit safely against the Gators.
Florida starter Jack Leftwich entered the game with a 0.75 ERA before giving up six hits and six earned runs against the Trojans.

Up Next
The Trojans look to salvage a win out of the road trip in the series finale Sunday at noon.