Troy University Athletics
Sunday, March 1
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Trojans Fall in Series Finale to No. 1 Florida
3/1/2020 4:03:00 PM | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Troy dropped the third and final game of a hard-fought series 7-1 to the No. 1 Florida Gators Sunday afternoon at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. After having hot-hitting bats in the first two games of the series, the Trojans struggled to get into a groove offensively.
Lake City, Fla., native Tyson Ellis made his first career start on the mound for the Trojans. Austin Garofalo continued his impressive weekend at the plate with a hit and a sac fly to score Troy's lone run. Freshman Matt Snell pitched 2.0 innings and registered a hit in his first career at-bat.
For the first time all series, Florida (11-0) struck first with a run in the first and third innings. Troy pulled within one in the top of the fourth with Garofalo's sac fly to score Caleb Bartolero from third.
The Trojans (8-4) remained within striking distance before Jud Fabian added three insurance runs with a home run to left field. Hunter Barco earned the win for Florida while Ellis was tagged with the loss.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"My takeaway is that we have a good ball club. We've got to get back to work and understand how to win games. We have play better, pitch better, defend better; we're very capable and we have to get things lined back up for Tuesday."
Sound Smart With Your Friends
Three newcomers have all recorded a hit in the first at-bat of their Trojan debuts (Easton Kirk, Kyle Mock, Matt Snell).
Notable
Troy returns to action 5 p.m. Tuesday at UAB before returning home Wednesday against Alabama A&M.
Lake City, Fla., native Tyson Ellis made his first career start on the mound for the Trojans. Austin Garofalo continued his impressive weekend at the plate with a hit and a sac fly to score Troy's lone run. Freshman Matt Snell pitched 2.0 innings and registered a hit in his first career at-bat.
For the first time all series, Florida (11-0) struck first with a run in the first and third innings. Troy pulled within one in the top of the fourth with Garofalo's sac fly to score Caleb Bartolero from third.
The Trojans (8-4) remained within striking distance before Jud Fabian added three insurance runs with a home run to left field. Hunter Barco earned the win for Florida while Ellis was tagged with the loss.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"My takeaway is that we have a good ball club. We've got to get back to work and understand how to win games. We have play better, pitch better, defend better; we're very capable and we have to get things lined back up for Tuesday."
Sound Smart With Your Friends
Three newcomers have all recorded a hit in the first at-bat of their Trojan debuts (Easton Kirk, Kyle Mock, Matt Snell).
Notable
- Austin Garofalo went 4-10 at the plate with one RBI this weekend. His .400 average on the weekend was the best on the team.
- Nine out of 13 Trojans who took an at-bat this weekend registered a hit. Five Trojans posted four-hit weekends (Garofalo, Sullivan, Mosley, Frederic, Bartolero).
- Troy has stolen a base in five straight and six of their last seven games.
Troy returns to action 5 p.m. Tuesday at UAB before returning home Wednesday against Alabama A&M.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hunter Barco (2-0)
L: Ellis, Tyson (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Garofalo, Austin 1
SF: Garofalo, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bartolero, Caleb 1
SB: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1
HBP: Mosley, Rigsby 1
Batting:
2B: Jud Fabian 1 ; Jordan Butler 1
HR: Jud Fabian 1
RBI: Jud Fabian 3 ; Jordan Butler 1 ; Kendrick Calilao 2
SF: Kendrick Calilao 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jud Fabian 2 ; Austin Langworthy 1 ; Kirby McMullen 1 ; Jordan Butler 1 ; Brady Smith 1 ; Josh Rivera 1
SB: Austin Langworthy 1 ; Jacob Young 1 ; Brady Smith 1
HBP: Kendrick Calilao 1
Game Leaders
AB
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AB
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RBI
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AB
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1
RBI
1
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