Trojans Fall in Series Finale to No. 1 Florida

Sunday, March 1

Gainesville, Fla.

12 p.m.

Troy University

8-4

Florida

11-0

Troy

Florida

Trojans Fall in Series Finale to No. 1 Florida

3/1/2020 4:03:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Troy Athletics Communications

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

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.

Up Next
Troy returns to action 5 p.m. Tuesday at UAB before returning home Wednesday against Alabama A&M.