Troy Outlasts Jacksonville in Series Opener

Friday, February 26

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

5-1

Jacksonville

0-5

Jacksonville

Troy

Troy Outlasts Jacksonville in Series Opener

2/26/2021 10:59:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Troy triumphed in an exciting series-opening game against Jacksonville on a beautiful Friday night at Riddle-Pace Field. The Trojans and Dolphins exchanged runs early, but Troy eventually separated itself to win, 6-3.

Six of Troy's eight hits on the night went for extra bases, all of which were doubles. Rigsby Mosley and Drew Frederic combined to go 5-for-8 with four doubles and three RBIs at the top of the batting order.

Kyle Mock recorded the seventh double, and 10^th extra-base hit, of his career while Logan Cerny hit his third double of the year.

Orlando Ortiz notched the win on the mound after he allowed two earned runs in six innings and struck out six while walking none. Marquez Oates, Lance Johnson and Mason Kenney each pitched an inning out of the bullpen and allowed just one hit combined. Kenney earned his first save as a Trojan after he retired all three batters he faced in the ninth.

Mock's double got the Trojans on the board first before a sac-fly from Easton Kirk eventually brought him home to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead after two frames. Jacksonville responded immediately, however, with a pair of runs in the top half of the third to tie the game.

An infield single by Caleb Bartolero, his first hit of the season, brought Frederic home to regain the lead. Once again, the Dolphins had an answer with a run in the top of the fourth to tie the game.

Mosley's first double in the bottom of the fourth gave Troy a 4-3 lead before the pitchers went to work for the next couple innings. Back-to-back doubles from Mosley and Frederic after the stretch gave the Trojans a pair of insurance runs and a 6-3 advantage.

Tyler Santana was tagged with the loss for Jacksonville after he allowed five runs on six hits in six innings.

Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"It was a good start to the weekend, we played very well tonight. We made a couple of mistakes defensively but I thought we competed very well. I'm really proud of Orlando Ortiz battling through six innings and establishing the lead. It's good to get off to a 1-0 start on the weekend, but we'll certainly have to continue to play better in order to win this series. It's always good to win on Friday night."

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Rigsby Mosley has reached base in his first at-bat in all six games this season (5 hits, 1 walk).

Notable

Logan Cerny has seven hits on the year, six of which have gone for extra bases (3 2B/3 HR).
Furman transfer Mason Kenney picked up his first save as a Trojan, Troy's second save of the year. Kenney hasn't allowed a batter to reach base in any of his three appearances.
Lance Johnson made his 96^th career appearance on the mound for the Trojans, the fourth-most in school history and third-most among active Division I players.
Drew Frederic recorded his third multi-hit game of the season and the 63^rd of his career.
Mosley now has 17 three-hit games and 55 multi-hit games in his career. With a pair of RBIs tonight, he now has 24 multi-RBI games in his career.