Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 13
Troy, Ala.
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Eight-Run Sixth Propels Trojans Past Tulane
3/13/2021 8:36:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – Troy snapped its six-game losing streak with an emphatic win over Tulane on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Riddle-Pace Field. The bats finally came to life as the Trojans used an eight-run sixth inning to down the Green Wave, 12-3.
Six of Troy's eight runs in the sixth inning came before the Green Wave recorded an out. Caleb Bartolero doubled and homered to highlight the frame, while Dalton Sinquefield also hit a double and Logan Cerny blasted his fifth home run of the year.
Five Trojans recorded a multi-hit game as Troy logged a season-best 17 hits.
Bartolero, who had four hits on the year entering the game, doubled his season hit total with a 4-for-4, three-RBI day at the plate. Sinquefield doubled twice in the game and tallied three RBIs while Rigsby Mosley went 3-for-4 with a double. Logan Cerny totaled four RBIs in the game, three of which came on his sixth-inning homer.
After Tulane (7-7) took a 3-0 lead after two innings, Garrett Gainous and Mason Kenney (1-1) went to work, closing the game with seven consecutive scoreless frames. Gainous struck out seven batters in his fourth start of the year while Kenney earned the win after not allowing a hit in 3.2 innings.
Troy (8-7) left a runner stranded in scoring position in both of the first two innings, but broke through with three runs in the third. Mosley led off with a double before Sinquefield brought him home with a double of his own. Sinquefield advanced to third on a wild pitch and was brought home on a Cerny chopper to shortstop.
After a Green Wave pitching change, Easton Kirk tied the game at 3-3 with a single up the middle to score Sullivan, who walked and advanced to second on a Nic Nolan single. The Trojans loaded the bases with two outs, but left them stranded after a groundout ended the inning.
Bartolero doubled to open the bottom of the sixth frame before Brady Sherrill and Mosley loaded the bases with a walk and single, respectively. Drew Frederic was hit by a pitch to give the Trojans a 4-3 lead, and then Sinquefield broke open the game with a two-RBI double down the right-field line.
Cerny cleared the bases after he won a competitive at-bat with a three-run homer. William Sullivan doubled to center field, setting up Bartolero for his two-run homer to close the inning.
Troy added an insurance run in the eighth with Bartolero's fourth hit of the day, an RBI single up the middle to score Kirk.
Donovan Benoit was tagged with the loss for the Green Wave after allowing two earned runs on three hits in 2.1 innings. In total, Tulane used seven pitchers in the game.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"I'm really happy for our team. We needed a win, we've been struggling. It's been a fight for the last five or six games. Anytime you're in a losing streak its more internal than external. We were really fighting to play the way we train to play. A lot of really good things happened today. Garrett Gainous did a really good job controlling the game after settling in. Mason Kenney was terrific out of the bullpen after entering in a really tough spot."
On Caleb Bartolero
"I'm really happy for him. It's been a real struggle for him, but he's a terrific player. One day doesn't make a season but it certainly gives him hope to move forward into a better place as we go along. He's too good of a player to struggle for the entire time. I was really proud of him today."
Sound Smartt with Your Friends
Troy and Tulane play the rubber match in the series Sunday at 1 p.m.
Six of Troy's eight runs in the sixth inning came before the Green Wave recorded an out. Caleb Bartolero doubled and homered to highlight the frame, while Dalton Sinquefield also hit a double and Logan Cerny blasted his fifth home run of the year.
Five Trojans recorded a multi-hit game as Troy logged a season-best 17 hits.
Bartolero, who had four hits on the year entering the game, doubled his season hit total with a 4-for-4, three-RBI day at the plate. Sinquefield doubled twice in the game and tallied three RBIs while Rigsby Mosley went 3-for-4 with a double. Logan Cerny totaled four RBIs in the game, three of which came on his sixth-inning homer.
After Tulane (7-7) took a 3-0 lead after two innings, Garrett Gainous and Mason Kenney (1-1) went to work, closing the game with seven consecutive scoreless frames. Gainous struck out seven batters in his fourth start of the year while Kenney earned the win after not allowing a hit in 3.2 innings.
Troy (8-7) left a runner stranded in scoring position in both of the first two innings, but broke through with three runs in the third. Mosley led off with a double before Sinquefield brought him home with a double of his own. Sinquefield advanced to third on a wild pitch and was brought home on a Cerny chopper to shortstop.
After a Green Wave pitching change, Easton Kirk tied the game at 3-3 with a single up the middle to score Sullivan, who walked and advanced to second on a Nic Nolan single. The Trojans loaded the bases with two outs, but left them stranded after a groundout ended the inning.
Bartolero doubled to open the bottom of the sixth frame before Brady Sherrill and Mosley loaded the bases with a walk and single, respectively. Drew Frederic was hit by a pitch to give the Trojans a 4-3 lead, and then Sinquefield broke open the game with a two-RBI double down the right-field line.
Cerny cleared the bases after he won a competitive at-bat with a three-run homer. William Sullivan doubled to center field, setting up Bartolero for his two-run homer to close the inning.
Troy added an insurance run in the eighth with Bartolero's fourth hit of the day, an RBI single up the middle to score Kirk.
Donovan Benoit was tagged with the loss for the Green Wave after allowing two earned runs on three hits in 2.1 innings. In total, Tulane used seven pitchers in the game.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"I'm really happy for our team. We needed a win, we've been struggling. It's been a fight for the last five or six games. Anytime you're in a losing streak its more internal than external. We were really fighting to play the way we train to play. A lot of really good things happened today. Garrett Gainous did a really good job controlling the game after settling in. Mason Kenney was terrific out of the bullpen after entering in a really tough spot."
On Caleb Bartolero
"I'm really happy for him. It's been a real struggle for him, but he's a terrific player. One day doesn't make a season but it certainly gives him hope to move forward into a better place as we go along. He's too good of a player to struggle for the entire time. I was really proud of him today."
Sound Smartt with Your Friends
- Caleb Bartolero, who had four hits on the year entering the game, doubled his season hit total with a 4-for-4, three-RBI day at the plate. The catcher hit a double and a home run in the same inning.
- Five Trojans tallied multi-hit games while Troy recorded a season-high 17 hits.
- This is the fourth game this season the Trojans have scored at least 10 runs.
- Troy's eight-spot in the sixth inning was the first time scoring eight runs in an inning since NKU on Feb. 16, 2020.
- Rigsby Mosley is 7-for-13 (.538) with two doubles since cutting his mullet off (three games).
- Logan Cerny tallied the third four-RBI and the 18th multi-RBI game of his career.
- Dalton Sinquefield logged the 17th multi-hit game and the 23rd and 24th doubles of his career.
- Drew Frederic extended his reached base streak (24 games) and his hit streak (eight games).
- Brady Sherrill made his first career start for the Trojans, batting ninth in as the designated hitter.
Troy and Tulane play the rubber match in the series Sunday at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kenney, Mason (1-1)
L: BENOIT, Donovan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: BURNS, Collin 1 ; AVILES, Luis 1 ; HASTINGS, Haydan 1
3B: BAUMGARDT, Simon 1 ; BIHM, Matthew 1
RBI: AVILES, Luis 1 ; BAUMGARDT, Simon 1 ; BIHM, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: NIEMANN, Frankie 1 ; HASTINGS, Haydan 1 ; BAUMGARDT, Simon 1
SB: BURNS, Collin 1
CS: HART, Jared 1 ; ENGELHARD, Chase 1
HBP: NIEMANN, Frankie 1
Batting:
2B: Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 2 ; Sullivan, William 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1
HR: Cerny, Logan 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1
RBI: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 3 ; Cerny, Logan 4 ; Kirk, Easton 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Mosley, Rigsby 2 ; Frederic, Drew 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 2 ; Cerny, Logan 1 ; Sullivan, William 2 ; Kirk, Easton 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 2 ; Smith, Reed 1
SB: Frederic, Drew 1
HBP: Frederic, Drew 1
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