Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 26
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
UCF
Troy Hosts UCF in Non-Conference Showdown
3/25/2021 5:01:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – Troy steps out of Sun Belt series play for a home weekend against UCF at Riddle-Pace Field. The Trojans and Knights will meet for the first time since 2005 Friday night a 6 p.m.
What: Troy (11-9) vs UCF (9-11)
Date: March 26 / 27 / 28
Time: 6 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 1 p.m.
Location: Troy, Ala. – Riddle-Pace Field
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network (94.7 FM)
Talent: Barry McKnight & Jerry Miller
Watch: ESPN+
Talent: Barry McKnight & Jerry Miller
Troy is riding a three-game winning streak entering a pivotal non-conference showdown against the Knights. After a two-weekend slump, the Trojan bats have finally awoken and are averaging 11.0 hits/game over the last seven games.
The Trojans have shown the power in their lineup as of late with eight of Troy's 24 homers on the year coming in the last two games.
Logan Cerny has been on a tear recently, ranking second nationally with nine home runs on the year and has homered in consecutive at-bats in two-straight games. Cerny was named the Sun Belt Player of the Week for the second time this season after going 7-for-11 (.636) with a double, triple and two home runs in a series win over Georgia Southern last weekend.
Drew Frederic has been Troy's most consistent bat so far this season. The senior has reached base in every game this season and is riding career-best reached base (29 games) and hit (13 games) streaks.
Jesse Hall has been a spark in the Trojan lineup since taking over at third base, making several key defensive plays and impressing offensively. The junior is hitting .421 on the year and blasted his first-career homer last time out against Alabama State, a two-out grand slam.
On the mound, the trio of Orlando Ortiz, Garrett Gainous and Bay Witcher have gotten the job done on the weekends for the Trojans. Troy is one of two schools in the Sun Belt to have two pitchers rank inside the top 10 in the league in strikeouts (Gainous, 30 / Ortiz, 29). Sunday starter Bay Witcher's 3.54 ERA is the ninth-best in the conference.
Know Your Foe
Overall: 9-17
In Troy: 5-7
In Orlando: 2-7
Neutral: 2-3
Pitching Matchups
RHP Orlando Ortiz (2-2) vs. LHP Colton Gordon (2-2)
RHP Garrett Gainous (3-1) vs. RHP Jack Sinclair (1-1)
RHP Bay Witcher (3-1) vs. RHP AJ Jones (2-1)
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What: Troy (11-9) vs UCF (9-11)
Date: March 26 / 27 / 28
Time: 6 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 1 p.m.
Location: Troy, Ala. – Riddle-Pace Field
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network (94.7 FM)
Talent: Barry McKnight & Jerry Miller
Watch: ESPN+
Talent: Barry McKnight & Jerry Miller
Troy is riding a three-game winning streak entering a pivotal non-conference showdown against the Knights. After a two-weekend slump, the Trojan bats have finally awoken and are averaging 11.0 hits/game over the last seven games.
The Trojans have shown the power in their lineup as of late with eight of Troy's 24 homers on the year coming in the last two games.
Logan Cerny has been on a tear recently, ranking second nationally with nine home runs on the year and has homered in consecutive at-bats in two-straight games. Cerny was named the Sun Belt Player of the Week for the second time this season after going 7-for-11 (.636) with a double, triple and two home runs in a series win over Georgia Southern last weekend.
Drew Frederic has been Troy's most consistent bat so far this season. The senior has reached base in every game this season and is riding career-best reached base (29 games) and hit (13 games) streaks.
Jesse Hall has been a spark in the Trojan lineup since taking over at third base, making several key defensive plays and impressing offensively. The junior is hitting .421 on the year and blasted his first-career homer last time out against Alabama State, a two-out grand slam.
On the mound, the trio of Orlando Ortiz, Garrett Gainous and Bay Witcher have gotten the job done on the weekends for the Trojans. Troy is one of two schools in the Sun Belt to have two pitchers rank inside the top 10 in the league in strikeouts (Gainous, 30 / Ortiz, 29). Sunday starter Bay Witcher's 3.54 ERA is the ninth-best in the conference.
Know Your Foe
- UCF is 9-11 on the season but has won four of its last six. Last time out, the Knights lost via walk off walk in extra innings against No. 17 Florida State.
- Last weekend, UCF took two of three against Jacksonville, who the Trojans swept on the second weekend of the season. The Knights own a 2-1 series victory over No. 1 Ole Miss.
- Eight of UCF's 20 games this season have been decided by one run. The Knights are 2-6 in those games.
Overall: 9-17
In Troy: 5-7
In Orlando: 2-7
Neutral: 2-3
Pitching Matchups
RHP Orlando Ortiz (2-2) vs. LHP Colton Gordon (2-2)
RHP Garrett Gainous (3-1) vs. RHP Jack Sinclair (1-1)
RHP Bay Witcher (3-1) vs. RHP AJ Jones (2-1)
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