Troy University Athletics
Thursday, May 20
Lafayette, La.
6 p.m.
Troy University
at
Louisiana
Troy Closes Out Regular Season at Louisiana
5/19/2021 4:20:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – Troy hits the road to Lafayette for its final regular season series against Louisiana with Sun Belt Conference Tournament seeding implications on the line. First pitch is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. from Lafayette, La. Only Thursday and Friday's games will be shown live on ESPN+.
What: Troy (26-22, 12-9 SBC) at Louisiana (28-21, 11-10 SBC)
Date: May 20 / May 21 / May 22
Time: 6 p.m. / 6 p.m. / 4 p.m.
Location: Lafayette, La. - M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network (94.7 FM)
Talent: Barry McKnight and Jerry Miller
Watch: ESPN+
Troy enters the series tied with Georgia Southern for second place in the Sun Belt East Division but holds the tiebreaker via its series win over the Eagles in mid-March. The Trojans need to match or beat Georgia Southern's record in the final weekend of the season to retain the No. 2 seed in next week's conference tournament.
Troy is 10-3 in its last 13 games and has won eight of its last nine conference games. The Trojans have won three consecutive league series entering the final week of the regular season.
Two of the Sun Belt's premiere arms will duke it out on the mound Thursday night in Troy's Garrett Gainous and Louisiana's Spencer Arrighetti. The pair rank first and second, respectively, in wins among Sun Belt pitchers. Gainous is just one of two freshman in the nation with at least eight victories while Arrighetti, a sophomore, has seven on the year.
Marquez Oates has emerged as one of the league's best closers with a 3-1 record and seven saves, tied for the second-most in the conference. Oates has a 1.80 ERA and 40 strikeouts compared to 10 walks in 30.0 innings this year and opposing batters are hitting .171 against him.
One key to Troy's success over the last 13 games has been the production from the bottom of the order. The 7-8-9 holes have hit at a .346 clip and have an OBP of .432 over the stretch. The bottom third of the order has scored 31 of 80 runs in Troy's last 13 games.
Know Your Foe
Overall: 20-34
In Troy: 9-14
In Lafayette: 10-18
Neutral: 1-2
Pitching Matchups
RHP Garrett Gainous (8-4, 4.36 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-4, 2.84 ERA)
RHP Orlando Ortiz (6-4, 4.41 ERA) vs. RHP Connor Cooke (6-3, 2.00 ERA)
RHP Bay Witcher (5-3, 4.30 ERA) vs. TBA
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What: Troy (26-22, 12-9 SBC) at Louisiana (28-21, 11-10 SBC)
Date: May 20 / May 21 / May 22
Time: 6 p.m. / 6 p.m. / 4 p.m.
Location: Lafayette, La. - M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network (94.7 FM)
Talent: Barry McKnight and Jerry Miller
Watch: ESPN+
Troy enters the series tied with Georgia Southern for second place in the Sun Belt East Division but holds the tiebreaker via its series win over the Eagles in mid-March. The Trojans need to match or beat Georgia Southern's record in the final weekend of the season to retain the No. 2 seed in next week's conference tournament.
Troy is 10-3 in its last 13 games and has won eight of its last nine conference games. The Trojans have won three consecutive league series entering the final week of the regular season.
Two of the Sun Belt's premiere arms will duke it out on the mound Thursday night in Troy's Garrett Gainous and Louisiana's Spencer Arrighetti. The pair rank first and second, respectively, in wins among Sun Belt pitchers. Gainous is just one of two freshman in the nation with at least eight victories while Arrighetti, a sophomore, has seven on the year.
Marquez Oates has emerged as one of the league's best closers with a 3-1 record and seven saves, tied for the second-most in the conference. Oates has a 1.80 ERA and 40 strikeouts compared to 10 walks in 30.0 innings this year and opposing batters are hitting .171 against him.
One key to Troy's success over the last 13 games has been the production from the bottom of the order. The 7-8-9 holes have hit at a .346 clip and have an OBP of .432 over the stretch. The bottom third of the order has scored 31 of 80 runs in Troy's last 13 games.
Know Your Foe
- Louisiana enters the series with a 28-21 overall record and a 11-10 mark in league play. Louisiana has won five of its last six contests, including a 2-1 series win over UTA last weekend.
- The Ragin' Cajuns boast a league-best ERA of 3.51 and rank fourth in the conference in hitting (.272).
- Brandon Talley picked up a save and hit a home run last weekend against UTA. Talley became the first Ragin' Cajun to earn a save and hit a home run in a single season since 2014.
Overall: 20-34
In Troy: 9-14
In Lafayette: 10-18
Neutral: 1-2
Pitching Matchups
RHP Garrett Gainous (8-4, 4.36 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-4, 2.84 ERA)
RHP Orlando Ortiz (6-4, 4.41 ERA) vs. RHP Connor Cooke (6-3, 2.00 ERA)
RHP Bay Witcher (5-3, 4.30 ERA) vs. TBA
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