Trojans Down Chants to Complete Second Straight Sun Belt Sweep

Sunday, May 9

Conway, S.C.

Noon

Troy University

24-21, 0

Coastal Carolina

21-21, 0

Troy

Coastal Carolina

Trojans Down Chants to Complete Second Straight Sun Belt Sweep

5/9/2021 4:42:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

CONWAY, S.C. – Troy used another fast start to complete a road sweep over Coastal Carolina by way of a 10-6 victory over the Chanticleers Sunday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium. The Trojans have now swept back-to-back Sun Belt series for the first time since 2011 and handed the Chants their first sweep in a three-game conference series since they joined the Sun Belt.

Nine Trojans hit safely for the second consecutive game in Troy's first road conference sweep since 2019. Caleb Bartolero (2-for-3, 2 R, RBI) and Nic Nolan (2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI) paced Troy's 10-hit outing. Logan Cerny homered for the 14^th time this season, the most by any player in the league.

Bay Witcher (5-2) tossed five scoreless frames and allowed just three hits to record the win on the mound.

The Trojans (24-21, 10-8 SBC) plated the game's first run in the opening frame after Bartolero poked an RBI single the opposite way. Troy would load the bases in the inning, but managed just the one run.

A two-run blast from Logan Cerny, his 14^th homer of the season gave the Trojans a three-run lead after two innings. A four-spot in the fourth, highlighted by a Donovan Whibbs two-RBI double, pushed the Troy advantage to 7-0 after the third inning.

Three more runs came across for the Trojans in the fourth with Nolan, Clay Stearns and Whibbs all logging an RBI in the inning.

Coastal Carolina (21-21, 5-10 SBC) didn't go away quietly, however, using four home runs to climb back into the ball game at 10-6 after eight innings. Max Newton entered in the ninth and struck out one while retiring all three batters he faced to preserve the win.

Quotable – Head coach Mark Smartt
I'm really happy for our players, they played exceptionally hard throughout the series. Anytime you sweep a team of this caliber it's quite an accomplishment. We had another fast start and Bay Witcher did a great job in five innings with no runs. Give [Coastal Carolina] credit, they're very capable and no lead is safe the way they swing the bats. A lot to be proud of from this weekend."

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Troy handed the Chants their first sweep in a three-game conference series since they joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2017.

Notable

With sweeps over App State and Coastal Carolina, Troy has swept two consecutive Sun Belt series for the first time since 2011.
Troy scored 28 runs in the series, the most in a three-game series since the Trojans plated 31 against ULM in 2019.
The Trojans have won four straight games against Coastal Carolina in Conway dating back to its win over the Chants in 2019's series finale. With the sweep, Troy tied the all-time series at 8-8.
Matt Snell played in all three games of the series, twice as the DH (Games 1 & 2) and once in relief of Bay Witcher on the mound (Game 3).
Nine Trojans hit safely in the game as Troy recorded at least 10 hits in a game for the 19^th time this season.
Troy logged double-digit runs for the 11^th time this season.
Troy won despite getting out hit by its opponent for the fourth time this season.
Logan Cerny hit his Sun Belt-leading 14^th home run of the season, a two-run blast in the second inning.