Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 10
Orlando, Fla.
5 p.m.
Troy University
at
UCF
First Road Trip of the Year Sees Troy Travel to UCF
3/9/2023 3:51:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – After 13 straight home games, the Trojans will hit the road for the first time in 2023 as they travel to Orlando to take on UCF for a three-game series beginning on Friday, March 10 at 5 p.m. The Trojans and Knights will meet for the first time since 2021, when Troy hosted UCF. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Troy won the series back in 2021 after taking two out of three from the Knights. The two programs first met in 1998 and played every season until 2006. The Trojans are 11-18 overall, with only two wins coming in Orlando.
What: Troy vs. UCF
Date: Mar. 10 / 11 / 12
Time: 5 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 12 p.m.
Location: Orlando, Fla. – John Euliano Park
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network 97.4 FM
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/listen
Talent: Barry McKnight
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
The Trojans are coming off two midweek losses against FGCU, losing their first games of the season. The Knights enter the weekend 9-3 with two losses to fellow Sun Belt member Georgia Southern. Troy has an RPI of 31 thus far and has been as high as sixth in the country.
The Trojans' weekend rotation is starting to find its form, as Brady Fuller will get the start Friday. Fuller has a 2.76 ERA with 21 strikeouts and four walks on the season. Zach Fruit will follow on Saturday after earning his first win as a Trojan last week. Next, Grayson Stewart leads the Trojans in wins with three and an earned run average of 1.06. Stewart is coming off throwing a seven-inning complete game in which he shut out USC-Upstate. The Trojans are undefeated this season when each of them gets the start on the mound.
William Sullivan and Shane Lewis take a 13-on-base streak into the weekend. Both rank among the leaders in the Sun Belt Conference, as Sullivan is second in batting average (.438), and Lewis leads the league in RBIs (29). Lewis already has seven games recording multiple RBIs. Kole Myers brings a nine-game hitting streak into this series. The center fielder has started in all but one game this season.
Troy will look to capitalize with runners on base as they left a season-high 10 in their previous game against FGCU. They will also try and cut back on the walks, as they had a season-high 10 against the Eagles.
Know the Foe: UCF
The Knights, like the Trojans, have home run power averaging 2.96 per game, ranking sixth in the country. They lead their conference in batting average (.311), scoring (8.8), and on-base percentage (.412). Knights pitching has an ERA of 5.43, with opponents holding a .242 batting average against them.
Pitching Matchups
G1 – RHP Brady Fuller vs. RHP Ruddy Gomez
G2 – RHP Zach Fruit vs. TBD
G3 – RHP Grayson Stewart vs. - RHP Cameron Leiter
Troy won the series back in 2021 after taking two out of three from the Knights. The two programs first met in 1998 and played every season until 2006. The Trojans are 11-18 overall, with only two wins coming in Orlando.
What: Troy vs. UCF
Date: Mar. 10 / 11 / 12
Time: 5 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 12 p.m.
Location: Orlando, Fla. – John Euliano Park
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network 97.4 FM
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/listen
Talent: Barry McKnight
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
The Trojans are coming off two midweek losses against FGCU, losing their first games of the season. The Knights enter the weekend 9-3 with two losses to fellow Sun Belt member Georgia Southern. Troy has an RPI of 31 thus far and has been as high as sixth in the country.
The Trojans' weekend rotation is starting to find its form, as Brady Fuller will get the start Friday. Fuller has a 2.76 ERA with 21 strikeouts and four walks on the season. Zach Fruit will follow on Saturday after earning his first win as a Trojan last week. Next, Grayson Stewart leads the Trojans in wins with three and an earned run average of 1.06. Stewart is coming off throwing a seven-inning complete game in which he shut out USC-Upstate. The Trojans are undefeated this season when each of them gets the start on the mound.
William Sullivan and Shane Lewis take a 13-on-base streak into the weekend. Both rank among the leaders in the Sun Belt Conference, as Sullivan is second in batting average (.438), and Lewis leads the league in RBIs (29). Lewis already has seven games recording multiple RBIs. Kole Myers brings a nine-game hitting streak into this series. The center fielder has started in all but one game this season.
Troy will look to capitalize with runners on base as they left a season-high 10 in their previous game against FGCU. They will also try and cut back on the walks, as they had a season-high 10 against the Eagles.
Know the Foe: UCF
The Knights, like the Trojans, have home run power averaging 2.96 per game, ranking sixth in the country. They lead their conference in batting average (.311), scoring (8.8), and on-base percentage (.412). Knights pitching has an ERA of 5.43, with opponents holding a .242 batting average against them.
Pitching Matchups
G1 – RHP Brady Fuller vs. RHP Ruddy Gomez
G2 – RHP Zach Fruit vs. TBD
G3 – RHP Grayson Stewart vs. - RHP Cameron Leiter
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