Troy Opens Tuscaloosa Regional Against Boston College

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The road to Omaha for Troy Baseball begins in Tuscaloosa as the Trojans get set for their first regional in five years starting on Friday, June 2, at 2 p.m. on ESPN+ as they play Boston College in the Tuscaloosa Regional.

Troy enters the Tuscaloosa Regional as the No. 3 seed and will take on No. 2 Boston College in Friday's opening-round matchup, while No. 1 Alabama will take on No. 4 Nicholls St. in the other opening round game.

The Regional appearance is Troy's first since 2018 when the Trojans earned an at-large berth to the Athens Regional and defeated Duke in the opening round matchup. This will be Troy's eighth appearance in an NCAA Regional at the Division I level and fourth in the last 12 years.

What: Troy (39-20, 18-12) vs. Boston College (35-18, 16-14)
Date: June 2
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Sewell-Thomas Stadium
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network 94.7 FM
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/listen
Live Stats: TroyStats.com

This will be the first-ever meeting between Troy and Boston College.

Troy finished the season 38^th in RPI with a non-conference RPI of sixth after posting a 20-6 mark in non-conference games plus 18 wins against top 100 teams this season. Troy has the 15^th strongest non-conference in the country.

The Trojans enter the NCAA Regionals fifth nationally with 610 strikeouts as a pitching staff and 14^th with 102 home runs, behind Shane Lewis' program-record 27 blasts.

Lewis became the first Sun Belt player in 20 years to win both Newcomer and Player of the Year awards in the same season. In addition, Lewis has had a historic season at the plate, hitting the third-most home runs in the nation and becoming the Trojan record holder for most home runs by a Troy player in a single season; it is the first time since 2010 a Trojan has hit more than 20 home runs in a season and most in the Sun Belt Conference since 2009.

Getting the nod in game one for the Trojans is All-Sun Belt First Team selection, Grayson Stewart. Stewart finished the regular season 9-2 with the Trojans a team-best 12-3 when he gets the start. Among Sun Belt Conference leaders, Stewart ranks fourth in ERA (3.55), 10^th in opposing batting average (.248), fourth in innings pitched (83.2), sixth in batters struck out (88), and third in wins.

For the second straight year under the pitching expertise of head coach Skylar Meade, the Trojan's pitching staff already has the highest K per nine innings in program history. In 514.2 innings of work, the Trojans have struck out 610 batters averaging 10.7 strikeouts per game, ranking 11^th in the nation. Their 610 strikeouts led all Sun Belt teams during the regular season, a new single-season record.

Know the Foe: Boston College
Hailing from the ACC, the Eagles of Boston College come into the matchup with Troy 35-18 on the season, finishing third in the Atlantic Division. The Eagles ranked 12^th out of 14 teams with a .271 batting average and 10^th with a 5.42 ERA. They did, however, lead the ACC in fielding percentage with a .982 mark. RHP John West will start for the Eagles; West is 5-3 with a 4.52 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched, striking out 63 with 22 walks.

Troy Opens Tuscaloosa Regional Against Boston College

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Players Mentioned

Shane Lewis

Grayson Stewart

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