Troy University Athletics
Friday, April 19
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Georgia State
Baseball Remains at Riddle-Pace Field for SBC Showdown with Georgia State
4/18/2024 4:20:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – Troy baseball continues its busy week with a pivotal Sun Belt Conference showdown starting Friday at 6 p.m. in Riddle-Pace Field against the Panthers of Georgia State.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Riddle-Pace Field
The Matchup: Troy (26-13, 9-6 SBC) vs. Georgia State (19-17, 9-6 SBC)
Date: April 19 | April 20 | April 21
Time: 6 p.m. | 3:33 p.m. | 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network - 94.7 FM | TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Projected Starting Pitchers (Troy vs. Georgia State)
Game One – Luke Lyon (5-1) vs. Baley Coleman (2-0)
Game Two – Garrett Gainous (1-2) vs. Rob Evans (3-2)
Game Three – TBD vs. TBD
Post Double Midweek Action
The Trojans (26-13, 9-6 SBC) have been busy with five games in six days leading to its series against the Panthers (19-17, 9-6 SBC), with both teams looking to break a five-way tie for second in the SBC standings alongside Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Southern Miss.
Midweek action opened against Samford on the road, where Ethan Kavanagh played hero in the top of the ninth with a two-RBI single inches over the shortstop's glove to score Kole Myers and Aidan Gilroy, 10-8. Kavanagh led the team with three hits on the evening as Myers, Will Butcher, Brooks Bryan and Tremayne Cobb Jr. followed with two hits.
They followed it with a home matchup with Jacksonville State, falling to the opposition for the first time in head coach Skylar Meade's tenure – sit at 6-1 overall. Myers was a bright spot for the Trojans with two runs scored, earning three walks to claim the No. 1 spot in the nation and SBC with 47.
Myers and Kavanagh led the Trojans statistically through the midweek, topping the charts with a .429 batting average on a combined 6-for-14. Myers dominated the run numbers with a team-high six, a slugging percentage of .714 and an on-base percentage of .636. No. 1 wasn't far behind in on-base percentage at .545, while Bryan sat second for slugging percentage at .667.
Troy enters the weekend series as a premiere offensive team in the nation with the second-ranked team in base-on-balls (254), fourth-ranked in sac flies (27), 28th in hits (382), 18th in scoring average (8.9), 57th in triples (10) and 35th in homers (59). Individually, Myers leads the nation in walks with 47 after earning three against Jacksonville State and ranks ninth in on-base percentage at .543. On the pitching side, Luke Lyon (5-1) continues to run the SBC, leading the league in complete games (2) and fourth in ERA (2.33) – sits at a 0.92 ERA in starts outside of Southern Miss.
Georgia State had an offensive explosion against Southern Miss last weekend, totaling 37 runs in a doubleheader on Saturday to win the series before falling in game three, 14-9. The Panthers hit the midweek against Peach State rival Kennesaw State and won 5-4 in walk-off fashion from Dylan Strickland's two-run homer in the ninth.
Matt Ruiz and Will Mize are players to watch for the Panthers, ranking in the top five for doubles at third (13) and fifth (12), respectively – Mize also sits sixth in the SBC for total bases at 90. Since SBC play began, Michael Maginnis has taken over for Georgia State through 15 games with a team-high .458 batting average – next closest is Brennan Hudson at .385.
SBC Showdown Numbers
• Bryan tied Butcher for the most home runs on the Troy roster with his 12th home run of the season in the fourth against Samford – marked his 15th career homer and fourth 2-RBI home run.
• Before its matchup with Jacksonville State, Troy hit a home run in six straight games for the first time since Feb. 16-25 with eight – totaled 13 from April 6-16.
• Manning finished 1.2 IP, allowing zero earned runs and two strikeouts to earn his sixth win over Samford – hasn't allowed an earned run in 19 of his last 24 appearances.
• Troy set an NCAA record against Jacksonville State, forcing the opposition to bring out 15 different pitchers, breaking a nearly 26-year record of 13 set in the Butler / Indiana Southeast game on May 5, 1998.
• After scoring single digits in 11-of-12 games from March 12 – 30, the Trojans have scored 10-plus runs in six of its last 10 – totaling 109 runs.
• Two Trojans in Bryan (.571) and Mock (.500) finished the App State series at .500-plus in batting average. No. 17 led the Trojans with eight hits, seven RBIs and 14 total bases, while Mock led with four runs – both had a pair of home runs.
• Five homers blasted by the Trojans in game three against App State set a new season-high – previous was four at Indiana on March 9.
• For the first time since the seventh inning on April 22, 2015, at Kennesaw State, the Trojans hit back-to-back-to-back homers via Mock, Gilroy and Arnett.
• Tremayne Cobb Jr. sits 13th overall and seventh among shortstops in defensive runs saved (DRS) at 7.31 and 11th in his position for WAR at 2.29, entering the week.
• Positionally, entering the week, Kavanagh ranks 14th among second basemen in WAR at 2.07 and Myers second among centerfielders at 2.83 – 28th overall. Myers also sits 15th in offensive WAR and 19th in walking percentage (23.1).
• Entering the week, Troy sits 27th in ISO (.222), 19th in wOBA (.429), 13th in wRC (300) and 19th in wRC+ (126).
• The Trojans' bats had plenty of action against App State with 34 hits through 99 at-bats for 31 runs, three doubles, eight homers, 27 RBIs and 61 total bases.
• Myers was a bright spot for the Trojans with two runs scored, earning three walks to claim the No. 1 spot in the nation and SBC with 47 walks through 2024.
• Myers' fourth triple of 2024 in the fourth moves him one shy from tying for sixth in single-season history – his 47th walk also moves him to tie for fourth (Steve Romine (2x)) in walks for a single-season.
• Troy enters the weekend series as a premiere offensive team in the nation with the second-ranked team in base-on-balls (254), fourth-ranked in sac flies (27), 28th in hits (382), 18th in scoring average (8.9), 57th in triples (10) and 35th in homers (59).
• Luke Lyon (5-1) continues to run the SBC, leading the league in complete games (2) and fourth in ERA (2.33) – sits at a 0.92 ERA in starts outside of Southern Miss.
• Individually, Myers leads the nation in walks with 47 after earning three against Jacksonville State, ninth in on-base percentage at .543.
Game Information
Location: Troy, Ala. – Riddle-Pace Field
The Matchup: Troy (26-13, 9-6 SBC) vs. Georgia State (19-17, 9-6 SBC)
Date: April 19 | April 20 | April 21
Time: 6 p.m. | 3:33 p.m. | 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network - 94.7 FM | TroyTrojans.com
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
Projected Starting Pitchers (Troy vs. Georgia State)
Game One – Luke Lyon (5-1) vs. Baley Coleman (2-0)
Game Two – Garrett Gainous (1-2) vs. Rob Evans (3-2)
Game Three – TBD vs. TBD
Post Double Midweek Action
The Trojans (26-13, 9-6 SBC) have been busy with five games in six days leading to its series against the Panthers (19-17, 9-6 SBC), with both teams looking to break a five-way tie for second in the SBC standings alongside Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Southern Miss.
Midweek action opened against Samford on the road, where Ethan Kavanagh played hero in the top of the ninth with a two-RBI single inches over the shortstop's glove to score Kole Myers and Aidan Gilroy, 10-8. Kavanagh led the team with three hits on the evening as Myers, Will Butcher, Brooks Bryan and Tremayne Cobb Jr. followed with two hits.
They followed it with a home matchup with Jacksonville State, falling to the opposition for the first time in head coach Skylar Meade's tenure – sit at 6-1 overall. Myers was a bright spot for the Trojans with two runs scored, earning three walks to claim the No. 1 spot in the nation and SBC with 47.
Myers and Kavanagh led the Trojans statistically through the midweek, topping the charts with a .429 batting average on a combined 6-for-14. Myers dominated the run numbers with a team-high six, a slugging percentage of .714 and an on-base percentage of .636. No. 1 wasn't far behind in on-base percentage at .545, while Bryan sat second for slugging percentage at .667.
Troy enters the weekend series as a premiere offensive team in the nation with the second-ranked team in base-on-balls (254), fourth-ranked in sac flies (27), 28th in hits (382), 18th in scoring average (8.9), 57th in triples (10) and 35th in homers (59). Individually, Myers leads the nation in walks with 47 after earning three against Jacksonville State and ranks ninth in on-base percentage at .543. On the pitching side, Luke Lyon (5-1) continues to run the SBC, leading the league in complete games (2) and fourth in ERA (2.33) – sits at a 0.92 ERA in starts outside of Southern Miss.
Georgia State had an offensive explosion against Southern Miss last weekend, totaling 37 runs in a doubleheader on Saturday to win the series before falling in game three, 14-9. The Panthers hit the midweek against Peach State rival Kennesaw State and won 5-4 in walk-off fashion from Dylan Strickland's two-run homer in the ninth.
Matt Ruiz and Will Mize are players to watch for the Panthers, ranking in the top five for doubles at third (13) and fifth (12), respectively – Mize also sits sixth in the SBC for total bases at 90. Since SBC play began, Michael Maginnis has taken over for Georgia State through 15 games with a team-high .458 batting average – next closest is Brennan Hudson at .385.
SBC Showdown Numbers
• Bryan tied Butcher for the most home runs on the Troy roster with his 12th home run of the season in the fourth against Samford – marked his 15th career homer and fourth 2-RBI home run.
• Before its matchup with Jacksonville State, Troy hit a home run in six straight games for the first time since Feb. 16-25 with eight – totaled 13 from April 6-16.
• Manning finished 1.2 IP, allowing zero earned runs and two strikeouts to earn his sixth win over Samford – hasn't allowed an earned run in 19 of his last 24 appearances.
• Troy set an NCAA record against Jacksonville State, forcing the opposition to bring out 15 different pitchers, breaking a nearly 26-year record of 13 set in the Butler / Indiana Southeast game on May 5, 1998.
• After scoring single digits in 11-of-12 games from March 12 – 30, the Trojans have scored 10-plus runs in six of its last 10 – totaling 109 runs.
• Two Trojans in Bryan (.571) and Mock (.500) finished the App State series at .500-plus in batting average. No. 17 led the Trojans with eight hits, seven RBIs and 14 total bases, while Mock led with four runs – both had a pair of home runs.
• Five homers blasted by the Trojans in game three against App State set a new season-high – previous was four at Indiana on March 9.
• For the first time since the seventh inning on April 22, 2015, at Kennesaw State, the Trojans hit back-to-back-to-back homers via Mock, Gilroy and Arnett.
• Tremayne Cobb Jr. sits 13th overall and seventh among shortstops in defensive runs saved (DRS) at 7.31 and 11th in his position for WAR at 2.29, entering the week.
• Positionally, entering the week, Kavanagh ranks 14th among second basemen in WAR at 2.07 and Myers second among centerfielders at 2.83 – 28th overall. Myers also sits 15th in offensive WAR and 19th in walking percentage (23.1).
• Entering the week, Troy sits 27th in ISO (.222), 19th in wOBA (.429), 13th in wRC (300) and 19th in wRC+ (126).
• The Trojans' bats had plenty of action against App State with 34 hits through 99 at-bats for 31 runs, three doubles, eight homers, 27 RBIs and 61 total bases.
• Myers was a bright spot for the Trojans with two runs scored, earning three walks to claim the No. 1 spot in the nation and SBC with 47 walks through 2024.
• Myers' fourth triple of 2024 in the fourth moves him one shy from tying for sixth in single-season history – his 47th walk also moves him to tie for fourth (Steve Romine (2x)) in walks for a single-season.
• Troy enters the weekend series as a premiere offensive team in the nation with the second-ranked team in base-on-balls (254), fourth-ranked in sac flies (27), 28th in hits (382), 18th in scoring average (8.9), 57th in triples (10) and 35th in homers (59).
• Luke Lyon (5-1) continues to run the SBC, leading the league in complete games (2) and fourth in ERA (2.33) – sits at a 0.92 ERA in starts outside of Southern Miss.
• Individually, Myers leads the nation in walks with 47 after earning three against Jacksonville State, ninth in on-base percentage at .543.
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