Troy University Athletics
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No. 3 Troy Baseball’s SBC Tournament Run Ends to No. 6 App State
5/24/2024 7:56:00 PM | Baseball
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – No. 3 Troy baseball's Sun Belt Tournament run ends Friday night in Riverwalk Stadium at the hands of No. 6 App State on a seven-run seventh inning, 10-6.
Troy capitalized early in the top of the first, earning three straight walks for Kole Myers, Ethan Kavanagh and Will Butcher to force an early pitching change – all walks were full counts. App State got one out on the board before Tremayne Cobb Jr. earned the fourth walk of the inning on a 4-0 count to score Myers, 1-0, who earned his 62nd walk of 2024. Kyle Mock scored the second, 2-0, when he reached on a fielder's choice to first base, who opted to get the out at second, which allowed Kavanagh to cross home.
Beau Fletcher got the nod for his second start of 2024 and set the tone early, sitting down three straight in the bottom half through just 13 pitches with a groundout to Cobb Jr., a strikeout looking and a flyout to Kavanagh. Fletcher continued his control into the second, allowing just one hit via a double down the right field line for Xavier Moranta and striking out a pair swinging – earned the third out with a groundout to Peyton Watts.
Fletcher's time on the mound ended when Grayson Stewart came in for relief after Hunter Wilder got put on third with a walk, wild pitch, and groundout. The pitching change saw Austin St. Laurent groundout to Watts, leaving Wilder time to score, 2-1. Stewart ended the inning five pitches later with a strikeout looking. App State took the lead in the fourth, 3-2, when Braxton Church was HBP, allowing Moronta to hit a 2-run homer to right field.
The Trojans tied the game at three in the sixth with their 36th sac fly of 2024 as Aidan Gilroy earned a 4-0 walk and Ben Arnett reached on a fielder's choice – wild pitch put both runners in scoring position. The Mountaineers put one out on the board with a K, but Myers ensured Gilroy would come home as he shot a sac fly out to deep left center.
Grayson Stewart sat down seven straight batters after giving up the home run with three groundouts and a strikeout, flyout, pop-out and foul out before coming out in the seventh. Then, inning No. 7 saw seven runs, six hits and four errors as the Mountaineers went through the lineup, 10-3.
With two outs on the board in the ninth, Troy made one last pushback when Blake Sutton pinched hit a 2-1 single through the right side, and Cobb Jr. earned Troy's 11th walk of the game. Mock capitalized on a 0-1 count, doubling down the left field line to score both and cut the deficit to five, 10-5. Gilroy continued the run with a 1-1 single to right field to put runners on the corners. Mock seized his opportunity when App State threw a wild pitch, colliding with the pitcher to reach home safely, 10-6. The next at-bat ended Troy's hopes with a 2-2 flyout to right field, ending its SBC title hopes.
Head Coach Skylar Meade
"They just handled the game better. You can't lose focus in tournament baseball, but we compartmentalized a lot in that seventh inning, and it burnt us. I don't want to relive it. The Sun Belt continues to get better. I know there's a lot of bids getting stolen, but we went to the number of places we did this season and came out winning, including Coastal Carolina and Indiana. Add in huge home series wins against teams like Louisiana. I don't like putting this kind of thing in other people's hands. But we don't have any regrets about anything this season. We got good players. We got superstars, and we put them in situations to succeed. I know what our team is. We are an NCAA Tournament team. I have no doubt. I remain optimistic."
Up Next
Troy awaits Monday's NCAA Regional Selection Show to determine a second straight postseason bid.
Round Three Numbers
• Myers' walk to open the ballgame resulted in his 62nd of 2024, trimming his way to just three away from tying for the most walks in Troy single-season history – Jorge Soto (65).
• Fletcher made his second start of 2024, pitching 2.1 innings with three Ks and one run through nine batters faced.
• Troy's lineup earned 11 walks against App State to mark the first double-digit base-on-ball game since Alabama State on April 30 (11) and the ninth of 2024.
• Mock finished with three RBIs on the day, going 2-for-5 with one run and a double – marked his 21st multi-hit game and 14th multi-RBI game.
Troy capitalized early in the top of the first, earning three straight walks for Kole Myers, Ethan Kavanagh and Will Butcher to force an early pitching change – all walks were full counts. App State got one out on the board before Tremayne Cobb Jr. earned the fourth walk of the inning on a 4-0 count to score Myers, 1-0, who earned his 62nd walk of 2024. Kyle Mock scored the second, 2-0, when he reached on a fielder's choice to first base, who opted to get the out at second, which allowed Kavanagh to cross home.
Beau Fletcher got the nod for his second start of 2024 and set the tone early, sitting down three straight in the bottom half through just 13 pitches with a groundout to Cobb Jr., a strikeout looking and a flyout to Kavanagh. Fletcher continued his control into the second, allowing just one hit via a double down the right field line for Xavier Moranta and striking out a pair swinging – earned the third out with a groundout to Peyton Watts.
Fletcher's time on the mound ended when Grayson Stewart came in for relief after Hunter Wilder got put on third with a walk, wild pitch, and groundout. The pitching change saw Austin St. Laurent groundout to Watts, leaving Wilder time to score, 2-1. Stewart ended the inning five pitches later with a strikeout looking. App State took the lead in the fourth, 3-2, when Braxton Church was HBP, allowing Moronta to hit a 2-run homer to right field.
The Trojans tied the game at three in the sixth with their 36th sac fly of 2024 as Aidan Gilroy earned a 4-0 walk and Ben Arnett reached on a fielder's choice – wild pitch put both runners in scoring position. The Mountaineers put one out on the board with a K, but Myers ensured Gilroy would come home as he shot a sac fly out to deep left center.
Grayson Stewart sat down seven straight batters after giving up the home run with three groundouts and a strikeout, flyout, pop-out and foul out before coming out in the seventh. Then, inning No. 7 saw seven runs, six hits and four errors as the Mountaineers went through the lineup, 10-3.
With two outs on the board in the ninth, Troy made one last pushback when Blake Sutton pinched hit a 2-1 single through the right side, and Cobb Jr. earned Troy's 11th walk of the game. Mock capitalized on a 0-1 count, doubling down the left field line to score both and cut the deficit to five, 10-5. Gilroy continued the run with a 1-1 single to right field to put runners on the corners. Mock seized his opportunity when App State threw a wild pitch, colliding with the pitcher to reach home safely, 10-6. The next at-bat ended Troy's hopes with a 2-2 flyout to right field, ending its SBC title hopes.
Head Coach Skylar Meade
"They just handled the game better. You can't lose focus in tournament baseball, but we compartmentalized a lot in that seventh inning, and it burnt us. I don't want to relive it. The Sun Belt continues to get better. I know there's a lot of bids getting stolen, but we went to the number of places we did this season and came out winning, including Coastal Carolina and Indiana. Add in huge home series wins against teams like Louisiana. I don't like putting this kind of thing in other people's hands. But we don't have any regrets about anything this season. We got good players. We got superstars, and we put them in situations to succeed. I know what our team is. We are an NCAA Tournament team. I have no doubt. I remain optimistic."
Up Next
Troy awaits Monday's NCAA Regional Selection Show to determine a second straight postseason bid.
Round Three Numbers
• Myers' walk to open the ballgame resulted in his 62nd of 2024, trimming his way to just three away from tying for the most walks in Troy single-season history – Jorge Soto (65).
• Fletcher made his second start of 2024, pitching 2.1 innings with three Ks and one run through nine batters faced.
• Troy's lineup earned 11 walks against App State to mark the first double-digit base-on-ball game since Alabama State on April 30 (11) and the ninth of 2024.
• Mock finished with three RBIs on the day, going 2-for-5 with one run and a double – marked his 21st multi-hit game and 14th multi-RBI game.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sleeper, Ryan (2-0)
L: Hartzog, Clete (7-4)
Batting:
2B: Mock, Kyle 1
RBI: Myers, Kole 1 ; Cobb Jr., Tremayne 1 ; Mock, Kyle 3
SF: Myers, Kole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Myers, Kole 1 ; Kavanagh, Ethan 1 ; Sutton, Blake 1 ; Cobb Jr., Tremayne 1 ; Mock, Kyle 1 ; Gilroy, Aidan 1
CS: Butcher, Will 1
HBP: Arnett, Ben 1
Batting:
2B: Moronta, Xavier 1
HR: Moronta, Xavier 1
RBI: St. Laurent, Austin 2 ; Church, Braxton 1 ; Moronta, Xavier 2 ; Wilder, Hunter 2
SH: Quintero, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: St. Laurent, Austin 1 ; Tolley, Banks 1 ; Boyd, CJ 1 ; Church, Braxton 2 ; Moronta, Xavier 2 ; Wilder, Hunter 2 ; Zamora, Joseph 1
HBP: Church, Braxton 1
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