Troy University Athletics
Troy University
16-5
UAB
14-7
No. 18 Troy Run-Rules UAB at Rickwood Field
3/18/2025 5:34:00 PM | Baseball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A hot day at the plate from the Troy offense propelled the No. 18 Trojans to a 14-2 win in seven innings over UAB at historic Rickwood Field.
The Trojans recorded 15 hits on the afternoon and pegged UAB starter Braxton Shelton for six runs and eight hits in 3.1 innings. Troy scored five of those runs in the second inning, recording five hits and a walk in the frame, highlighted by doubles from Harrison Bowman, Gavin Schrader and Jason Hawkins.
Schrader was named Sun Belt Player of the Week after going 6-for-12 at the plate with a pair of homers at Louisiana over the weekend and followed it up with a 4-for-4 day with two doubles and two RBIs on Tuesday. Bowman's double in the second inning was the first of his career, and the sophomore hit his first career homer in the sixth inning on a three-run shot over the left field wall.
On the mound, senior lefty Jacob Roettgen made his second start of the season, going a career-high 4.0 innings and earning his first career win. The Jefferson City, Mo., native allowed just one hit and one walk while matching his career high with three strikeouts.
Noah Thigpen allowed one run in the fifth before Colby Frieda entered with one out to strand the bases loaded. Frieda has now gone his last six appearances and 11.0 innings without surrendering a hit. Adam Falinski pitched a hitless sixth inning with a pair of strikeouts, while George Welch struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Quick Hitters
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Troy scored 14 runs for the fifth time this season, which is the second most runs they've scored in a game.
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Troy has hit 29 home runs this season. All 29 have come against a right-handed pitcher.
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Freshman Houston Markham batted in the leadoff spot for the first time in his career, going 3-for-4. It was his third multi-hit game of the season and second with three-plus hits.
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Sean Darnell extended his hitting streak to seven games and on-base streak to 13 games.
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Darnell went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. It was his seventh multi-hit and eighth multi-RBI game of the season.
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Darnell's two RBIs bring his season total to 25. He entered the day tied for third in the Sun Belt with 23 RBIs.
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Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 21 games dating back to last season, drawing a walk.
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Cavill tallied one RBI, bringing his season total to 25. He entered the day ranked second in the Sun Belt with 24 RBIs.
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Harrison Bowman doubled in the second inning, the first extra-base hit of his career.
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Bowman hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, the first home run of his career. He hit 17 home runs at Iowa Central Community College last season.
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Gavin Schrader went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs, picking up his fourth consecutive multi-hit game.
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Jason Hawkins hit an RBI double in the second inning, the first extra-base hit of his career.
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Hawkins went 2-for-3 with a sac bunt and three RBIS, his second multi-hit game of the season.
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Hawkins' three RBIs are a career-high.
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Jacob Roettgen made his second start of the season, pitching a career-high 4.0 innings and matching his career-high with three strikeouts. The senior lefty allowed one hit, one walk, and one unearned run.
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Roettgen recorded the first win of his career.
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Colby Frieda pitched 0.2 innings, allowing zero hits and picking up one strikeout. In his last six appearances, Frieda has pitched 11.0 innings without allowing a hit.
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Adam Falinski pitched a hitless sixth inning with two strikeouts and a walk,
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George Welch, in his second appearance of the season, pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning with two strikeouts.
Quotables
Head Coach Skylar Meade on the win…
"I wanted to see us do things the right way. Keep playing hard, keep playing focused, keep attacking the strike zone, and we did that. That makes me happy, so we'll have a good bus ride back."
Gavin Schrader on his hot streak…
"Just forgetting every at-bat after it's done with. I just treat every at-bat like I'm 0-for-0."
Next Up
Troy moves to 16-5 on the season and will host No. 16 Coastal Carolina for a three-game series Friday-Sunday for its Sun Belt home opener.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Roettgen, Jacob (1-0)
L: Braxton Shelton (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Darnell, Sean 1 ; Bowman, Harrison 1 ; Schrader, Gavin 2 ; Hawkins, Jason 1
HR: Bowman, Harrison 1
RBI: Markham, Houston 1 ; Darnell, Sean 2 ; Cavill, Blake 1 ; Bowman, Harrison 3 ; Janicki, Jimmy 1 ; Schrader, Gavin 2 ; Hawkins, Jason 3
SH: Hawkins, Jason 1 ; Wax, Jakob 1
SF: Markham, Houston 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Markham, Houston 1 ; Darnell, Sean 1 ; Cavill, Blake 1 ; Bryan, Brooks 2 ; Bowman, Harrison 2 ; Janicki, Jimmy 3 ; Schrader, Gavin 2 ; Hawkins, Jason 1 ; Wax, Jakob 1
Batting:
RBI: Mayes White 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Braxton Brooks 1 ; Andrew Hunt 1
