No. 17 Troy Drops Midweek Matchup with Wofford

Tuesday, March 25

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

18-6

Wofford

18-8

Wofford

Troy

No. 17 Troy Drops Midweek Matchup with Wofford

3/25/2025 11:20:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - No. 17 Troy fell 14-3 in eight innings to Wofford at Riddle-Pace Field on Tuesday.

The Trojans were outhit 13-6 by the Terriers and were held scoreless over the final five innings of the run-rule loss. Wofford led 4-3 after three innings but outscored Troy 10-0 to finish the game.

Freshman Noah Thigpen made his first career start for the Trojans, pitching 2.1 innings with three hits, four runs, two earned runs, one walk and three strikeouts. The righty from Lake Park, Ga., pitched a 1-2-3 first inning and nearly did the same in the second. A two-out error extended the frame, and Wofford scored the game's first runs on a two-run home run by left fielder Andrew Mannelly.

Troy grabbed one back in the bottom of the second on a Jimmy Janicki RBI double, while Wofford responded with two runs in the top third. Blake Cavill cut the lead to 4-3 on a two-run double in the bottom of the frame, but Mannelly's second homer of the game in the fourth sparked Wofford's 10-0 scoring finish to the game, scoring three in the fourth, one in the sixth, three in the seventh and three in the eighth.

In the fifth inning, Troy head coach Skylar Meade was ejected after Steven Meier was called out at first base on a bunt attempt, as the call was not overturned upon replay review.

The Trojans got all of their damage against Wofford starter Sheldon Egger. The lefty went 2.2 innings with five hits, three earned runs and two strikeouts. Righty John Gray pitched 2.1 hitless innings in relief, earning the win, while righty Alec Bouchard earned the save, going 3.0 innings with one hit, one walk and four strikeouts.

Troy moves to 18-7 on the season and is back in action on Wednesday at Florida A&M.

Quick Hitters

Tuesday's loss was Troy's second loss of the season at home. The Trojans are 12-2 at Riddle-Pace Field.
Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to 31 games dating back to last season, going 1-for-4.
Sean Darnell extended his on-base streak to 17 games, going 1-for-4.
Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 32 games dating back to last season, going 2-for-3, with a double, two RBIs and a walk.
Cavill's two RBIs bring his season RBI total to 28. He entered the day ranked second in the Sun Belt with 26 RBIs.
Harrison Bowman extended his hitting streak and on-base streak to six games, going 1-for-4.
Jimmy Janicki extended his hitting streak to six games and on-base streak to 17 games, going 1-for-1 with a double, an RBI, and two HBPs.
Freshman Noah Thigpen made his first career start, tying his season high with three strikeouts.
Luke Lyon recorded three strikeouts, one shy of his season high.

Quotable - Associate Head Coach Ben Wolgamot

"Credit to Wofford. That's a good baseball team and they had a plan coming into today. They executed, and we weren't very good. We didn't execute."

Next Up

Troy is back in action on Wednesday with a trip to Tallahasse, Fla., to play Florida A&M at 3 p.m. CT before returning to Riddle-Pace Field for a three-game Sun Belt series against Marshall Friday-Sunday.