Bryan's Triple Rockets No. 17 Troy Past Marshall to Clinch Series

Saturday, March 29

Troy, Ala.

3:33 p.m.

Troy University

21-7, 6-2

Marshall

12-15, 2-6

Marshall

Troy

Bryan's Triple Rockets No. 17 Troy Past Marshall to Clinch Series

3/29/2025 8:17:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - No. 17 Troy had its back against the wall in the bottom of the eighth inning, but a bases clearing triple from junior catcher Brooks Bryan rocketed the Trojans to a 4-3 win over Marshall to clinch the series at Riddle-Pace Field.

The Trojans had recorded just one hit, scoring one unearned run, against Marshall starter Griffin Miller through the first seven innings of the ballgame. Trailing 3-1, Jimmy Janicki began the rally with a leadoff hit by pitch before the Thundering Herd turned to submarine reliever Nicholas Weyrich with one out.

A Sean Darnell walk put the pressure on Weyrich, and Gavin Schrader followed by fouling off a pair of 3-2 pitches to draw a walk of his own. With the bases loaded, the Sun Belt RBI leader Bryan battled into a 3-2 count before lasering a 111 MPH line drive into centerfield. Marshall centerfielder Cam Harthan missed his attempt at a diving catch, and the ball rolled to the wall for a triple, scoring all three runs.

In the top of the ninth, Jay Dill picked up his fourth save of the season, stranding two base runners with a one-out strikeout and a groundout to end the ballgame.

The pitching was dominant from start to finish for the Trojans, as Noah Edders went 7.1 strong innings with five hits, three earned runs, seven strikeouts and one walk. It was the second consecutive week with a quality start for the Bradley transfer, as he pitched 6.0 innings with three earned runs and nine strikeouts in last Saturday's 9-8 win over No. 16 Coastal Carolina.

Freshman Noah Thigpen picked up his first career win in the ballgame. Thigpen recorded the final two outs of the eighth inning, retiring both batters he faced.

Game 3 between No. 17 Troy (21-7, 6-2 Sun Belt) and Marshall (12-15, 2-6 Sun Belt) is slated for 12 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field on Sunday.

Quick Hitters

Troy has won each of its first seven weekend series to start the season. It's the first time the Trojans have won their first seven weekend series since 2011. The Trojans went 49-13 that season and won their first eight weekend series.
Troy won 4-3 despite recording just two hits. It's the Trojans' fewest hits in a win since they recorded two hits in a 7-3 win over Central Michigan on February 17, 2012. Troy drew nine walks and four HBPs in that ballgame.
Troy moves to 6-2 in games decided by one run.
Troy is 14-2 at Riddle-Pace Field this season.
Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to 34 games dating back to last season, recording a walk.
Gavin Schrader recorded an RBI on a fielder's choice in the first inning. He's recorded at least one RBI in his last three games.
Brooks Bryan's three-run triple in the eighth inning was his first triple of the season and third of his career.
Bryan's three RBIs bring his season total to 42, which leads the Sun Belt Conference.
Dillon Kuehl extended his on-base streak to seven games, drawing a walk.
Two-way player Drew Nelson made his first career start at first base and second as a hitter. He started as the designated hitter at Louisiana on March 14.
Nelson extended his on-base streak to four games, drawing a walk.
Noah Edders pitched 7.1 innings, the deepest start by a Troy starting pitcher this season.
Edders followed a nine-strikeout performance against Coastal Carolina last week with seven strikeouts against Marshall. His 16 strikeouts in his last two starts are tied for the most strikeouts in a two-game stretch in his career. He recorded six strikeouts against UNLV and a career-high ten against Omaha in back-to-back starts at Bradley last season.
Noah Thigpen recorded the first win of his career, recording the final two outs of the eighth inning.
Jay Dill recorded his fourth save of the season, which is a new career high. He had three saves for the Trojans last season.

Quotables

Head Coach Skylar Meade on the comeback win…

"Fortunately, we took our walks there late, and then we had the one big swing from Brooks. Some great baserunning on the back side of it. Then we handled the rock in the last inning. Jay Dill made a couple of really quality pitches when it was winning time."

Meade on Noah Edders going 7.1 innings…

"Really good job from him, and we needed it. I think when you have a starter that goes that deep, it provides your team a little bit of comfort. Our guy's still going out there. We're down 2-1, down 3-1, but we're still in attack. Everybody feels okay."

Noah Edders on his performance…

"I was kind of a two-pitch guy the whole day. Except for that one changeup I threw, but we won't talk about that. I got the slider going early. Got them guessing, and we just started mixing from there."

Brooks Bryan on hitting his triple against a submarine pitcher …

"It was weird at first. You've just got to see it up. I've been swinging at some pitches up a little bit that I shouldn't swing at, but on a guy like that, you've got to see it up. You've got to get your pitch. With a guy like that who had been throwing a lot of balls, you've got to make sure that it's in your zone. Just attack the zone, attack him, and see what happens."