No. 19 Troy Drops Battle at USC Upstate to Even Series at 1-1

Saturday, March 8

Spartanburg, S.C.

1 p.m.

Troy University

12-3

USC Upstate

7-6

Troy

USC Upstate

No. 19 Troy Drops Battle at USC Upstate to Even Series at 1-1

3/8/2025 5:50:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - No. 19 Troy dropped a hard-fought battle with USC Upstate 5-4 at Harley Park to even the series at 1-1.

The Trojans led 4-3 after six innings, but the Spartans' seventh-inning rally propelled them to victory. Grayson Stewart had put Upstate down 1-2-3 in the sixth, but a leadoff single followed by an infield single that deflected off the senior right-hander put the pressure on. Upstate evened the game on a fielder's choice, beating the throw to home on a chopper to Stewart, and scored the go-ahead run on a Colby Frieda wild pitch.

Troy starter Noah Edders pitched 5.0 innings and struck out four with one walk. Upstate tallied six hits off the junior right-hander, getting an RBI single and scoring on a first and third stolen base attempt in the second while adding one on an RBI groundout in the fifth.

USC Upstate lefty Max Kaplan went a strong 7.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts. The Trojans recorded ten hits off the southpaw, generating four runs. Shane Lewis knocked in a run on a second-inning single while a two-run double by Sean Darnell and an RBI single by Brooks Bryan gave the Trojans a three-run fifth inning.

Troy recorded two hits off righty Amp Phillips, one of which was a one-out double by Darnell in the top of the ninth, but couldn't cash in the tying run.

The Trojans now sit at 12-3 on the season and will look to take the series from the Spartans in Sunday's rubber match at 12 p.m. CT.

Quick Hitters

Troy led 4-3 after the sixth inning. It's the Trojans' first loss this season when they were leading after six. They now sit at 10-1 on the year when leading after the sixth inning.
Troy outhit USC Upstate 12-8. The Trojans are now 9-2 when out-hitting their opponent.
Troy's 12 hits were its most in a loss this season.
Troy left nine runners on-base, its most in a loss this season.
Steven Meier went 2-for-4 with a walk, extending his on-base streak to 22 games dating back to last season and his hitting streak to six games.
Sean Darnell went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs, extending his on-base streak to seven games.
Blake Cavill drew a walk, extending his on-base streak to 22 games dating back to last season.
Brooks Bryan went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI. Bryan now has 25 RBIs on the season after entering the day as the Sun Belt leader with 24.
Mike Bello went 1-for-4, extending his on-base streak to 11 games.
Shane Lewis went 1-for-2 with an RBI, extending his on-base streak to 10 games.
Houstom Markham replaced Lewis in the fifth inning, going 0-for-1 with a walk.
Jimmy Janicki went 1-for-4, extending his hitting streak to five games and his on-base streak to nine games.
Harrison Bowman made his first career start, batting eighth and playing DH.
Bowman went 2-for-3 with a hit by pitch, recording the first two hits of his career.
Colby Frieda pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, retiring all five batters he faced. Opposing hitters are now batting .118 off of Frieda this season.
Frieda matched his season-high with three strikeouts.

Quotable - Head Coach Skylar Meade

"We had some opportunities early in the game to expand it. We didn't, and then we gift-wrapped four of the five runs, which is unfortunate. It was really multi-faceted. Poorly executed pitches that were unable to be stopped. Some poor decisions on balls in play."