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No. 18 Troy Hosts Florida A&M in Wednesday Matinee
4/1/2025 3:17:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. - No. 18 Troy is back in action at Riddle-Pace Field on Wednesday with a midweek matchup against Florida A&M.
The Trojans faced the Rattlers down in Tallahasee, Fla., last week, coming out on top 10-8 after trailing 7-0 after the second inning. The seven-run deficit is tied for the largest known comeback in Troy history, as the Trojans hit four home runs, including one from Gavin Schrader, one from Brooks Bryan and the first two home runs of Dillon Kuehl's career to rocket themselves back into the ballgame.
Over the weekend, Troy won two of three games against Sun Belt opponent Marshall, to improve to 6-3 in league play and second in the Sun Belt standings. Bryan came in clutch again in Saturday's win, hitting a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Troy the lead in the 4-3 victory.Â
Drew Nelson is slated to make his seventh start of the season against the Rattlers. The junior left-hander boasts a 3-0 record and a 4.61 ERA in 27.1 innings pitched this season. Nelson has racked up 20 strikeouts with 12 walks and has held opponents to a .267 batting average.
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Gameday Info
The Matchup: No. 18 Troy (21-8, 6-3 Sun Belt) vs. Florida A&M (14-14, 8-1 SWAC)
Game Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Troy, Ala. - Riddle-Pace Field
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com
ÂProbable Starters
Florida A&M: TBD
Troy: Drew Nelson (3-0, 27.1 IP, 4.61 ERA), LHP, Jr.
ÂQuick Hitters
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Troy was ranked in all five major polls this week, topping at No. 18 in the Perfect Top 25. The Trojans were also ranked No.20 by D1Baseball, Baseball America and NCBWA, and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
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Troy entered the season ranked No. 25 in the D1Baseball Top 25. It was the first time in Troy's Division I history that they entered the season ranked in the Top 25.
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Troy has won each of its first seven weekend series for the first time since 2011, when the Trojans won each of their first eight weekend series.
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Troy is one of 12 teams to not lose a weekend series this season, joining Arkansas, Clemson, Dallas Baptist, ETSU, Florida State, Georgia, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Texas, UC Irvine and UCLA.
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Gavin Schrader's home run off Marshall LHP Bryce Blevins on Friday was Troy's first home run off a left-handed pitcher this season. 37 of Troy's 38 home runs this season have come against righties.
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Jimmy Janicki is batting .529 in Sun Belt games, which leads the conference.
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Brooks Bryan leads the Sun Belt Conference in RBIs (43), which is ten more than South Alabama's Kyle Morrison for second place (33).
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Steven Meier leads the Sun Belt Conference in stolen bases (16) and is tied with Georgia State's William Maginnis and Coastal Carolina's Blake Barthol for the Sun Belt lead in hit by pitches (14).
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Garrett Gainous and Grayson Stewart are climbing the Troy all-time leaderboards in wins and strikeouts. Gainous ranks ninth in wins (20) and fourth in strikeouts (244), while Stewart is tied for fifth in wins (22) and ranks sixth in strikeouts (225).
Series History
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Troy is 37-8 all-time against Florida A&M.
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The Trojans are 5-0 against the Rattlers under head coach Skylar Meade.
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Troy defeated FAMU 10-8 on March 26 after trailing 7-0 after two innings. It is tied for the longest known comeback in Troy history.
