Cavill's Two Homers Boost No. 18 Troy to 6-3 Win at James Madison

Saturday, April 12

Harrisonburg, Va.

3 p.m.

Troy University

25-11, 9-5

James Madison

12-23, 5-9

Troy

James Madison

Cavill's Two Homers Boost No. 18 Troy to 6-3 Win at James Madison

4/12/2025 7:13:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

HARRISONBURG, Va. - An efficient performance on the mound from Noah Edders and two home runs from Blake Cavill boosted No. 18 Troy to a 6-3 win over James Madison to even the series at Eagle field.

Batting in the leadoff spot for the second time this season, Cavill went 3-for-5 on the day, singling in the top of the first inning and scoring on a base hit by freshman third baseman Jimmy Janicki. The senior from Sydney, Australia, crushed a two-run shot 418 feet dead center in his second at-bat and followed it with a three-run blast to right center in the fourth inning, giving him five of Troy's six RBIs on the day.

Troy did all of its damage against JMU starter Casey Smith, knocking him out after the fourth inning. While the James Madison bullpen tossed five scoreless frames, the Trojans countered with a strong performance on the day from the junior right-hander Edders.

Edders allowed one run across the board in each of the first three frames but settled down in the fourth inning and cruised to 7.0 innings with five hits, three runs, two earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts on 83 pitches. Edders stranded a runner on second in the fourth, as shortstop Jakob Wax made a miraculous leaping grab on a popup down the third base line before an inning-ending groundout.

Freshman Noah Thigpen closed things out for the Trojans in the final two innings, picking up the first save of his career. The Lake Park, Ga., native held the Dukes to one hit while recording one strikeout. Thigpen has now been scoreless in each of his last five appearances, totaling 8.2 innings pitched.

Game 3 between Troy and James Madison is slated for 10 a.m. CT at Eagle Field. Neither team has announced a starting pitcher for the rubber match.

Quick Hitters

Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 41 games dating back to last season, going 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs.
Cavill recorded his second multi-home run game of the season. He hit two home runs in Troy's 11-9 win at USC Upstate on March 7.
Cavill recorded his 11th multi-hit and fifth three-plus hit game of the season.
Cavill's five RBIs are a season high and one shy of his career high. He recorded six RBIs against Purdue Fort Wayne as a junior at Western Kentucky last season (2/23/24).
Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to 42 games dating back to last season, recording an HBP.
Meier's HBP was his 19th of the season, which leads the Sun Belt and is the third-most in a single season in Troy history.
Sean Darnell extended his on-base streak to seven games, drawing a walk.
Gavin Schrader extended his on-base streak to ten games, going 3-for-4.
Schrader recorded his fifth multi-hit and second three-plus hit game of the season.
Noah Edders earned his fourth win of the season, going 7.0 innings with five hits, three runs, two earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts.
Noah Thigpen earned his first career save, pitching the final two innings with one hit and one strikeout.
In his last five appearances, Thigpen has been scoreless in 8.2 innings pitched.

Quotables

Head Coach Skylar Meade on the win…..

"Obviously, Blake was the star of the show today. He was really solid defensively, and then he had three great swings, obviously two of them for homers. They were the difference in the game, and then everyone named Noah did well, so that's good for the Trojans."

Blake Cavill on his offensive performance…

"After yesterday's tough loss, we had to come out here and show some excitement. I felt like I needed to lead the team today - be an older guy and help the team out, and that's what I did for the boys."