Troy University Athletics
Troy University
28-11, 12-5
ULM
19-21, 5-12
Edders Tosses Complete Game as No. 18 Troy Run-Rules ULM
4/18/2025 10:28:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. - A complete game from Noah Edders and an explosive performance from the Troy offense rocketed the No. 18 Trojans to an 11-1 victory over ULM in seven innings at Riddle-Pace Field.
Edders, a junior right-hander from Woodridge, Ill., tossed 7.0 innings with four hits, one walk and one earned run while matching his season-high with nine strikeouts on his way to his first career complete game. Edders was scoreless through his first six frames, allowing just one run in the seventh on sacrifice fly before ending the ballgame with a strikeout.
The Troy offense knocked ULM starter Daniel Gonzalez out of the ballgame before recording an out, putting up seven runs in the opening frame. The Trojans had each of the first eight hitters of the ballgame reach base safely, and it was Gavin Schrader who busted things open in the seven-hole with a three-run home run off reliever Zach Shaw.
The Trojans out-hit the Warhawks 12-4 and got multi-hit games from Sean Darnell (2-for-3), Jimmy Janicki (2-for-4), Schrader, (2-for-4), Mike Bello (2-for-4) and Jakob Wax (2-for-4). Darnell hit a two-run double in the first and had an RBI single in the third while Janicki drove in two on a double in the fifth.
Troy's victory over ULM sealed its tenth consecutive series win to start the season. Saturday's series finale between Troy (28-11, 12-5 Sun Belt) and ULM (19-21, 5-12 Sun Belt) is slated for 3:33 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field.
Quick Hitters
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Troy recorded its sixth run-rule victory of the season, and first against a Sun Belt Conference opponent.
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Troy is 17-3 at Riddle-Pace Field.
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Troy is 13-2 when scoring in the first inning and 18-4 when scoring first.
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Troy is 12-3 when playing errorless defense.
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Troy's drew more walks than strikeouts for the 11th time this season.
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Troy used the same lineup in consecutive games for just the fourth time this season.
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Noah Edders threw the first complete game of his career, going 7.0 innings with four hits, one earned run, nine strikeouts, and one walk.
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Edders is the first Troy pitcher to throw a complete game this season. He's the first Trojan to throw a complete game since his teammate Luke Lyon did so twice in 2024.
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Edders' nine strikeouts tie his season-high. He struck out nine against Coastal Carolina on March 22. It was one-shy of his career-high of ten, which he recorded twice last season as a redshirt sophomore at Bradley.
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Houston Markham extended his hitting streak to six games and on-base streak to seven games, going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
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Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 44 games dating back to last season, drawing two walks and an HBP.
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Sean Darnell recorded his 13th multi-hit and tenth multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and three RBIs.
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Jimmy Janicki recorded his eighth multi-hit and sixth multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
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Janicki extended his hitting streak and on-base streak to eight games.
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Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to 44 games dating back to last season, going 1-for-3 with an RBI.
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Shane Lewis recorded the 28th HBP of his career, which is the third-most in Troy history.
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Gavin Schrader recorded his seventh multi-hit and eighth multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
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Schrader's three-run home run in the first inning was his sixth of the season. He's tied with Shane Lewis for second on the team in home runs this season.
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Mike Bello recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4.
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Jakob Wax recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4.
Quotables
Head coach Skylar Meade on Noah Edders…
"There's a lot of things that can get you distorted in not only the seventh inning, but really the whole night. Long wait after the first inning, and so that's what makes me most proud. Obviously, the stuff was good. The execution was great. Being able to stay just totally engaged in a lot of different scenarios was the most impressive part."
Noah Edders on pitching with the lead…
"Pitching with the lead with an offense like I have makes it easy for me. I just have to fill it up and compete. No freebies. It made me calm down really early, just understanding that my offense already has this game in the bag before I even went out there for two innings."
Gavin Schrader on setting the tone…
"It's a really big tone setter when you come out and put up seven runs. That helps your pitcher know that he just has to throw strikes, and it really gets the offense going."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Edders, Noah (5-0)
L: Gonzalez, Daniel (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Walker, Isaiah 1
RBI: Haggard, Jake 1
SF: Haggard, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia, Jr, Henry 1
CS: Walker, Isaiah 1
HBP: Haggard, Jake 1
PO: Walker, Isaiah 1
Batting:
2B: Darnell, Sean 1 ; Janicki, Jimmy 1
HR: Schrader, Gavin 1
RBI: Markham, Houston 1 ; Darnell, Sean 3 ; Janicki, Jimmy 2 ; Meier, Steven 2 ; Schrader, Gavin 3
SF: Markham, Houston 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Markham, Houston 2 ; Cavill, Blake 2 ; Darnell, Sean 1 ; Janicki, Jimmy 1 ; Bryan, Brooks 1 ; Meier, Steven 1 ; Schrader, Gavin 1 ; Bello, Mike 1 ; Wax, Jakob 1
SB: Markham, Houston 1
HBP: Cavill, Blake 1 ; Lewis, Shane 1
