No. 18 Troy Run-Rules Florida A&M at Riddle-Pace Field

Wednesday, April 2

Troy, Ala.

12 p.m.

Troy University

22-8

Florida A&M

14-15

Florida A&M

Troy

No. 18 Troy Run-Rules Florida A&M at Riddle-Pace Field

4/2/2025 4:51:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - No. 18 Troy handled Florida A&M 13-3 at Riddle-Pace Field, picking up a run-rule victory in seven innings.

Senior centerfielder Steven Meier was the star of the show for the Trojans, reaching in all six of his plate appearances. Meier went 2-for-2 with four RBIs, which included a three-run home run in the second inning while adding two walks and two HBPs. Meier's second HBP of the game came with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, ending the game due to the ten-run mercy rule.

The Troy offense tallied ten hits and recorded their fifth double-digit walk game of the season with 12 free passes. Second baseman Sean Darnell came through with three RBIs, going 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, a bases-loaded walk in the third inning, and an RBI double in the fifth inning. Third baseman Jimmy Janicki had a productive day as well, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a two-run double in the fourth inning.

On the mound, the trio of Drew Nelson, Dylan King and Jacob Roettgen held the Rattlers to three runs and a season-best four hits on the day. King earned his first win of the season, pitching 2.0 innings with a career-high five strikeouts, holding FAMU to one run on one hit and one walk. Roettgen pitched the final 2.1 innings, surrendering just one hit.

The No. 18 ranked Trojans moved to 22-8 on the season ahead of their seven-game road trip to Virginia, where they'll play a three-game series at Old Dominion, a midweek matchup at Virginia Tech and a three-game series at James Madison.

Quick Hitters

The 13-3 win in seven innings was Troy's fifth run-rule victory of the season.
Troy is 15-3 at Riddle-Pace Field this season.
The Troy offense drew 12 walks. It's the Trojans' fifth time this season drawing double-digit walks.
Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to 36 games dating back to last season, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBIs, two walks and two HBPs.
Meier's three-run home run in the second inning was his sixth of the season, matching his season total from last season. Meier hit six home runs as a junior at Old Dominion in 2024.
Meier recorded his 12th multi-hit and eighth multi-RBI game of the season.
Meier's four RBIs are a new career high.
Meier drew his 15th and 16th HBPs of the season, which is tied for the seventh-most in a single season in Troy history. His 16 HBPs lead the Sun Belt Conference.
Sean Darnell recorded his tenth multi-hit and ninth multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-3 with a double, a sac fly, a walk and three RBIs.
Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 35 games dating back to last season, going 1-for-4 with a walk.
Cavill's walk was his 33rd of the season, which is tied for fifth in the country.
Harrison Bowman extended his on-base streak to nine games, drawing a walk.
Gavin Schrader extended his on-base streak to five games, going 1-for-4 with two walks and an HBP.
Jimmy Janicki recorded his fifth multi-hit and third multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and three RBIs.
Jakob Wax extended his on-base streak to five games, going 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.
The Troy pitching staff of Drew Nelson, Dylan King and Jacob Roettgen combined to hold Florida A&M to four hits, which ties a season-best. The Trojans also held Northwestern State (Feb. 21) and Louisiana (March 14) to four hits.
King recorded a career-high five strikeouts. King pitched 2.0 innings and held FAMU to one run on one hit and one walk.
King earned his first win of the season and the second of his career.
Roettgen pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, holding FAMU to one hit. Roettgen has had zero earned runs in three of his four appearances this season.

Quotable - Head Coach Skylar Meade

"We set a better tone today. Drew was really good in the first, and then we scored. We scored in every inning. We needed to play better baseball, and today, the recipe was for a couple of arms who didn't throw over the weekend to be really good."

Next Up

Troy begins a seven-game road trip to the state of Virginia. They'll play a three-game Sun Belt series at Old Dominion Friday-Sunday, a midweek game at Virginia Tech on April nine and a three-game conference series at James Madis