No. 15 Troy Drops Series Finale to Texas State

Sunday, April 27

Troy, Ala.

12 p.m.

Troy University

31-13, 14-7

Texas State

21-23, 9-12

Texas State

Troy

No. 15 Troy Drops Series Finale to Texas State

4/27/2025 4:10:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - After taking the first two games, No. 15 Troy fell 14-3 in seven innings to Texas State in Sunday's series finale.

The game was tied 3-3 through four innings, but the Bobcats scored 11 runs in the top of the fifth as Troy used five different pitchers in the frame. The group of Adam Falinski, Dylan King, Drew Nelson, George Welch and Brock Tapper combined for five walks, two HBPs and three home runs in the inning as Texas State third baseman Chase Mora capped off the inning with a grand slam.

Senior right-hander Luke Lyon made his first start of the season for the Trojans, recording season highs in innings pitched (4.0) and strikeouts (6). Lyon struck out the side in the second inning and finished his outing with three hits, three runs, three earned runs and two walks.

Troy scored all three runs in the second inning, taking a 3-0 lead and knocking Texas State starter Shane Connell out of the ballgame. Shortstop Peyton Watts drove in a run on a single while third Jimmy Janicki doubled down the right field line to bring in two runs.

Troy moves to 31-13 on the season after taking the series from Texas State 2-1 and sits in third place in the Sun Belt standings at 14-7.

Quick Hitters

Troy is one of two teams in college baseball, along with No. 1 Texas, to win all eleven weekend series this season.
Troy is 19-5 at Riddle-Pace Field this season.
Troy is 6-5 in series finales this season.
Texas State's 11-run fifth inning was the most runs Troy has allowed in an inning since an 11-run inning from Arkansas State in a 17-7 loss on April 8, 2023.
Luke Lyon made his first start of the season. He made 11 starts in 15 appearances in 2024 and was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team.
Lyon recorded season highs in innings pitched (4.0) and strikeouts (6), allowing three hits, three runs, three earned runs and one walk.
Houston Markham extended his hitting streak to a team-high 11 games and on-base streak to 12 games, going 2-for-4 with a double.
Markham recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the season.
Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 49 games dating back to last season. He drew two walks, including an intentional walk.
Jakob Wax played first base for the first team in his career, entering for Cavill in the seventh inning. He had appeared in 32 games at shortstop and three at third base this season.
Jimmy Janicki extended his on-base streak to 13 games, going 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to 48 games dating back to last season, going 1-for-2.
Meier recorded his 19th stolen base of the season, which ties ULM's Isaiah Walker for the Sun Belt lead.
Tyler LeJeune recorded his first career hit on a single in the seventh inning. He entered as a pinch hitter for Meier in the fifth inning.
Peyton Watts recorded his third multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.

Quotable - Head coach Skylar Meade

"It's still 3-3. It's a 0-0 game. It's as if the game started in the fifth inning, and clearly, our competitiveness was unable to process the obvious nature of that."