No. 15 Troy Set for In-State Showdown with Jacksonville State

Tuesday, April 29

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

Jacksonville State

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No. 15 Troy Set for In-State Showdown with Jacksonville State

4/28/2025 3:39:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - No. 15 Troy is set for an in-state showdown on Tuesday as they'll welcome Jacksonville State to Riddle-Pace Field.

The Trojans picked up their eleventh consecutive series victory over the weekend, topping Texas State 3-2 on Friday night and 9-4 on Saturday before falling 14-3 on Sunday. Blake Cavill homered twice in the series, delivering a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning on Friday, while Grayson Stewart shut things down with 7.0 innings and zero earned runs in relief on Saturday.

Following the weekend, Troy was ranked No. 15 in Monday's Baseball America Top 25 for the second consecutive week, the highest ranking in program history.

Senior left-hander Jacob Roettgen is slated to make his fourth start of the season for the Trojans on Tuesday. The Jefferson City, Mo., native has held his opponent to zero earned runs in five of his six appearances this season, and most recently pitched two scoreless frames in relief against Texas State on Friday.

Jacksonville State will counter with redshirt sophomore righty James Wilson, who started the previous matchup on March 11 in an 11-1 win for the Gamecocks. Troy drew five walks and an HBP in 4.2 innings against the righty, but Wilson held the Trojans to one hit and one run.

Gameday Info
The Matchup: No. 15 Troy (28-12, 12-6 Sun Belt) vs. Jacksonville State (26-18, 9-9 C-USA)
Date: Tuesday, April 29
Game Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Troy, Ala. - Riddle-Pace Field
Radio: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: TroyStats.com

Probable Starters
Jacksonville State: James Wilson (2-1, 3.13 ERA, 31.2 IP), RHP, R-So.
Troy: Jacob Roettgen (1-0, 2.45 ERA, 11.0 IP), LHP, Sr.

Quick Hitters

Troy was ranked No. 15 in the Baseball America Top 25 for a second consecutive week, which is the highest national ranking in Troy's history as a Division I program.
Troy is one of two teams in college baseball, along with No. 1 Texas, to win all eleven weekend series this season.
Troy has three of the top ten OPS leaders in the Sun Belt in Blake Cavill (4th - 1.126), Gavin Schrader (9th - 1.047) and Steven Meier (10th - 1.034).
Troy has two of the top six RBI leaders in the Sun Belt in Brooks Bryan (3rd - 49) and Blake Cavill (6th - 43).
Since moving into the leadoff spot in Game 1 of the ULM series, freshman Houston Markham is batting .345 (10-for-29) in his last seven games. Markham is batting .394 (13-for-33) in eight total games as the Trojans' leadoff hitter this season.
Blake Cavill is on a 49-game on-base streak and Steven Meier is on a 48-game on-base streak, both dating back to last season. They're the longest on-base streaks by a Trojan since Logan Pierce (47) in 2012-13.
Cavill ranks sixth nationally in walks (49) and 13th in on-base percentage (.525). He's drawing a walk in 24.3% of his plate appearances. His 49 walks this season are tied for the fifth-most in a single season in Troy history with Ethan Kavanagh (2024).
Meier leads the Sun Belt and ranks tenth nationally in HBPs (21), which is the third-most in a single season in Troy history. Meier also ranks second in the conference in stolen bases (19) and runs scored (50).
Tuesday starter Jacob Roettgen has allowed zero earned runs in five of his six pitching appearances this season. Troy is 3-0 in his three midweek starts this season.

Scouting Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State enters the matchup with a 26-18 overall record under second-year head coach Steve Bieser. The Gamecocks sit at seventh place in the Conference USA standings at 9-9.
The Jacksonville State pitching staff owns a 5.43 team ERA on the season. The Gamecocks are striking out 7.9 hitters per nine innings with 8.32 hits per nine innings and 5.41 walks per nine innings.
Tuesday starter James Wilson started against Troy on March 11, pitching 4.2 innings with one hit, one run, one earned run, five walks, one HBP and six strikeouts.
On the season, Wilson has a 3.13 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched. He's tallied 32 strikeouts and 23 walks while holding opponents to a .176 batting average.
The Jacksonville State offense owns a .270 team batting average on the season. The Gamecocks have hit 34 home runs and are scoring 6.9 runs per game.
Jacksonville State ranks 36th nationally with 90 stolen bases.
The Gamecocks have three regulars in their lineup batting over .300 in Colton Hegwood (.307), Drew Collins (.300) and Carson Hornung (.300).
Grayson Ashe leads the teams with seven home runs while Ace Williamson and Cooper Blauser are tied for the team lead with 32 RBIs.

Series History

Troy owns a 91-63 all-time record against Jacksonville State.
The Trojans are 5-2 against Gamecocks under head coach Skylar Meade.
Jacksonville State won the first of two meetings between the two teams on March 11, 11-1.
Troy split the season series with Jacksonville State 1-1 last season, winning 18-10 in Jacksonville and falling 5-3 in Troy.