Lewis' Longball Lifts No. 14 Troy to Comeback Victory at Arkansas State

Saturday, May 10

Jonesboro, Ark.

6 p.m.

Troy University

37-15, 18-8

Arkansas State

23-26, 11-15

Troy

Arkansas State

Lewis' Longball Lifts No. 14 Troy to Comeback Victory at Arkansas State

5/10/2025 11:50:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

JONESBORO, Ark. - Shane Lewis' go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning propelled No. 14 Troy to an 8-7 comeback win to clinch the series at Arkansas State on Saturday.

Lewis entered the ballgame as a pinch-hitter for Gavin Schrader with two runners on, as Brooks Bryan had just followed a Jimmy Janicki HBP with a walk. The Red Wolves pulled righty Brett Foss for lefty Carson Keithly when the switch-hitting Lewis stepped to the plate, and Lewis hammered Keithly's second pitch 387 feet over the right-center wall to put the Trojans on top.

Troy had dug themselves into a 7-4 hole after five innings, as starter Noah Edders gave up four earned runs in 2.0 innings while Adam Falinski gave up three earned runs in 3.0 innings, all coming on a three-run homer by left fielder Jake Henry Williams in the fifth.

Troy flipped the script in the sixth with a hitless inning by Jacob Roettgen, while Bryan gave Troy some momentum with a solo home run on the first pitch of the seventh inning. Bryan watched the ball fly off his bat 455 feet over the scoreboard in right field, the longest home run by a Trojan this season.

Roettgen went on to pitch 2.2 hitless innings with one walk and a pair of strikeouts, while powerful right-hander Colby Frieda pitched the final 1.1 innings for the Trojans, earning his fourth save of the season and picking up a pair of strikeouts.

Blake Cavill was Troy's biggest producer early in the ballgame, delivering an RBI single in the first inning and launching a solo home run in the top of the third. The senior first baseman was on base five times, going 3-for-4 with two singles, a home run and a pair of walks. Janicki also delivered an RBI single in the first, while Schrader and Bryan executed a double steal with runners on the corners in the fifth.

Game three between Troy (37-15, 18-8 Sun Belt) and Arkansas State (23-26, 11-15) is slated for 1 p.m. at Tomlinson Stadium. The Trojans will send senior right-hander Luke Lyon out to the mound as they search for their first Sun Belt sweep, while the Red Wolves will start senior righty Jelle van der Lelie.

Quick Hitters

Troy is the only team in college baseball to win all 13 of its weekend series this season.
Troy is 11-2 in game twos this season.
Troy is 11-3 in games decided by one run.
Troy is 26-9 against right-handed starting pitchers.
Troy is 29-4 when hitting a home run and 15-1 when hitting multiple home runs.
Troy used the same starting lineup in three consecutive games for the first time this season. The Trojans have used 40 different lineups in 52 games this season.
Houston Markham extended his hitting streak to five games and on-base streak to 20 games, going 1-for-5 with a walk..
Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 57 games dating back to last season, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
Cavill's home run was his 11th of the season, which is tied with Brooks Bryan for the team lead..
Cavill recorded his 16th multi-hit, eighth three-plus hit and 14th multi-RBI game of the season.
Cavill's two walks give him 57 walks on the season. He entered the day ranked second nationally in walks.
Jimmy Janicki recorded his 14th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and an HBP.
Brooks Bryan hit his 11th homer of the season, which is tied with Cavill for the team-lead.
Bryan's home run traveled 455 feet, the furthest by a Trojan this season.
Bryan hit his 15th double of the season. He's tied with his teammate Steven Meier and four other players for the fourth most doubles in the Sun Belt.
Bryan recorded his 54th RBI of the season, which ranks third in the Sun Belt.
Bryan drew two walks, tying his career high. He's walked twice in three of his last four games.
Shane Lewis hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the eighth inning, his eighth home run of the season.
Lewis' home run was Troy's first pinch-hit home run of the season.
Lewis' home run was the 40th of his career, which ranks fifth in Troy history. He is now one home run shy of tying Tom Gregorio and Adam Bryant for third place in the Troy record book.
Dillon Kuehl extended his on-base streak to seven games, going 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Jacob Roettgen earned the win, pitching 2.2 hitless innings in relief with one walk and two strikeouts. He now owns a 2-1 record on the season.
Colby Frieda recorded his fourth save of the season, pitching the final 1.1 innings with one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.

Quotables
Head coach Skylar Meade on the team's fight…
"It's been on full display. We've had to have it. Arkansas State and Coach [Mike] Silva have given us everything you can ask for. These games have been highly contested. Exciting baseball if you're just a fan. If you tune I'd imagine you wouldn't want to change the station - it's been pretty incredible what you're seeing. But what a moment for Shane. There's a lot of things that happen over the course of a game. A lot of things that go unheralded, but I think the story is Shane's pinch-hit, three run homer. What a big moment that he certainly deserves, and to do it in a spot when the team needed it most was just awesome."

Shane Lewis on his home run…
"Coach did a great job getting us the scouting report on that reliever that came in. The first pitch I saw wasn't one I knew I could do damage on, so I waited for the next pitch and I knew that if he gave me a good pitch I was going to put a good swing on it. Luckily, I got a hold of it."