No. 14 Troy Falls in Regular Season Finale to No. 19 Southern Miss

Saturday, May 17

Troy, Ala.

3:33 p.m.

Troy University

37-19, 18-12

Southern Miss

41-13, 24-6

Southern Miss

Troy

No. 14 Troy Falls in Regular Season Finale to No. 19 Southern Miss

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - No. 14 Troy dropped the series finale to No. 19 Southern Miss 8-5 at Riddle-Pace Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Trojans were outhit 14-6 by the Golden Eagles, and trailed 4-0 after the first two innings. Troy starter Jay Dill retired the first two hitters of the ballgame, but USM manufactured three two-out hits to put two runs across before scoring another pair of runs in the second.

The senior right-hander finished with 3.0 innings pitched, allowing eight hits, four earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts. Grady Gorgen pitched a scoreless fourth inning, but the Golden Eagles put a run across against the left-hander in the fifth.

Trojan catcher Brooks Bryan put Troy on the board with a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth, but USM scored three runs against Luke Lyon in the sixth before the senior would record an out. Adam Falinski finished the inning for the Trojans and cruised through four hitless frames with four strikeouts to give Troy a chance to fight back.

Troy's biggest opportunity came in the sixth as second baseman Sean Darnell led off the inning with a homer. The Trojans loaded the bases with one out on an HBP and two walks, but would only get one run across on an HBP by Steven Meier. It was Meier's second HBP of the game and 27th of the season, which breaks the previous Troy single-season record of 25.

Meier homered in the bottom of the eight to cut the USM lead to 8-5, but the Trojans went down 1-2-3 in the ninth to end the ballgame.

Troy finishes the regular season a 37-19 overall record. The Trojans will be the No. 3 seed in next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament, finishing with an 18-12 conference record. Troy will face No. 6 seed Old Dominion at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala., at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

Quick Hitters

Troy 3-0 series loss to Southern Miss was its first series loss of the season. The Trojans entered the weekend as the only team in college baseball to win all of its series.
Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to seven games, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two HBPs, and two RBIs.
Meier's two HBPs give him 27 on the season, which is a new Troy single season record. He broke the previous record of 25 held by Steven Felix (2010) and William Sullivan (2023). Meier also finished the regular season with the second-most HBPs in the Sun Belt.
Meier's home run was his seventh of the season. His seven home runs are a new single-season career high. He hit six home runs as a junior at Old Dominion last season.
Meier recorded his 12th multi-RBI game of the season.
Blake Cavill extended his on-base streak to 61 games dating back to last season, drawing a walk.
Cavill's walk was his 64th of the season. He entered the day as the national leader in walks.
Cavill is now one walk shy of the Troy single-season record held by Jorge Soto with 65 walks in 1999.
Brooks Bryan extended his hitting streak streak to seven games and his on-base streak to eight games, going 1-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Bryan's double was his 18th of the season, which is tied for second in the Sun Belt.
Bryan's two RBIs give him 59 on the season, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
Bryan recorded his team-best 18th multi-RBi game of the season.
Sean Darnell hit his sixth home run of the season.
Adam Falinski pitched 4.0 hitless innings with one walk and four strikeouts.

Quotable - Head Coach Skylar Meade
"That's just what happens. You get got. Game one and game three were great games. Yesterday was ugly, and it got ugly late. That wasn't really indicative of how the game flowed. Just unfortunate, but look, you're going to have to rip it against a Southern Miss. They're not going to give it to you. They're going to make the plays. They're going to make the plus-plays. They're going to make the intelligent plays. And when you make a mistake, they punish you."