Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, May 21
Montgomery, Ala.
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Troy Falls to Old Dominion in Sun Belt Tournament Opener
5/21/2025 1:32:00 PM | Baseball
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Third-seeded Troy dropped its opening game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament 4-2 to sixth-seeded Old Dominion on Wednesday morning.
Troy was out-hit 4-2 by the Monarchs and scored its only runs on a two-RBI single by All-Sun Belt catcher Brooks Bryan in the third inning. ODU starter Dylan Brown, a lefty whom the Trojans defeated on April 5, pitched 6.2 innings with four hits, two earned runs, one walk, two HBPs and nine strikeouts while fellow southpaw Ben Moore earned the save with 2.1 hitless innings in relief.
All-Sun Belt Second Teamer Garrett Gainous earned the start for the Trojans and held the Monarchs to one run across his first three innings of work while notching a pair of strikeouts. The senior had retired five straight hitters when he went back out for the fourth, but exited due to injury in a 2-1 count to the first hitter of the inning Zach Leite.
Leite earned a walk after Colby Frieda entered in relief, and ODU tied the game after recording three hits against the righty. Frieda settled in and worked back-to-back scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth, but he left with a pair of runners on base in the seventh after a one-out walk and HBP. Jay Dill relieved Frieda and pitched 2.2 innings without an earned run, but allowed both inherited runners to score in the seventh after a walk to load the bases and a single by ODU right fielder Luke Waters.
The Trojans are back in action in an elimination game at 9 a.m. on Thursday at Riverwalk Stadium. Troy awaits the loser of Wednesday's matchup between second-seeded Southern Miss and seventh-seeded Texas State.
Quick Hitters
Quotable - Head Coach Skylar Meade
"They elevated themselves and they had two-out hits. It's what we talked about before the game - it's about two-out hits, taking our best swings, making some timely defensive plays and elevating yourself on the mound. They did that better than us and that's why they got a W. Baseball has many nuances, but this one is relatively simple."
Troy was out-hit 4-2 by the Monarchs and scored its only runs on a two-RBI single by All-Sun Belt catcher Brooks Bryan in the third inning. ODU starter Dylan Brown, a lefty whom the Trojans defeated on April 5, pitched 6.2 innings with four hits, two earned runs, one walk, two HBPs and nine strikeouts while fellow southpaw Ben Moore earned the save with 2.1 hitless innings in relief.
All-Sun Belt Second Teamer Garrett Gainous earned the start for the Trojans and held the Monarchs to one run across his first three innings of work while notching a pair of strikeouts. The senior had retired five straight hitters when he went back out for the fourth, but exited due to injury in a 2-1 count to the first hitter of the inning Zach Leite.
Leite earned a walk after Colby Frieda entered in relief, and ODU tied the game after recording three hits against the righty. Frieda settled in and worked back-to-back scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth, but he left with a pair of runners on base in the seventh after a one-out walk and HBP. Jay Dill relieved Frieda and pitched 2.2 innings without an earned run, but allowed both inherited runners to score in the seventh after a walk to load the bases and a single by ODU right fielder Luke Waters.
The Trojans are back in action in an elimination game at 9 a.m. on Thursday at Riverwalk Stadium. Troy awaits the loser of Wednesday's matchup between second-seeded Southern Miss and seventh-seeded Texas State.
Quick Hitters
- Blake Cavill batted in the leadoff spot for the fourth time this season, drawing two HBPs.
- Cavill extended his on-base streak to 62 games dating back to last season, drawing two HBPs.
- Steven Meier extended his on-base streak to nine games, drawing a walk. Meier has reached base safely in 53-of-54 games played this season.
- Brooks Bryan extended his on-base streak to nine games and hitting streak to eight games, going 1-for-4 with a single and two RBIs.
- Bryan's two RBIs give him 61 on the season, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
- Sean Darnell extended his hitting streak and on-base streak to five games, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
- Darnell recorded his team-high 19th multi-hit game of the season.
- Garrett Gainous made his first start and second appearance since April 17. He pitched 3.0 innings with two hits, two earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts.
Quotable - Head Coach Skylar Meade
"They elevated themselves and they had two-out hits. It's what we talked about before the game - it's about two-out hits, taking our best swings, making some timely defensive plays and elevating yourself on the mound. They did that better than us and that's why they got a W. Baseball has many nuances, but this one is relatively simple."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Dylan (5-2)
L: Frieda, Colby (3-2)
S: Moore, Ben (1)
Batting:
2B: Jorge, Kainen 1 ; Edwards, Kyle 1 ; Leite, Zach 1
RBI: Waters, Luke 2 ; Leite, Zach 1 ; Young, Scotty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Edwards, Kyle 1 ; Leite, Zach 1 ; Holman, Evan 1 ; Hammond, Tahraun 1
SB: Edwards, Kyle 1
CS: Young, Scotty 1
HBP: Hammond, Tahraun 1
Batting:
RBI: Bryan, Brooks 2
SH: Meier, Steven 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cavill, Blake 1 ; Wax, Jakob 1
HBP: Cavill, Blake 2
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