Troy University Athletics
Friday, April 10
San Marcos, Texas
6 p.m.
Troy University
16-18, 6-7
5
at
8
Texas State
24-10, 9-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Troy Drops Friday Opener at Texas State
4/11/2026 1:00:00 AM | Baseball
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Troy dropped Friday night's series opener at Texas State 8-5 after a walk-off three-run homer by Bobcat shortstop Dawson Park.
Troy led 5-4 after 1-2-3 eighth inning from Zach Crotchfelt, but two walks from Dylan Alonso to start the ninth brought the winning run aboard. Troy quickly turned to Cooper Ellingworth, who struck out the first hitter he faced before a Jackson Cotton single tied it and put runners on the corners. Ellingworth got the next hitter to popout, put Park smashed an opposite field homer over the right field wall to end it.
Early in the game, the Trojans built a 3-1 lead before a 2-hour, 45-minute rain delay halted play with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, cutting short a strong outing from Troy ace Benjamin Stubbs. The lefty worked 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and one unearned run while issuing one walk and striking out four.
Sophomore Noah Thigpen ate 4.1 innings in relief, striking out three. Thigpen got the final out of the third before putting the Bobcats down 1-2-3 in the fourth and fifth, but a two-out rally in the sixth sparked by an infield single by Manny Salas and a walk by Ethan Farris led to a three-run homer by Jaquae Stewart.
Troy remained in position despite the Bobcats' surge, capitalizing on a Texas State error to score in the sixth before Steven Meier laid down an RBI sacrifice bunt in the seventh. However, the Trojans couldn't find any insurance down the stretch, going down in order in the eighth and stranding Josh Pyne, who ripped a one-out double,in the ninth.
Notables
Head Coach Skylar Meade
"That's a maddening finish. Obviously, Coop [Ellingworth] got put in a tough spot. Just very unfortunate. Once again, In the midst of the pain your it it happens like that - it's all with two outs."
Next Up
Troy and Texas State will close out the series with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. on Saturday due to inclement weather in Sunday's forecast.
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Troy led 5-4 after 1-2-3 eighth inning from Zach Crotchfelt, but two walks from Dylan Alonso to start the ninth brought the winning run aboard. Troy quickly turned to Cooper Ellingworth, who struck out the first hitter he faced before a Jackson Cotton single tied it and put runners on the corners. Ellingworth got the next hitter to popout, put Park smashed an opposite field homer over the right field wall to end it.
Early in the game, the Trojans built a 3-1 lead before a 2-hour, 45-minute rain delay halted play with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, cutting short a strong outing from Troy ace Benjamin Stubbs. The lefty worked 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and one unearned run while issuing one walk and striking out four.
Sophomore Noah Thigpen ate 4.1 innings in relief, striking out three. Thigpen got the final out of the third before putting the Bobcats down 1-2-3 in the fourth and fifth, but a two-out rally in the sixth sparked by an infield single by Manny Salas and a walk by Ethan Farris led to a three-run homer by Jaquae Stewart.
Troy remained in position despite the Bobcats' surge, capitalizing on a Texas State error to score in the sixth before Steven Meier laid down an RBI sacrifice bunt in the seventh. However, the Trojans couldn't find any insurance down the stretch, going down in order in the eighth and stranding Josh Pyne, who ripped a one-out double,in the ninth.
Notables
- Noah Thigpen went 4.1 innings out of the bullpen, the longest relief appearance of his career.
- Josh Pyne extended his hitting streak to six games.
- Pyne hit his team-high 12th double of the season and 70th of his career. His 70 doubles are the most among active Division-I players.
- Blake Cavill extended his reached base streak to 23 games.
Head Coach Skylar Meade
"That's a maddening finish. Obviously, Coop [Ellingworth] got put in a tough spot. Just very unfortunate. Once again, In the midst of the pain your it it happens like that - it's all with two outs."
Next Up
Troy and Texas State will close out the series with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. on Saturday due to inclement weather in Sunday's forecast.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cade Smith (3-0)
L: Alonso, Dylan (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Piasecki, Aaron 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1
RBI: Piasecki, Aaron 1 ; Janicki, Jimmy 1 ; Meier, Steven 1
SH: Meier, Steven 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Piasecki, Aaron 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1 ; Darnell, Sean 2 ; Book, Nolan 1
HBP: Pyne, Josh 1 ; Markham, Houston 1
PO: Pyne, Josh 1
Batting:
HR: Dawson Park 1 ; Jaquae Stewart 1
RBI: Jackson Cotton 1 ; Dawson Park 4 ; Jaquae Stewart 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Jackson Cotton 2 ; Dawson Park 1 ; Manny Salas 1 ; Ethan Farris 1 ; Jaquae Stewart 1 ; Austin Munguia 1 ; Chase Mora 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
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