Troy University Athletics
Tuesday, April 14
New Orleans, La.
4 p.m.
Troy University
18-19
10
at
11
New Orleans
16-23
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
Troy Drops Extra-Innings Slugfest at New Orleans
4/14/2026 9:24:00 PM | Baseball
NEW ORLEANS - Troy baseball closed its four-game road trip with an 11-10 loss in ten innings to New Orleans at Maestri Field.
The Trojans (18-19) outhit the Privateers (16-23) 16-12 in a back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes and three ties, though Troy's pitching issued nine walks and three HBPs to seven walks and two HBPs for UNO pitchers. Jimmy Janicki led Troy at the plate, going 3-for-6 with a career-best six RBIs, which included back-to-back home runs with Steven Meier in the fourth inning to even the score at seven apiece after the Trojans trailed 7-3.
Troy claimed an 8-7 lead in the sixth on an RBI fielder's choice from Nolan Book, but UNO immediately evened the score with a solo homer by Owen Smith. It was the only run that Cooper Ellingworth allowed in three innings of work, as the junior struck out a season-best six hitters.
Janicki's fifth and sixth RBIs of the game came on a two-run double in the seventh, but Eli Tidwell hit a two-run homer off of Noah Thigpen in the eighth to even it for New Orleans. Drew Nelson, who started in left field, pitched a hitless ninth for the Trojans to send it to extras, but Troy was unable to score in the top of the tenth, stranding Nelson and Book, who both singled.
Nelson struck out Smith to open the tenth, but a dribbler down the third base line gave Tidwell a one-out infield single. A strikeout to Cummings put Troy an out away from sending it to the 11th before an Adrian Dominguez double appeared to walk it off for the Privateers. The ball hopped over the wall in right-center for a ground-rule double, forcing Tidwell to stay at third and giving Troy some extra life, but Josh Hoffman followed with a walk-off single on a chopper that ticked off Nelson's glove.
Early in the ballgame, Troy put up two runs in the first on RBI singles by Janicki and Meier, but the lead was short-lived as UNO put up a five-spot in the bottom. Troy starter Matt Dill didn't record an out while issuing five runs and four earned runs on two hits, two walks, an HBP and an error.
Troy scored another in the second against New Orleans starter Bryson Goff, who issued 10 hits and six runs in 3.1 innings, on an RBI single by Josh Pyne, but UNO scored two runs against Hayden Smith in the second, including a solo homer by Kruise Newman.
Notables
Head Coach Skylar Meade
"It's us-versus-us. I've come to that conclusion. That's not a conclusion I love. It's an us-versus-us battle. It's never been more apparent. Certain things that happen, just things you go 'hey here's what's going to happen, here's what you've got to do', we're not doing it."
Next Up
Troy returns to Sun Belt action at Riddle-Pace Field this weekend with a three-game set against Louisiana, Friday through Sunday.
The Trojans (18-19) outhit the Privateers (16-23) 16-12 in a back-and-forth affair that featured five lead changes and three ties, though Troy's pitching issued nine walks and three HBPs to seven walks and two HBPs for UNO pitchers. Jimmy Janicki led Troy at the plate, going 3-for-6 with a career-best six RBIs, which included back-to-back home runs with Steven Meier in the fourth inning to even the score at seven apiece after the Trojans trailed 7-3.
Troy claimed an 8-7 lead in the sixth on an RBI fielder's choice from Nolan Book, but UNO immediately evened the score with a solo homer by Owen Smith. It was the only run that Cooper Ellingworth allowed in three innings of work, as the junior struck out a season-best six hitters.
Janicki's fifth and sixth RBIs of the game came on a two-run double in the seventh, but Eli Tidwell hit a two-run homer off of Noah Thigpen in the eighth to even it for New Orleans. Drew Nelson, who started in left field, pitched a hitless ninth for the Trojans to send it to extras, but Troy was unable to score in the top of the tenth, stranding Nelson and Book, who both singled.
Nelson struck out Smith to open the tenth, but a dribbler down the third base line gave Tidwell a one-out infield single. A strikeout to Cummings put Troy an out away from sending it to the 11th before an Adrian Dominguez double appeared to walk it off for the Privateers. The ball hopped over the wall in right-center for a ground-rule double, forcing Tidwell to stay at third and giving Troy some extra life, but Josh Hoffman followed with a walk-off single on a chopper that ticked off Nelson's glove.
Early in the ballgame, Troy put up two runs in the first on RBI singles by Janicki and Meier, but the lead was short-lived as UNO put up a five-spot in the bottom. Troy starter Matt Dill didn't record an out while issuing five runs and four earned runs on two hits, two walks, an HBP and an error.
Troy scored another in the second against New Orleans starter Bryson Goff, who issued 10 hits and six runs in 3.1 innings, on an RBI single by Josh Pyne, but UNO scored two runs against Hayden Smith in the second, including a solo homer by Kruise Newman.
Notables
- Troy is 2-1 in extra-inning games this season.
- Cooper Ellingworth struck out a season-high six hitters.
- Drew Nelson struck out a season-high four hitters.
- Josh Pyne extended his hitting streak to ten games, going 3-for-6 with a double. He's recorded at least one hit in 21 of his last 22 games.
- Pyne hit his 15th double of the season and 73rd of his career. His 269 career hits and 73 career doubles are both the most among active players in Division-1 baseball.
- Blake Cavill extended his reached base streak to 26 games, going 1-for-3 with a pair of walks.
- Jimmy Janicki hit his team-high tenth homer of the season. It traveled 396 feet with an exit velocity of 102 MPH.
- Janicki's six RBIs were a career high and the most since Kyle Mock's 7-RBI game against No. 18 Louisiana on May 3, 2024.
- Janicki's 6-RBI day skyrocketed him to a Sun Belt-best 48 RBIs on the season.
- Steven Meier hit his fifth homer of the season. It traveled 372 feet with an exit velocity of 97 MPH.
- Janicki and Meier's homers came back-to-back in the fourth inning. It was the second time this season that Troy had hit back-to-back homers. Janicki and Zaid Diaz did so against Old Dominion on March 14.
- Sean Darnell extended his hitting streak to six games and reached base streak to ten games, going 1-for-6.
Head Coach Skylar Meade
"It's us-versus-us. I've come to that conclusion. That's not a conclusion I love. It's an us-versus-us battle. It's never been more apparent. Certain things that happen, just things you go 'hey here's what's going to happen, here's what you've got to do', we're not doing it."
Next Up
Troy returns to Sun Belt action at Riddle-Pace Field this weekend with a three-game set against Louisiana, Friday through Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Skylar (2-1)
L: Nelson, Drew (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Janicki, Jimmy 1 ; Nelson, Drew 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1
HR: Janicki, Jimmy 1 ; Meier, Steven 1
RBI: Janicki, Jimmy 6 ; Meier, Steven 2 ; Book, Nolan 1 ; Pyne, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Janicki, Jimmy 1 ; Darnell, Sean 1 ; Meier, Steven 1 ; Cavill, Blake 2 ; Piasecki, Aaron 3 ; Pyne, Josh 2
HBP: Cavill, Blake 1 ; Piasecki, Aaron 1
Batting:
2B: Dominguez, Adrian 1
HR: Smith, Owen 1 ; Tidwell, Eli 1 ; Newman, Kruise 1
RBI: Smith, Owen 2 ; Tidwell, Eli 3 ; Cummings, Dathan 1 ; Dominguez, Adrian 3 ; Newman, Kruise 1 ; Hoffmann, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Owen 4 ; Tidwell, Eli 3 ; Rogers, Evan 1 ; Biddick, Dylan 1 ; Newman, Kruise 2
HBP: Cummings, Dathan 2 ; Hoffmann, Josh 1
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5
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0
H
2
RBI
0
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