Troy Rides Long Ball, Egan’s Gem to Even Series at Marshall

Saturday, April 25

Huntington, W.Va.

3 p.m.

Troy University

21-22, 11-9

Marshall

19-22, 10-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Troy	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	8	9	0
Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	0

Troy Rides Long Ball, Egan’s Gem to Even Series at Marshall

4/25/2026 7:39:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Troy's offense exploded for three homers in Saturday's 8-2 win over Marshall to even the series.

Two of the Trojans' (21-22, 11-9 SBC) homers came off the bat of freshman Caden Reeves who launched a pair of two-run blasts in the fourth and eighth innings. The Thundering Herd (19-22, 10-10 SBC) scored their only two runs in the seventh on two-RBI double by Jackson Golden after Tommy Egan had carried a shutout through six.

Egan punched out six in 6.1 innings, allowing seven hits without a walk, which included him striking out the side in the second inning. In the third, Egan stranded runners on the corners with one out on a smooth double play shortstop Nolan Book. After Golden's double in the seventh, Zach Crotchfelt entered and retired all eight hitters he faced in the final 2.2 innings, striking out three.

Marshall starter Drew Harlow allowed five runs on five hits and four walks in five innings of work, striking out two. The Trojans put up three runs - all with two outs - in the first, starting with a solo homer from Blake Caviil. Jimmy Janicki singled, Steven Meier was hit by a pitch and Drew Nelson walked to load the bases, before a Nolan Book walk and a balk from Harlow brought home two runs.

Troy added another in the seventh off Alex Caudill with Cavill scoring on a wild pitch before Reeves' second homer of the ballgame off A.J. McAninch in the eighth.

Notables

Troy's pitching staff walked zero hitters for the second time this season. They also did so in a win over Old Dominion March 14.
Tommy Egan earned his team-high fifth win of the season.
Troy's 12 homers in its last five games are its most in a five-game span this season.
Josh Pyne hit his 17th double of the season and 75th double of his career. His 17 doubles rank second in the Sun Belt, while his 75 career doubles are the most among active Division-I players.
Blake Cavill's first-inning homer was his sixth homer of the season and second of the series. It traveled 382 feet with an exit velocity of 108 MPH.
Cavill extended his reached base streak to 32 games. It's the longest active streak in the Sun Belt.
Jimmy Janicki extended his hitting streak to nine games. He's hitting .452 with 19 hits, five doubles, five homers and 20 RBIs during that stretch.
Caden Reeves recorded his second two-homer game of the season, giving him his third and fourth homers of the season.
Reeves' fourth-inning traveled 404 feet with an exit velocity of 106 MPH.
Reeves' eight-inning homer traveled 389 feet with an exit velocity of 111 MPH.
Steven Meier drew two HBPS, giving him 42 in his Troy career. He's now three shy of William Sullivan's Troy-record 45 HBPs.

Quotables
Head Coach Skylar Meade on the win…
"I thought it was our cleanest, most efficient game. Methodical offensively. Certainly had some thump - Caden with the two home runs and Blake in the first. But we just grinded. Made their guy throw 41 in the first inning. Generally, if you make a guy grind, it's going to put a stamp on the beginning of the game."

Caden Reeves on his two homer day…
"I'm seeing it well. Keeping the routine simple. Trusting everything. Trusting the process. Taking advantage of my chances."

Zach Crotchfelt on closing out the win…
"It's just having a good self-belief. Believing that my stuff is better than anyone else's. Just extreme self-belief that I can get the job done. We put up a lot of runs today, so I just wanted to get the job done for the guys out there.

Next Up
The series-deciding finale between Troy and Marshall is slated for 12 p.m. CT at Jack Cook Field.