Troy Blasts Four Homers, Evens Series with South Alabama

Saturday, May 9

Troy, Ala.

3:33 p.m.

Troy University

25-26, 14-12

South Alabama

31-19, 15-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Alabama	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	8	0
Troy	3	1	0	3	0	2	0	1	X	10	14	1

Troy Blasts Four Homers, Evens Series with South Alabama

5/9/2026 8:18:00 PM | Baseball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. - Troy blasted four home runs and never trailed in a 10-5 win over South Alabama on Saturday at Riddle-Pace Field, evening the series.

The Trojans (25-26, 14-12 SBC) tallied 14 hits - including nine extra-base hits - and never trailed after knocking South Alabama (31-19, 15-11 SBC) starter Rylan Bozenhard out after one inning. Troy scored three runs in the opening frame on a solo homer by Josh Pyne and a two-run opposite field blast by Jimmy Janicki.

Pyne and Janicki each came one leg shy of the cycle, as Pyne added an RBI double and a triple while Janicki doubled and singled. Blake Cavill finished a four-hit day with a solo home run in the eighth inning, while Aaron Piasecki went 2-for-4 with a two-run shot in the fourth. In total, the top four of the Trojan lineup combined for 12 hits while the Troy offense as a whole struck out just once.

On the mound, Troy starter Tommy Egan pitched 4.2 innings with four hits, two earned runs, seven strikeouts and three walks. The only damage against the senior right-hander came on a two-run homer by Blake Guerin in the fourth inning before Egan struck out the side. The Jaguars loaded the bases against Egan in the fifth with the Trojans leading 4-2, but Zach Crotchfelt struck out Rett Johnson to strand all three runners.

Crotchfelt put up a zero in the sixth before South scored three runs against the lefty in the seventh. Dylan Alonso took over with one out in the frame and closed out the final 2.2 innings while keeping the Jaguars out of the hit column.

Notables

Troy's four home runs matched its season high. The Trojans also homered four times in a win at Mercer on Feb. 14.
Troy totaled nine extra-base hits in the game (4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR). It was Troy's first game with nine extra-base hits since a win over Georgia State on April 20, 2024.
Troy's offense struck out just once. It was Troy's first time with just one strikeout since a win at Northwestern State on March 3, 2024. It was the Trojans' first time striking out just once against a Sun Belt opponent since a win at Georgia State on May 14, 2016.
Josh Pyne's homer in the first inning was his sixth of the season. It traveled 360 feet with an exit velocity of 104 MPH.
Pyne's six homers are tied for the most he's hit in a season. He also hit six homers in both his freshman and sophomore seasons at Indiana.
Pyne's RBI double in the second inning was his 18th double of the season and 76th of his career. His 76 doubles are the most among active Division-I players.
Jimmy Janicki's two-run homer in the first inning was his 16th of the season. It traveled 346 feet with an exit velocity of 100 MPH. Janicki's 16 homers lead the Sun Belt Conference.
Janicki added two RBIs, giving him a Sun Belt-leading 67 RBIs on the season.
Janicki hit his 20th double of the season in the third inning. He is now the only player in college baseball with 20+ doubles, 15+ home runs, and 60+ RBIs.
Aaron Piasecki's two-run homer in the fourth inning was his seventh of the season. It traveled 392 feet with an exit velocity of 101 MPH.
Blake Cavill's solo home run in the eighth inning was his eighth of the season. It traveled 386 feet with an exit velocity of 106 MPH.
Cavill recorded his first four-hit game of the season. His last four-hit game came against Northwestern State on Feb. 21, 2025.
Tommy Egan struck out the side in the fourth inning. It was his fifth time striking out the side this season, which is the most on the team.
Egan struck out seven on the day, giving him 85 strikeouts in the season, which ranks fourth in the Sun Belt.

Quotables
Head Coach Skylar Meade on the top four in the lineup…
"I just thought they all were flat and fast. Jimmy showing uber toughness, as we already know. Blake had a huge day - biggest day he's had this season, when it was really needed. JP [Josh Pyne] had great at-bats. It certainly started with the home run earlier when you feel like that was a seven or eight pitch at-bat if my memory serves me correct. Piasecki's big home run to right was awesome."

Third Baseman Josh Pyne on evening the series…
"It's always nice to bounce back. Obviously, yesterday didn't go how we wanted to. It's a tough team. It's tough to show up and bounce back and compete like that, but we got it done."

First Baseman Blake Cavill on the offense…
"It was incredible. I think every guy got on. And not just singles - extra-base hits. All of us [the top four] had extra-base hits. It really paid off."

Next Up
The series finale between Troy and South Alabama is slated for 1 p.m. Sunday at Riddle-Pace Field. Lefty Hayden Smith gets the start for the Trojans, while the Jaguars will turn to right-handed ULM transfer Daniel Gonzalez.