Troy University Athletics
Friday, February 26
Hammond, LA
6 P.M.
Troy University
6-0
3
at
2
Southeastern Louisiana
3-2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Troy
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
9
1
Southeastern
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
10
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bennett, Grant (2-0)
L: Cedotal, Kyle (1-1)
S: Childress, Corey (3)
Batting:
2B: Long, Reid 1
RBI: Long, Reid 2 ; Smartt, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sanders, Matt 1 ; Davis, Trevor 1 ; Denison, Joey 1
SB: Denison, Joey 2
CS: Davis, Trevor 1
Batting:
2B: Schwaner, Taylor 1
RBI: Mount, Derrick 1 ; Fisher, Jameson 1
SH: Seward, Jacob 1 ; Mount, Derrick 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Eades, Chris 1 ; Breaud, Brennan 1
HBP: Fisher, Jameson 1
PO: Service, Julian 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Joey Meredith
Troy Baseball Takes Game One Against Southeastern Louisiana
2/26/2016 10:29:00 PM | Baseball
HAMMOND, Louisiana – The Troy baseball team defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 3-2, in game one of a three game series at Pat Kennelly Diamond at Alumni Field on Friday night.
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With Troy (6-0) up 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning and the bases loaded with one out, Corey Childress struck a batter out and got a fielder's choice that clinched the victory for the Trojans and gave Childress his third save of the season.
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"We had a great pitching performance by Grant, Marc and Corey," Mark Smartt said. "They all showed great composure and toughness in critical moments in the game. We are competing well and I'm proud to get a good Friday night road win against a quality team."
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The Trojans got off to a fast start and put up two runs in the first inning. Sanders hit a one out single up the middle, followed by a Trevor Davis single to left field that gave Troy runners at first and second. After a fly out to left field, Reid Long delivered a two-out double to right field that scored Sanders and Davis and gave the Trojans a 2-0 lead.
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Southeastern Louisiana (3-2) manufactured a run in the third inning with back-to-back singles, a sacrifice bunt and a groundout to first that drove in Brennan Breaud and cut the Trojan lead in half.
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Joey Denison reached on a single, stole second and third in the sixth inning before Chase Smartt drove him in with an RBI single to left field and extended the Troy lead to 3-1.
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The Lions picked up their final run in identical fashion in the seventh inning with a back-to-back single, followed by a sacrifice bunt and a groundout to first base that made the game 3-2. However, the Lions threatened in the eighth inning and stranded the tying runner at second base and the go-ahead runner at first.
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Grant Bennett (2-0) picked up the win for the Trojans as he pitched seven innings, allowed two earned runs and struck out a season-high eight. Marc Skinner and Childress closed out the game and pitched an inning each. Skinner came in during the eighth inning and struck out the side, while Childress closed the game in the ninth a struck out one in a clutch situation.
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Kyle Cedotal (1-1) suffered his first loss of the season for the Lions, but struck out 11 batters. The Louisville Slugger Player of the Week gave up three earned runs on seven hits through six innings.
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The two through six hitters in the batting order had all nine of the Trojans hits. Sanders, Davis and Denison, the two, three and four hitters, had two hits each and scored a run. The fifth hitter Long had one hit with two RBIs, while Smartt, the sixth hole batter, had two hits with one RBI.
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The Trojans look to win the series on Saturday at 2 p.m., when they send Lucas Brown on the mound to face off against Mac Sceroler for the Lions.
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For more information on Troy baseball, as well as all of Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find the Trojans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat by searching for Troy Athletics.
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With Troy (6-0) up 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning and the bases loaded with one out, Corey Childress struck a batter out and got a fielder's choice that clinched the victory for the Trojans and gave Childress his third save of the season.
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"We had a great pitching performance by Grant, Marc and Corey," Mark Smartt said. "They all showed great composure and toughness in critical moments in the game. We are competing well and I'm proud to get a good Friday night road win against a quality team."
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The Trojans got off to a fast start and put up two runs in the first inning. Sanders hit a one out single up the middle, followed by a Trevor Davis single to left field that gave Troy runners at first and second. After a fly out to left field, Reid Long delivered a two-out double to right field that scored Sanders and Davis and gave the Trojans a 2-0 lead.
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Southeastern Louisiana (3-2) manufactured a run in the third inning with back-to-back singles, a sacrifice bunt and a groundout to first that drove in Brennan Breaud and cut the Trojan lead in half.
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Joey Denison reached on a single, stole second and third in the sixth inning before Chase Smartt drove him in with an RBI single to left field and extended the Troy lead to 3-1.
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The Lions picked up their final run in identical fashion in the seventh inning with a back-to-back single, followed by a sacrifice bunt and a groundout to first base that made the game 3-2. However, the Lions threatened in the eighth inning and stranded the tying runner at second base and the go-ahead runner at first.
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Grant Bennett (2-0) picked up the win for the Trojans as he pitched seven innings, allowed two earned runs and struck out a season-high eight. Marc Skinner and Childress closed out the game and pitched an inning each. Skinner came in during the eighth inning and struck out the side, while Childress closed the game in the ninth a struck out one in a clutch situation.
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Kyle Cedotal (1-1) suffered his first loss of the season for the Lions, but struck out 11 batters. The Louisville Slugger Player of the Week gave up three earned runs on seven hits through six innings.
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The two through six hitters in the batting order had all nine of the Trojans hits. Sanders, Davis and Denison, the two, three and four hitters, had two hits each and scored a run. The fifth hitter Long had one hit with two RBIs, while Smartt, the sixth hole batter, had two hits with one RBI.
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The Trojans look to win the series on Saturday at 2 p.m., when they send Lucas Brown on the mound to face off against Mac Sceroler for the Lions.
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For more information on Troy baseball, as well as all of Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find the Trojans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat by searching for Troy Athletics.
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