Troy University Athletics
Friday, April 15
Jonesboro, Ark.
6 P.M.
Troy University
21-14, 7-6
11
at
1
Arkansas State
13-20, 4-12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Troy
0
0
2
0
1
7
0
1
0
11
16
2
Arkansas State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
7
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bennett, Grant (5-2)
L: Jackson, Cody (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Davis, Trevor 1 ; Sanders, Matt 2
RBI: Sanders, Cameron 1 ; Davis, Trevor 2 ; Denison, Joey 2 ; Sanders, Matt 2 ; Binder, TJ 1 ; Smartt, Chase 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lockridge, Brandon 2 ; Sanders, Cameron 1 ; Davis, Trevor 2 ; Denison, Joey 1 ; Friend, Justin 1 ; Sanders, Matt 2 ; Smartt, Chase 1 ; Givens, Bert 1
Batting:
2B: Ring, Tanner 1 ; Rucker, Garrett 1
RBI: Bakamus, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rucker, Garrett 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
6
R
1
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
6
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
RHP
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Photo by: Joey Meredith
Big Inning Propels Troy Baseball to Series Opening Win
4/15/2016 10:15:00 PM | Baseball
JONESBORO, Arkansas – A seven run inning propelled the Troy baseball team to an 11-1 victory over Arkansas State on Friday night at Tomlinson Field.
"Tonight was about as solid of a win as we've had in the past few years," head coach Mark Smartt said. "I thought we played well on the road and in all phases of the game. I'm really proud of the team."
Troy (21-14, 7-6 Sun Belt), who was already up 3-0, scored seven runs in the sixth inning and took a 10-0 lead. Justin Friend drew a walk to start the inning; followed by a Matt Sanders double to right center. Friend scored on a groundout to first base for the first run of the inning, fourth of the game.
The next batter, Chase Smartt, singled up the middle and drove in Sanders that made the game 5-0. Smartt scored on a wild pitch and Cameron Sanders drove in the fourth run of the inning with an infield single.
The Trojans took an 8-0 advantage when Joey Denison singled up the middle for the sixth run of the inning and the seventh run of the inning came from Matt Sanders, who singled through the left side and gave Troy a 10-0 lead. It was the first time Troy scored seven runs in an inning since March 23, 2014, when they did it against ULM in the fourth inning.
Grant Bennett (5-2) picked up the win pitching seven shutout innings. He struck out five, only allowed four hits and walked two. Robert Harris came in to close the game and pitched the final two innings and struck out three, but gave up the lone run of the game.
Arkansas State (13-20, 4-12 Sun Belt) scored its only run of the game on a single in the ninth inning. Cody Jackson (0-2) suffered the loss for the Red Wolves. He pitched 5.1 innings, gave up nine hits, seven runs and walked three. Arkansas State as a pitching staff walked eight total batters.
Six different Trojans had multi-hit nights. Matt Sanders and Cameron Sanders had three hits each. Matt Sanders scored two, drove in two runs and had two doubles. It's the first time he's had two doubles in one game this season, but the second multi-double game of his career. Cameron Sanders scored one run and drove in one on the night.
Matt Sanders was one of four players that had two RBIs. The other three were Smartt and Denison, who both had two hits and two RBIs. Trevor Davis was the other, he had one hit on the night, but scored two runs.
Every Trojan in the lineup, except for one, scored at least one run against Arkansas State. Davis along with two others scored two runs.
The two teams will square off at Tomlinson Stadium on Saturday at 6 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3.
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.
"Tonight was about as solid of a win as we've had in the past few years," head coach Mark Smartt said. "I thought we played well on the road and in all phases of the game. I'm really proud of the team."
Troy (21-14, 7-6 Sun Belt), who was already up 3-0, scored seven runs in the sixth inning and took a 10-0 lead. Justin Friend drew a walk to start the inning; followed by a Matt Sanders double to right center. Friend scored on a groundout to first base for the first run of the inning, fourth of the game.
The next batter, Chase Smartt, singled up the middle and drove in Sanders that made the game 5-0. Smartt scored on a wild pitch and Cameron Sanders drove in the fourth run of the inning with an infield single.
The Trojans took an 8-0 advantage when Joey Denison singled up the middle for the sixth run of the inning and the seventh run of the inning came from Matt Sanders, who singled through the left side and gave Troy a 10-0 lead. It was the first time Troy scored seven runs in an inning since March 23, 2014, when they did it against ULM in the fourth inning.
Grant Bennett (5-2) picked up the win pitching seven shutout innings. He struck out five, only allowed four hits and walked two. Robert Harris came in to close the game and pitched the final two innings and struck out three, but gave up the lone run of the game.
Arkansas State (13-20, 4-12 Sun Belt) scored its only run of the game on a single in the ninth inning. Cody Jackson (0-2) suffered the loss for the Red Wolves. He pitched 5.1 innings, gave up nine hits, seven runs and walked three. Arkansas State as a pitching staff walked eight total batters.
Six different Trojans had multi-hit nights. Matt Sanders and Cameron Sanders had three hits each. Matt Sanders scored two, drove in two runs and had two doubles. It's the first time he's had two doubles in one game this season, but the second multi-double game of his career. Cameron Sanders scored one run and drove in one on the night.
Matt Sanders was one of four players that had two RBIs. The other three were Smartt and Denison, who both had two hits and two RBIs. Trevor Davis was the other, he had one hit on the night, but scored two runs.
Every Trojan in the lineup, except for one, scored at least one run against Arkansas State. Davis along with two others scored two runs.
The two teams will square off at Tomlinson Stadium on Saturday at 6 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPN3.
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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