Troy 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule
May 21, 2018 · CSM Staff
Troy Trojans
Sun Belt (41-18, 19-11)
Big Wins: 3/2 Tennessee Tech (10-7), 4/13 Coastal Carolina (4-2), 5/15 Auburn (9-5)
Bad Losses: 3/30 Georgia State (2-5), 4/6 at Appalachian State (2-5), 4/29 Texas-Arlington (11-16)
Coach: Mark Smartt
Key Field Players:
Joey Denison, Senior, OF, .387 BA, 6 HR, 74 RBI, 19 SB
Matt Sanders, Senior, IF, .383 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 26 SB
Rigsby Mosley, Freshman, OF, .330 BA, 5 HR, 45 RBI
Drew Frederic, Sophomore, IF, .327 BA, 5 HR, 50 RBI, 28 SB
Brody Binder, Senior, C, .311 BA, 34 RBI
Brandon Lockridge, Junior, OF, .298 BA, 37 RBI, 25 SB
Key Pitchers:
Andrew Crane, Senior, P, 2.82 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 95.2 IP, 83 SO
CJ Carter, Junior, P, 3.34 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 64.2 IP, 86 SO, 8 SV
Daren Osby, Senior, P, 4.05 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 91.0 IP, 66 SO
Rush Hixon, Junior, P, 4.69 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 48.0 IP, 43 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (30th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.77 (125, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.04 (35, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.75 (48, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (56, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.68 (145, 8)
Scoring Offense: 7.0 (25, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .441 (43, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.96 (8, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.48 (2, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2013 | Regional | defeated Alabama, lost to Florida State, defeated Alabama, eliminated by Florida State |
| 2011 | Regional | defeated Oklahoma State, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Belmont |
| 2007 | Regional | lost to Southern Miss, eliminated by Sam Houston State |
| 2006 | Regional | defeated Southern Miss, lost to Alabama, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Alabama |
| 1997 | Regional | lost to Alabama, eliminated by USC |
| 1995 | Regional | lost to Florida State, eliminated by Mississippi |
*all team stats through 5/20
