TROY, Ala. — Troy took both games of a Sunday baseball doubleheader against visiting App State, winning by scores of 9-4 and 12-2 (in eight innings).
The Mountaineers (15-20, 6-6 Sun Belt) return to action Tuesday by playing host to NC State in Boone for the first time. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m., and ticket information for home games at Smith Stadium can be accessed by
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Bailey Welch went 4-for-9 from the leadoff spot in the doubleheader, as he still leads the Sun Belt with a .500 average (18-for-36) in league play, and No. 2 hitter
Andrew Terrell was 3-for-7 with a home run and double.
Robbie Young went 4-for-6 and drove in three runs on Sunday against the Trojans (19-19, 7-8).
SUNDAY'S OPENER
Andrew Terrell's first career homer gave App State a two-run lead two batters into the opening game of the doubleheader, and
Robbie Young's two-run single tied the game in the top of the sixth inning, but a five-run bottom of the sixth carried Troy to a 9-4 victory.
App State opened the game with a single from leadoff hitter
Bailey Welch, who went 2-for-5, and Terrell followed with a two-run shot just inside the foul pole in left. He finished 2-for-3 with two walks.
Young's hit to bring home Welch and Terrell in the sixth was part of a 3-for-4 game for the first baseman.
Trailing 4-2 entering the sixth, App State put two on with singles from Welch and Terrell. Both runners advanced on a two-out wild pitch and then scored on Young's single.
Phillip Cole followed with an infield single, and
Alex Leshock was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but a hard-hit ball to deep left from freshman
Carson Arnold was caught near the fence.
Two walks in the bottom of the sixth set up a one-out RBI double that was followed by Drew Frederic's three-run homer for an 8-4 lead.
Noah Hall started and struck out five batters in four innings.
Jason Cornatzer took the loss, while
Trey Tujetsch and
Cy Smith combined for 2.1 scoreless innings.
Andrew Greckel came off the bench to bat and play third base for the first time since suffering an injury on March 19 — he did pinch-run at Lipscomb on April 16 — and corner infielder
Trent Lewis caught the eighth inning for his first career appearance at that position.
SUNDAY'S FINALE
The series finale was scoreless until Troy put up four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and added five runs in the fifth.
App State posted two runs in the sixth, as
Bailey Welch singled and scored on a double from
Andrew Terrell, who moved to third on
Luke Drumheller's single and scored on a sac fly from
Robbie Young.
Welch went 2-for-4 to lead App State's offense, and
Andrew Greckel made his first start at third base in more than a month.
Quinton Martinez pitched the first five innings and was followed by
Andrew Papp,
Shane Roberts (scoreless sixth) and
Austin Primm.
