TALLAHASSEE, Fla.\u00a0– A five-run third inning propelled Troy baseball to a 7-4 win on the road at Florida A&M on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Trojans (11-14) batted around in the third inning, knocking out FAMU (9-14) starter Karson Lindsey with one out. After Blake Cavill<\/a> scored on a Nolan Book<\/a> delayed steal in the second, Troy’s crooked number in the third began with Caden Reeves<\/a> scoring on a failed backpick by FAMU catcher Ethan Miller. Jimmy Janicki<\/a> knocked in two on a single, Gavin Schrader<\/a> drove in one on a base knock, and Houston Markham<\/a> capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n After Troy left the bases loaded in the sixth, Drew Nelson<\/a> provided an insurance run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n On the mound, Troy used six arms and combined for 12 strikeouts and seven walks. Brady Richardson<\/a> and Brock Tapper<\/a> went two innings with one run apiece to start things out, while the trio of Zach Crotchfelt<\/a>, Blake Dean<\/a>, and Chase Cartron<\/a> were dominant in the middle innings.<\/p>\n Crotchfelt stuck out three, all looking, in the fifth. Dean, making his first appearance since Feb. 17, struck out two in a scoreless sixth. Chase Cartron<\/a> fanned a pair in a scoreless seventh, though he exited with two outs in the eighth after allowing two runs on a walk, a double, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cooper Ellingworth<\/a> finished things out with a four-out save after entering with Troy leading 7-4. He got FAMU forced an inning-ending popup to FAMU leadoff man William Brown in the eighth, before allowing two hits with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless ninth.<\/p>\n Notables
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\n\tTroy moves to 39-6 all-time against Florida A&M. The Trojans are 7-0 against the Rattlers under Skylar Meade<\/a>.
\n\tBrady Richardson<\/a> made his first career start, pitching two innings with one hit, one run, one walk and one strikeout.
\n\tBlake Dean<\/a> made his first appearance since Feb. 17, pitching a scoreless sixth inning with two strikeouts.
\n\tCooper Ellingworth<\/a> recorded his second save of the season.
\n\tThe Troy offense drew eight walks, one shy of its season high.
\n\tDrew Nelson<\/a> batted in the leadoff spot for the first time in his career, going 2-for-4 with a sac fly. He extended his hitting streak to six games and is batting .435 during that stretch.
\n\tJimmy Janicki<\/a> extended his hitting streak to nine games. He’s batting .410 during that stretch.\u00a0
\n\tGavin Schrader<\/a> went 2-for-5, his third multi-hit game of the season. Schrader also added his first double of the season.
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\nHead Coach Skylar Meade<\/a>
\n“Our guys are going to get it done. We believe and them. I know that as teammates, they believe in themselves. They push each other. They’re always in each other’s pockets<\/p>\n