20 Fri day, April 27, 2012 SPORTS TROY DAILY NEWS • WWW .TROYDAILYNEWS .COM I Baseball I Tennis Trojans Tennis I CONTINUED FROM 17 Sehlhorst defeated Sean Miler 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. At sec - Miller 6-3, 6-1. At third sin - ond doubles, Tyler Heinl gles, Mitchell Shroyer and Nick Denuzzo defeated defeated John Chick 6-0, 6- Josh Remmetter and 3. At second doubles, Louis Drake Pensworth 6-1, 6-0. Gaier and Michael Comer Tippecanoe improved to defeated Anthony Genousi 16-0 on the season and 13- and Daniel Striebich 6-4, 0 in the Central Buckeye 6-4. Conference. The Devils At first singles, Pierce travel to Oakwood today in Bennett lost Andrew Bole a key non-league matchup. 6-4, 6-1. At first doubles, Lehman 3, CJ 2 Matt Ulrich and David DAYTON — Lehman Freytag lost to Tony Vo and picked up a tough win John Manovich 2-6, 6-3, 6- Thursday, edging 3. Troy’s Nick Antonides Chaminade Julienne 3-2. Lehman improved to 10- scores a run Thursday At second singles, Dan 2 on the season. against Springboro. I College Football I CONTINUED FROM 17 “This was a big win on Senior Night, especially against Springboro,” senior The ‘P’ word Jordan Guillozet said. “This was definitely a quality win over a good College football making team. ” Greater Western Ohio progress, playoffs near Conference North HOLLYWOOD, Fla. game. Division-leading (AP) — College football is Hancock said the com - Springboro (16-4) run- on the verge of finally hav - missioners will present a ruled Troy 11-1 in the first ing a playoff, its own ver - “small number” of options round of last year’s tourna - STAFF PHOTOS/ ANTHONY WEBER sion of the final four. for a four-team playoff to ment — mere weeks after Troy’s Jordan Price rounds second base Thursday against Springboro. For the first time, all the their leagues over the next the Trojans beat the power brokers who run the month or so at conference Panthers by the same 7-6 the whole game,” Guillozet highest level of the sport meetings. He estimated score in the regular sea - said. “Everybody hit. It are comfortable with the that between two and son. was a good team win. ” idea of deciding a champi - seven configurations are Now the Trojans travel Nadolny then drove the onship the way it’s done being considered. to Miamisburg today first pitch he saw to right from pee-wees to pros. And It’ll be up to each con - before facing Fairfield at field for a sacrifice fly, the way fans have been ference to determine which Fifth Third Field Sunday bringing in pinch runner hoping they would for plan it likes best. The com - night … the night before a Jay Swigard and giving years. missioners will get back two-game series with rival Troy its first lead of the “Yes, we’ve agreed to together in June and try to Piqua that will decide the game. use the P word,” Pac-12 come up with a final ver - GWOC North champi - Helke made sure it was Commissioner Larry Scott sion, and eventually the onship. Troy needs to the only one the Trojans said Thursday. university presidents will sweep both of those games would need. They want to limit it to have to sign off on it. to win its first league title He gave up a leadoff four teams. That’s for sure. Hancock has said they’d since 1991, while the single to start the seventh, Now they have to figure like a new format ready for Indians need only a split. but a fielder’s choice and a out how to pick the teams, approval by July 4. “These are the kind of strikeout put Springboro where and when to play And he warned that if games we need to be in down to its last out. He the games and how the no agreement is reached, right now,” Troy coach Ty then walked the next hit - bowls do or do not fit in. the fallback could be stick - Welker said. “Springboro is Troy’s Jordan Guillozet strikes out swinging Thursday ter to put the tying run in The new postseason format ing with an overhauled a quality baseball team. against Springboro. He reached base safely on the scoring position and went would go into effect for the version of the old system, That is the kind of team we play. 3-1 on the next hitter, but 2014 season. which aims for a No. 1 vs. need to beat from here on he got a fly ball to Devin As for the 14-year-old No. 2 championship game. out. ” Guillozet struck out swing - induced an inning-ending Blakely in center to put an And even after falling ing but reached base after six-four-three double play Bowl Championship But that’s a longshot. end to the game. Series, it’s on life support. “It’s great to get to a behind 6-2 after the top of the ball got by the catcher. from Cascaden to Thomas “I was just trying not to the fourth, the Trojans That allowed Ian Nadolny Harvey to Helke to get out Any chance that it survives point where there seems to make a mistake, and they past the next two seasons? be general consensus that showed the had what it to rake an RBI single that of the fourth. And then were trying to capitalize on takes. made the score 6-5. after a play from left field - “I hope not,” said a four-team, three-game one,” Helke said. “Thank Southeastern Conference playoff is the best route to And it all began in the Troy’s first five runs in er Jordan Price to God our defense was there. bottom of the fourth. the game all came with Cascaden at short to Commissioner Mike Slive, go,” Atlantic Coast Dylan made a great play at After Springboro two outs. Nadolny at home to nail a who pitched a four-team Conference Commissioner short, and Devin made a starter Sean Pfeifer struck “Today was kind of the runner trying to score playoff four years ago but John Swofford said. “The nice catch to end it. ” out the first two Trojan opposite of the way we’ve early in the sixth, he left was shot down at this same next challenge obviously is “Ben, a sophomore, bat - batters, Dylan Cascaden been all year,” Welker said. runners stranded on first hotel beachside hotel. figuring out a format that tled out of some tight spots got his third straight hit of “(Starting pitcher) Devon and third. “This is a seismic brings consensus where we the day, and Nick (Alexander) didn’t have his Which set up the and got some nice experi - change for college football,” can truly make that work. Antonides doubled to the best stuff, Springboro came Trojans for some late-game ence,” Welker said of BCS Executive Director The more this narrows, the opposite field to put run - out swinging and we made heroics in the bottom of the Langdon, who got the win. Bill Hancock said after the more challenging it gets. ” ners on second and third. some defensive mistakes. inning. “And we just kept chipping 11 conference commission - The first step is figuring Then Helke — the GWOC But we battled with two Cascaden — who fin - away. Nathan would tell ers and Notre Dame’s ath - out the where and when. North leader in RBIs who outs, put up a couple runs ished 3 for 3 with two dou - you he didn’t have his best letic director wrapped up The when should be easy. was 0 for 2 at that point — here and there and stayed bles and three runs scored stuff, but he did his job and three days of meetings in The commissioners all hit a dribbler to third that in the game. ” in the leadoff spot — led off we got a great team win. ” south Florida. agree the college football he beat out for an infield Alexander gave up with a walk and was bunt - And some all-important That Hancock actually season needs to wrap up as RBI single. eight hits and four runs in ed to second by Antonides. momentum. used the word playoff close to Jan. 1 as possible. “I can count on one three innings, seven of Helke then walked, and SBoro ...220 200 0 — 6 13 1 when describing what was That would mean semifi - Troy .....110 302 x — 7 10 1 being considered alone sig - nals soon after Christmas hand how many times I’ve those hits and all of the Guillozet — who finished 3 Pfeifer, Thackery (6) and done that,” he said with a runs coming in the first for 3 with a double and two Kirby. Alexander, Langdon (4), naled a shift in thinking and the title game within a laugh. “But hey, I’ll take two innings. Sophomore RBIs — poked a run-scor - Helke (7) and Nadolny. WP — for the BCS. In a memo few days of the calendar it. ” Ben Langdon then came on ing single through the hole Langdon. LP — Thackery. SV — leading up to these meet - flipping. A wild pitch and an for the next three innings, between first and second to Helke. 2B — Barth (S), Reynolds ings, the term “four-team “One of the goals is to (S), Cascaden 2 (T), Antonides (T), errant throw to third by giving up four hits and two tie the game.