TROYTROJANSBSB #OneTROY TROY BASEBALL TROYTROJANSBSB #theTROYway 1986 & 1987 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 21 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES • 2006, 2011, 2013 SUN BELT CHAMPS • 59 ALL-AMERICANS 5000 Veterans Stadium Dr. • Troy, AL 36082 • TroyTrojans.com • Baseball Contact: Andy Stubblefield • [email protected] • 712.898.6771 (c) • 334.670.5654 (o) Day Date Opponent Time N/A GAME INFORMATION N/A FEBRUARY Date: Feb. 19 / 20 / 21 Fri. 19 Youngstown State 6 p.m. CB RV Time: 6 p.m. / 1 p.m. / Noon CB N/A Sat. 20 Youngstown State 1 p.m. Location: Troy, Ala. N/A N/A Sat. 20 Youngstown State 4 p.m. Stadium: Riddle-Pace Field Sun. 21 Youngstown State Noon N/A Radio: Troy Sports Radio Network N/A Tue. 23 UAB 6 p.m. 970 AM/96.3 FM N/A Talent: Jerry Miller N/A Fri. 26 Jacksonville 6 p.m. Watch: N/A Sat. 27 Jacksonville 1 p.m. Sun. 28 Jacksonville 1 p.m. TROY YOUNGSTOWN STATE MARCH TROJANS PENGUINS Wed. 3 Alabama 3 p.m. Record: 0-0 SERIES Record: 0-0 Fri. 5 Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m. Sun Belt Record: 0-0 Overall: 10-2 Horizon League Record: 0-0 Sat. 6 Southeastern Louisiana 1 p.m. Head Coach: Mark Smartt In Youngstown: 3-1 Head Coach: Dan Bertolini Sun. 7 Southeastern Louisiana 1 p.m. Career Record: 309-272 (12th season) in Troy: 7-1 Career Record: 282-309 (12 Years) at Troy: 145-109 (Sixth season) at Youngstown State: 53-126 (Fifth season) Tue. 9 Samford 6 p.m. Neutral: 0-0 Fri. 12 Tulane 6 p.m. 2020 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2020 STATISTICAL LEADERS Sat. 13 Tulane 3 p.m. AVG: Drew Frederic (.409) MULTIMEDIA AVG: Phillip Glasser (.291) Sun. 14 Tulane 1 p.m. 2B: Caleb Bartolero (9) 2B: Bucko, D’Eusanio, Wehler (2) Live Stats: TroyStats.com HR: Dalton Sinquefield (3) HR: Steven D’Eusanio (4) Tue. 16 Alabama 6 p.m. Audio: TroyTrojans.com/listen Fri. 19 *Georgia Southern 6 p.m. RBI: Caleb Bartolero (18) RBI: Steven D’Eusanio (10) Sat. 20 *Georgia Southern 3 p.m. SB: Drew Frederic (11) SB: Jeff Wehler (8) Sun. 21 *Georgia Southern 1 p.m. • Preseason Honors: Troy placed a league-best five PROBABLE STARTERS Wed. 24 +Alabama State 6 p.m. players on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team, the league G1 - FRIDAY, FEB. 19 Fri. 26 Central Florida 6 p.m. office announced Monday. Lance Johnson (relief Colin Clark• LHP • Sr. Sat. 27 Central Florida 3 p.m. pitcher), Caleb Bartolero (catcher), William Sullivan (first 1-1, 3.38 ERA, 26.2 IP, 26 K, 3 BB (2020) Sun. 28 Central Florida 1 p.m. base), Drew Frederic (shortstop) and Rigsby Mosley vs. (outfield) were all recognized. APRIL Orlando Ortiz • RHP • Jr. Thurs. 1 *South Alabama 6:30 p.m. 2-0, 3.13 ERA, 23.0 IP, 17 K, 11 BB (2020) Fri. 2 *South Alabama 6:30 p.m. • Sixth Time’s a Charm: Drew Frederic enters his sixth Sat. 3 *South Alabama 1 p.m. year in the Troy baseball program due to rule changes Tue. 6 Samford 6 p.m. caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Entering the season, G2 - SATURDAY, FEB. 20 Fri. 9 *Texas State 6 p.m. Frederic already ranks in the top 10 of 12 categories in the school record book. The NCBWA named Frederic a Collin Floyd• LHP • R-Sr. Sat. 10 *Texas State 4 p.m. 2-1, 2.74 ERA, 23.0 IP, 25 K, 5 BB (2020) Sun. 11 *Texas State 11 a.m. preseason second-team All-American at shortstop. vs. Tue. 13 UAB 6 p.m. Garrett Gainous• RHP • Fr. Fri. 16 *Georgia State 5 p.m. • One-Two Punch: Rigsby Mosley, the 2019 Sun Belt N/A Sat. 17 *Georgia State 2 p.m. batting champion, and Drew Frederic, who posted the Sun. 18 *Georgia State 1 p.m. second-best average in the league (.409) in 2020, form Tue. 20 Jacksonville State 6 p.m. one of the best one-two punches in the league at the G3 - SATURDAY, FEB. 20 top of Troy’s batting order. Fri. 23 *Appalachian State 6 p.m. Travis Perry• RHP • Jr. Sat. 24 *Appalachian State 3 p.m. 0-1, 10.12 ERA, 10.2 IP, 7 K, 7 BB (2020) Sun. 25 *Appalachian State 1 p.m. • A Stud Behind the Plate: Caleb Bartolero is expected vs. Tue. 27 Jacksonville State 6 p.m. to be one of the top catchers in the Sun Belt and nation Bay Witcher• RHP • So. Fri. 30 Florida State 5 p.m. in 2021. The sophomore received a slew of preseason 0-0, 4.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 10 K, 10 BB (2020) MAY honors, including second-team All-American by Sat. 1 Florida State 1 p.m. Collegiate Baseball, third-team All-American by NCBWA, Sun. 2 Florida State Noon All-Sun Belt team and a No. 15 ranking on D1Baseball’s G4 - SUNDAY, FEB. 21 list of the nation’s best catchers. Fri. 7 *Coastal Carolina 5 p.m. Jon Snyder• RHP • R-Jr. Sat. 8 *Coastal Carolina 2 p.m. 0-1, 7.30 ERA, 12.1 IP, 10 K, 11 BB (2020) Sun. 9 *Coastal Carolina Noon • Immediate Impact: Garrett Gainous was named as the vs. Tue. 11 Alabama State 6 p.m. No. 8 impact freshman in the Sun Belt by D1Baseball DJ Wilkinson• RHP • Jr. Fri. 14 *Arkansas State 6 p.m. with a fastball sitting 92-93 and up to 94 mph, along 0-1, 8.68 ERA, 9.1 IP, 15 K, 6 BB (2020) Sat. 15 *Arkansas State 3 p.m. with a quality slider/changeup combo. Sun. 16 *Arkansas State 1 p.m. Thurs. 20 *Louisiana 6 p.m. • Next-Level Talent: Four Trojans were tabbed as top 25 prospects in the Sun Belt for the 2021 draft. Fri. 21 *Louisiana 6 p.m. Logan Cerny was the highest-rated Trojan at No. 6 while Caleb Bartolero (No. 14), Orlando Ortiz (No. Sat. 22 *Louisiana 4 p.m. 17), and Dominick Miller (No. 23) followed. 25-30 +Sun Belt Conference Tournament TBA JUNE • Added Mound Depth: Despite losing one of the nation’s best pitchers in Levi Thomas to the 2020 MLB Draft, Troy perhaps has its deepest pitching staff of the Smartt era thanks to its latest recruiting 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBA class. Newcomers Garrett Gainous, Dominick Miller and Kyle Gamble as well as transfers Mason Kenney 11-13 NCAA Super Regionals TBA and Ryan Pettys will complement the returners well. 19-30 College World Series Omaha, Neb. • The Gang’s All Here: Troy returns all nine players from the 2020 Opening Day batting order. The Trojans return 99% of their hits and 97% of their at-bats from last season. All Times Listed are Central - * Sun Belt Game + Riverwalk Stadium (Montgomery, Ala.) • Opening Weekend Success: Troy is 16-4 on Opening Weekend under head coach Mark Smartt. The Trojans are 4-1 in season openers under Smartt and haven’t lost a season opener since 2017 (vs. Xavier - L, 2-6). GAME NOTES 2021 TROY BASEBALL Doubles Alley 2021 Sun Belt Preseason Coaches’ Poll What’s Returning After leading the Sun Belt with 130 doubles in 2019, the East Division The percentages reflect the returning production for Trojans were one of the best doubles-hitting teams in Coastal Carolina – 69 (10) each stat category from 2020. the country again in 2020. South Alabama – 51 (1) Georgia Southern - 51 (1) Hitting: National Doubles Rankings (Team) Troy - 44 At-bats ....................................................................97% 1. Texas Tech 53 App State – 21 Hits .........................................................................99% 2. Auburn 49 Georgia State - 16 Runs Scored ............................................................98% Louisville 49 Doubles .................................................................100% 4. Troy 46 West Division Triples ...................................................................100% Pittsburgh 46 Texas State – 65 (6) Home Runs ...........................................................100% UTA – 58 (4) RBI ...........................................................................99% National Doubles Rankings (Individual) Louisiana - 52 (2) Stolen Bases .........................................................100% T-5. Caleb Bartolero 9 Little Rock - 33 T-32. Dalton Sinquefield 7 ULM - 27 Pitching: Arkansas State - 13 Wins ........................................................................78% --- Saves .....................................................................100% Strikeouts ................................................................69% National Rankings - Hits Games Started ........................................................71% 1. Texas Tech 208 2021 All-Sun Belt Preseason Team Innings Pitched .......................................................81% 2. Auburn 201 Starting Pitcher - Aaron Funk, Little Rock 3. Tennessee 193 Starting Pitcher - Jordan Jackson, Gerogia Southern 4. Murray State 186 Starting Pitcher - Conor Angel, Louisiana 5. Alabama 182 Relief Pitcher - Wyatt Divis, UTA Relief Pitcher - Lance Johnson, Troy Immediate Impact 6. Virginia 181 Catcher - Caleb Bartolero, Troy A Troy player has earned Freshman All-America honors in McNeese 181 three straight and five of the last seven seasons. 8. Troy 179 First Base - William Sullivan, Troy 9. NC State 178 Second Base - Luke Drumheller, App State Shortstop - Drew Frederic, Troy William Sullivan (1B) 2020 Southeast Mo. St. 178 Third Base - Cooper Weiss, Coastal Carolina Logan Cerny (OF) 2019 Rigsby Mosley (OF) 2018 *2020 Rankings Outfielder - Ethan Wilson, South Alabama Outfielder - Parker Chavers, Coastal Carolina Reid Long (OF) 2015 Outfielder - Rigsby Mosley, Troy Marc Skinner (P) 2014 Utility - Andrew Beesley, ULM Designated Hitter - Elian Merejo, Georgia State NCAA Active Career Rankings Lance Johnson and Drew Frederic both rank inside the Preseason Player of the Year All-American Outfield top five on NCAA Division I active career leaders lists. Ethan Wilson, South Alabama Troy boasts two former Freshman All-America outfielders in Logan Cerny (2019) and Rigsby Mosley (2018). Preseason Pitcher of the Year Runs Aaron Funk, Little Rock With senior Dalton Sinquefield providing a wealth of 1. Drew Frederic 171 experience, the Trojans will have one of the best outfields in the Sun Belt and the nation.