Tuesday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - March 31, 2021 Miami Valley Today
GREENVILLE — Trayce Mercer had a big day as the Troy baseball team improved to 2-0 with a 10-5 win over Greenville Tuesday.
Mercer pitched the first six innings to get the win, allowing eight hits and striking out five and helped himself at the plate Caleb Fogarty was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Tim Malott was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
Connor Hutchinson pitched an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit, striking out two and walking one.
Weekend Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 4, 2021 Miami Valley Today
DAYTON — The Troy baseball team fell behind 3-0 after one inning and never recovered, losing 7-2 to Chaminade-Julienne.
Caleb Fogarty was 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and Connor Hutchinson was 2-for-3.
Andrew Helman, Tim Malott and Eli Smith combined on the pitching effort, allowing seven hits and striking out eight and walking four.
Tuesday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 7, 2021 Miami Valley Today
XENIA — The Troy baseball team cruised to a 12-0 win over Xenia Tuesday to improve to 4-0 in the MVL.
In the first inning, Zach Prouty walked and came around to score on an error.
Troy added four runs in the third. Nick Kawecki walked. Baylee Shepherd, Ryder Kirtley and Prouty all drove in runs with hits and Trayce Mercer had a sacrifice fly to score a run and make it 5-0.
In the fourth, Kawecki was hit by a pitch and Kirtley doubled him in.
Troy added three more runs in the fifth inning.
Caleb Fogarty singled, Mercer walked and Eli Smith had a bunt single to load the bases.
Fogarty scored on an error, Owen Harlamert had a RBI single and Connor Hutchinson had a sacrifice fly to make it 9-0.
The Trojans closed out the scoring in the seventh inning, with three more runs.
After Eli Otten singled and Tim Malott doubled, Andrew Helman had a two-run double and came around to score on Prouty’s fielder’s choice.
Kirtley was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Shephard was 2-for-3 and Helman had a double and two RBIs. Fogarty was 3-for-5, Prouty had two RBIs and Malott doubled.
Brian Allen and Ethan Rekow combined on a three-hitter, striking out five and walking two.
Weekend Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 11, 2021 Miami Valley Today
XENIA — The Troy baseball team remained perfect in MVL play with a 12-2 win over Xenia Friday.
Baylee Shepherd was 2-for-3 with a double and Caleb Fogarty was 3-for-5. Ryder Kirtley was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs and Andrew Helman had a double and two RBIs. Zach Prouty had two RBIs and Tim Malott doubled.
Brian Allen and Ethan Rekow combined on a three-hitter, striking out five and walking two.
Tuesday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 14, 2021 - Miami Valley Today
FAIRBORN — The Troy baseball team escaped with a 4-3 win over Fairborn Tuesday to remain unbeaten in MVL play. The Trojans were scheduled to host Fairborn on Wednesday. Ryder Kirtley went 2-for-3 for the Trojans in the game.
Thursday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 16, 2021 - Miami Valley Today
WEST CARROLLTON — The Troy baseball team dropped to 6-4 overall and 6-2 in the MVL with a 4-2 loss at West Carrollton Thursday.
Ryder Kirtley was 2-for-4 for the Trojans and Caleb Fogarty was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Nick Garber went the distance on the mound, hurling a six-hitter while striking out four and walking four.
Troy rallies for win over Vandalia-Butler on diamond
By Robbin Kiser - April 18, 2021 Miami Valley News
VANDALIA — It was an exciting night at Vandalia Friday night for Troy baseball pulling off a thrilling come from behind win.
After opening the season 6-0 in the MVL, Troy came into Butler 6-4 overall and 6-2 following losses to Fairborn and West Carrollton. The Trojans rebounded by dropping state-ranked Butler to 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the MVL with a 7-6 stunner.
“I would like to think it would have happened anyway,” Troy coach baseball coach Ty Welker said. “But, after those two losses, we had a long talk. I just felt like that wasn’t who we were. I just felt like we didn’t compete as well as those teams did. We had long talk. We talked about giving ourselves and opportunity to win the game and we that’s what we did.”
The Trojans were still trailing 5-2 after four innings, before Caleb Fogarty’s bat changed everything.
“I think everything happened after two were out,” Welker said. “We had somebody get on, then they had an error when Andrew (Helman) stole second. He ended up at third and things just continued from there.”
With two outs and two on and Troy trailing 5-3, senior third baseman Caleb Fogarty launched a shot to right-center field to give Troy a 6-5 lead.
“It was an Oppo (opposite-field) shot,” Welker said. “It was just to the left of their big wall out there. It was pretty nice. That was definitely an eye-opener.”
Vandalia would tied the game 6-6 before Troy would score the winning run in the seventh inning.
After singles by Baylee Shepherd and Ryder Kirtley, it was Fogarty again. This time, it was a RBI single for the winning run. Zach Prouty was 2-for-3 with a double and Kirtley was 2-for-3.
Helman and Connor Hutchinson combined on an eight-hitter, striking out six and walking seven.
“Andrew (Helman) faced one tough situation after another and just get battling,” Welker said. “And Connor Hutchinson did a great job finishing up. And we beat two great pitchers.”
Weekend Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 25, 2021 Miami Valley News
SIDNEY — The Troy baseball team picked up a 7-1 win over Sidney Friday in MVL action to complete a sweep of the Yellow Jackets.
Ryder Kirtley was 2-for-4 with a double, while Caleb Fogarty was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Trayce Mercer was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Owen Harlamert was 2-for-2 with a homer.
Andrew Helman and Brian Allen combined on a one-hitter, striking out seven and walking three.
Troy baseball loses to Tecumseh at Day Air Ballpark
By Robbin Kiser - April 26, 2021 Miami Valley Today
DAYTON — It may have not been the outcome the Troy baseball team hoped for.
But, the Trojans were thankful as always for the opportunity to play a game Sunday night at Day Air Ballpark — home of the Dayton Dragons.
Troy couldn’t hold a 2-1 lead early and lost 7-2.
“And I think all six of our seniors got to play the whole game,” Troy coach Ty Welker said. “We always look forward to this. We are not happy with the outcome, but is always a great experience for the kids playing down here.”
Troy had taken a 1-0 lead in the first when Ryder Kirtley opened the game with a triple and scored on Zac Prouty’s fielder’s choice.
After Tecumseh used two walks and a hit batter to tied the game in the second, Troy again took the lead in the home second.
Connor Hutchinson reached on an error and came around to score on Eli Otten’s ground out.
But, from there Troy could not score again and Tecumseh used two more walks and hit a batter to score three runs in the third and take a 4-2 lead.
“I know they only outhit us 6-4, but you can’t give a team that many free passes,” Welker said. “I feel like the game was lost in the first three innings. It put pressure on our defense and our hitters. We had to deviate from our game plan at the plate.”
A bright spot was Ethan Rekow who entered the game in the third innings with the bases loaded an no out and the game tied 2-2. He got a double play on the first batter that scored a run and Tecumseh added another run on a single by Cy Baisden.
Rekow went the rest of the way, allowing just five hits in his five innings and keeping the Arrows off the board until late, when they scored one run in the sixth and two in the seventh, one of which was unearned.
“Ethan (Rekow) did a great job,” Welker said. “That was probably twice the amount of innings he is used to pitching. He kept us in there.”
While Caleb Fogarty and Hutchinson would both double, Troy would hit a lot of balls in the air and Tecumseh centerfielder Seth Hale had a couple of web gems.
With two out and two on in the first inning, Owen Harlamert hit a ball that appeared to be ticketed for extra bases and Hale made the catch in right-center field after a long.
In the third, he came in to make a diving catch on a ball hit by Fogarty.
“In this park with all the space, when you hit a ball in the air it is going to get caught,” Welker said. “Especially, with a centerfielder like Tecumseh had.”
Tecumseh pitcher Tyler Dysinger hurled a four-hitter, striking out three.
Now, Troy must turn around things quickly. Troy, 9-6, was scheduled to play at Tippecanoe, 14-0, Monday and host the Red Devils Tuesday.
Monday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - April 27, 2021 Miami Valley News
TIPP CITY — It didn’t take Troy baseball long to bounce back from a loss to Tecumseh Sunday night. The Trojans handed Tippecanoe its first loss of the season Monday night 11-9.
Troy is now 10-6 overall and 10-3 in the MVL. Tippecanoe is 14-1 overall and 11-1 in the MVL and shares the lead with Butler, who is 12-1.
Troy scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to go up 11-6 and held on for the win.
For Troy, Zach Prouty was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs, while Caleb Fogarty was 2-for-4. Eli Smith was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and Trayce Mercer had two RBIs. Connor Hutchinson was 3-for-4 and Baylee Shepherd was 2-for-4 with a double.
For Tippecanoe, Brayden Bottles had two RBIs and Jonny Baileys was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Matt Salmon was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and Troy Taylor was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jacob Bowerman was 2-for-4.
Weekend Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - May 1, 2021 Miami Valley News
ST. PARIS — The Troy baseball team improved to 12-7 with two wins over the weekend.
On Friday, the Trojans defeated Stebbins 13-7.
Zach Prouty was 2-for-4 with three runs scored, Caleb Fogarty was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Andrew Helman had three RBIs. Brian Allen and Nick Garber struck out 10 and walked five.
On Saturday, Troy topped Graham 13-3.
Fogarty was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs and Eli Smith was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. Connor Hutchinson was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Trayce Mercer pitched the first six innings. He allowed eight hits and struck out three. Hutchinson pitched the seventh inning, striking out one and walking one.
Wednesday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - May 6, 2021 Miami Valley News
TROY — The Troy baseball team prepped for two games with Piqua with a 7-4 win over Stebbins in MVL action Wednesday to improve to 13-7 overall and 12-4 in the MVL.
Connor Hutchinson was 2-for-3 with a double and Caleb Fogarty was 2-for-3. Eli Otten had a double.
Ethan Rekow and Brian Allen combined on a 10-hitter, striking out six and walking one.
Troy was scheduled to host Piqua Thursday and travel to Piqua Friday.
Weekend Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - May 9, 2021 Miami Valley News
PIQUA — The Troy baseball team outlasted the rain and Piqua Friday, winning 8-2 to complete a sweep of the series.
The game was tied 2-2 through four innings, but Troy scored six runs in its last three at bats.
Trayce Mercer pitched the first six innings to get the win, allowing six hits.
He combined with Connor Hutchinson to strikeout six and walk four.
Zach Prouty was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Caleb Fogarty was 2-for-4 with a double and Owen Harlamert was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Baylee Shepherd was 2-for-4 with a double and Andrew Helman had a double.
Blane Ouhl and Zane Pratt both were 2-for-3 for Piqua.
They also combined on the pitching effort, striking out seven and walking three.
Monday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - May 11, 2021 Miami Valley News
FAIRBORN — The Troy baseball team got a “slam’ from Owen Harlamert, but it wasn’t enough in a 9-7 loss to Fairfield at Wright State University Monday in non-conference action.
Troy got in an 8-2 hole and couldn’t quite dig itself out.
The Trojans were still trailing 8-3 when Harlamert hit a grand slam in the fifth inning to make it 8-7.
But, Troy could not score again and Fairfield added one more run to its total.
Connor Hutchinson was 2-for-4 for the Trojans.
Brian Allen, Nick Garber and Eli Smith combined on a nine-hitter, striking out four and walking five.
Tuesday Baseball Roundup
By Robbin Kiser - May 12, 2021 Miami Valley News
TROY — The Troy baseball team had one bad inning in a 9-3 loss to Beavercreek Tuesday in non-conference action.
Troy was trailing just 2-1 going to the fifth inning when Beavercreek scored seven runs and the Trojans could not recover.
Baylee Shepherd and Eli Smith both doubled for the Trojans.
Andrew Helman, Connor Hutchinson and Ethan Rekow combined on an 11-hitter, striking out nine and walking five.
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