Coastal Carolina University
21-19, 5-8
Troy
22-21, 8-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Coastal Drops Series Opener 9-7 on Friday Afternoon
5/7/2021 5:25:00 PM | Baseball
Chanticleers scored six runs in the fourth
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The two teams combined to score 13 runs with two outs over the nine-inning contest with Troy scoring eight two-out runs and the Chants plating five.
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The Chants' offense scored seven runs on eight base hits from six different players led by two base hits apiece from Underwood (2-for-5, GS, 4 RBIs, run) and Alex Gattinelli (1-for-4, HR, BB, 2 RBIs, run) who both hit a home run in the fourth inning.
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Troy had four players with multiple-hit games in Logan Cerny (3-for-4, BB, HBP, RBI, 2 runs, SB), Rigsby Mosley (2-for-6, RBI, run), Caleb Bartolero (2-for-4, HBP, RBI, run), and Dalton Sinquefield (2-for-4, HBP, RBI, run), while both Jesse Hall (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBIs, run) and Drew Frederic (1-for-4, HR, 2 BB, RBI, run, SB) hit a home run in the win.
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The CCU pitching staff struck out 10 Trojan hitters and walked just three batters but plunked six Trojans on the day.
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Junior Alaska Abney (1-2) was handed the loss, as the right-handed pitcher gave up seven runs on nine hits, two hit batters, and three strikeouts over 3.2 innings.
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Troy starter Garrett Gainous (7-4) picked up the win despite giving up seven runs on seven hits, two walks, and three strikeouts over 6.0-complete innings.
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The Trojans took a 4-0 lead right out of the gate as Sinquefield lined a two-out RBI single to right field for the first run of the game while Hall followed with a three-run home run to left field.
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After Troy extended its lead to 7-0 with three runs in the top of the fourth on three consecutive two-out RBI singles from Cerny, Mosley, and Bartolero, the Chants quickly got back into the game with six runs in the bottom half of the inning.
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Gattinelli put the home team on the scoreboard with a two-run shot to left field, which started the big inning. BT Riopelle and Zack Beach followed with back-to-back singles to right field, and after a strikeout and a walk to load the bases, Underwood hit the first pitch he saw to left field for his first career grand slam and cut the lead to one at 7-6.
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The two teams would each plate a run in the sixth frame with Troy's coming on a throwing error and the Chants' by way of a two-out triple off the wall in right-center field by Cooper Weiss to put the score at 8-7 with three innings to play.
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However, Troy added a solo home run to start the top of the seventh while the Chanticleers stranded two runners in the seventh, one runner in the eighth, and one more in the ninth.
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CCU nearly tied the game up with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the ninth as Gattinelli sent a fly ball to the right-center field wall where a leaping Cerny made the catch against the teal barrier to end the game with the Trojans on top 9-7.
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CCU stranded seven runners on base while the Trojans left 12 on for the game.
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Coastal (21-19, 5-8 SBC) and Troy (22-21, 8-8 SBC) will play game two of the three-game Sun Belt Conference series on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gainous, Garrett (7-4)
L: Abney, Alaska (1-2)
S: Oates, Marquez (5)
Batting:
2B: Snell, Matt 1
HR: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Hall, Jesse 1
RBI: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Cerny, Logan 1 ; Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1 ; Hall, Jesse 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Cerny, Logan 2 ; Mosley, Rigsby 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1 ; Hall, Jesse 1 ; Snell, Matt 1 ; Whibbs, Donovan 1
SB: Frederic, Drew 1 ; Cerny, Logan 1
HBP: Cerny, Logan 1 ; Bartolero, Caleb 1 ; Sinquefield, Dalton 1 ; Snell, Matt 2 ; Whibbs, Donovan 1
Batting:
3B: Weiss, Cooper 1
HR: Underwood, Billy 1 ; Gattinelli, Alex 1
RBI: Underwood, Billy 4 ; Gattinelli, Alex 2 ; Weiss, Cooper 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Underwood, Billy 1 ; Chavers, Parker 1 ; Gattinelli, Alex 1 ; Riopelle, BT 1 ; Beach, Zack 1 ; Pate, Makenzie 1 ; Weiss, Cooper 1
SB: Pate, Makenzie 1
HBP: Pate, Makenzie 1
