2017 Troy Trojans baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2017
Team:	Troy Trojans
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	31–25
Conf Record:	16–14
Head Coach:	Mark Smartt
Hc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Riddle–Pace Field

The 2017 Troy Trojans baseball team represented the Troy University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Riddle–Pace Field.

Schedule and results

Troy announced its 2017 football schedule on October 27, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 28 home and 28 away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belts foes Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State and will travel to Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Little Rock, South Alabama, and Texas–Arlington.^[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and was hosted by Georgia Southern.^[2]

Troy finished 4th in the east division of the conference which qualified the Trojans to compete in the tournament as the 6th seed seeking for the team's 4th Sun Belt Conference tournament title.

2017 Troy baseball game log
Regular season (31–24)
February (5–3) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 17 L 6–2 1,821 0–1 – Feb. 18 Xavier Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 2–1 733 1–1 – Feb. 18 Xavier Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 2–8 802 1–2 – Feb. 19 Xavier Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 5–2 894 2–2 – Feb. 24 at W 12–9 172 3–2 – Feb. 25 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA L 3–2 325 3–3 – Feb. 26 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 4–3 237 4–3 – Feb. 28 at Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL W 4–2 198 5–3 –
March (8–9) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 3 vs. W 6–3 1,321 6–3 – Mar. 4 Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 6–4 1,947 6–4 – Mar. 5 vs. Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 5–4 704 6–5 – Mar. 10 W 4–0 792 7–5 – Mar. 11 Hofstra Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 9–5 964 7–6 – Mar. 11 Hofstra Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 7–1 1,002 8–6 – Mar. 12 Hofstra Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 16–7 678 9–6 – Mar. 17 W 7–6 227 10–6 1–0 Mar. 18 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 6–3 275 11–6 2–0 Mar. 19 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 10–3 261 11–7 2–1 Mar. 21 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 9–2 1,298 12–7 – Mar. 22 at Samford L 4–3 463 12–8 – Mar. 24 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 6–5 1,745 12–9 2–2 Mar. 25 Louisiana–Lafayette Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 7–5 1,771 13–9 3–2 Mar. 26 Louisiana–Lafayette Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 7–2 878 13–10 3–3 Mar. 31 L 9–6 516 13–11 3–4 Mar. 31 at Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 5–2 516 13–12 3–5
April (11–7) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record April 1 W 13–5 302 14–12 4–5 April 4 W 12–11 3,328 15–12 – April 7 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 5–3 1,001 15–13 4–6 April 8 Georgia Southern Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 6–3 1,421 15–14 4–7 April 9 Georgia Southern Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 4–0 812 16–14 5–7 April 11 at W 6–4 291 17–14 – April 13 L 9–3 276 17–15 5-8 April 14 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 3–2 291 17–16 5–9 April 15 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 5–3 321 18–16 6–9 April 18 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 6–1 768 18–17 – April 19 at W 10–5 312 19–17 - April 21 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 4–0 712 20–17 7-9 April 22 Texas State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 4–3 792 21–17 8-9 April 23 Texas State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 6–3 992 22–17 9-9 April 25 at #8 W 5–2 2,872 23–17 - April 28 W 4–0 1,492 24–17 10-9 April 29 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–4 1,470 24–18 10-10 April 30 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 11–8 1,616 24–19 10-11
May (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record May 3 L 4–3 1,429 24–20 - May 5 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 9–1 728 25–20 11–11 May 6 Appalachian State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 12–2 1,111 25–21 11–12 May 7 Appalachian State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 11–3 1,075 26–21 12–12 May 10 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 4–3 892 27–21 – May 12 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 9–1 789 28–21 13–12 May 13 Louisiana–Monroe Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 10–9 1,199 29–21 14–12 May 14 Louisiana–Monroe Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 8–3 1,101 30–21 15–12 May 16 L 10–8 6,223 30–22 – May 18 W 5–4 1,515 31–22 16–12 May 19 25 South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 10–6 1,602 31–23 16–13 May 20 25 South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 10–7 1,389 31–24 16–14
Post-season (0–1)

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Notes and References

1. Troy Baseball Announces 2017 Schedule. Troy University Department of Athletics. October 27, 2016. February 14, 2017.
2. 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro. Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. February 14, 2017.