# 2020 Troy Trojans baseball team

The 2020 Troy Trojans baseball team represented Troy University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Riddle–Pace Field and were led by fifth year head coach Mark Smartt.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason
### Signing Day Recruits

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Jerry Dale Bowman | Smiths Station, Alabama | Wallace State CC |
| Beau Fletcher | Hartselle, Alabama | Hartselle HS |
| Garrett Gainous | Cairo, Georgia | Cairo HS |
| Kyle Gamble | Live Oak, Florida | Polk State |
| Dominick Miller | Pensacola, Florida | Pensacola State |
| Tekoah Roby | Pensacola, Florida | Pine Forest HS |
| Grayson Stewart | Dothan, Alabama | Providence Christian |
| Hitters |||
| Seth Johnson | Wetumpka, Alabama | Wetumpka HS |

### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Trojans were picked to finish fourth in the East Division.
Coaches poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | South Alabama | 62 (6) |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 61 (4) |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 50 (2) |
| 4 | Troy | 41 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 23 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 15 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

* Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
* Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
* Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
* Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
* Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
* Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
* Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
* Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
* Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
* Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
* Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
* Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
* Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
* Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
* Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Troy win |
| | Troy loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Troy team member |
2020 Troy Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season (9-8) :
February (8-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 14 | Northern Kentucky | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 18-6 | Thomas (1-0) | Lonsbury (0-1) | None | 1,341 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 15 | Northern Kentucky | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 17-3 | Ortiz (1-0) | Noble (0-1) | None | 1,679 | 2-0 |
| Feb. 15 | Northern Kentucky | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 12-2 | Newton (1-0) | Mercer (0-1) | None | 1,791 | 3-0 |
| Feb. 16 | Northern Kentucky | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 20-11 | Oates (1-0) | Lange (0-1) | None | 1,212 | 4-0 |
| Feb. 19 | Jackson State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 14-5 | Fultz (1-0) | Colon (0-1) | None | 1,241 | 5-0 |
| Feb. 21 | Louisiana Tech | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 4-0 | Thomas (2-0) | Fincher (1-1) | Johnson (1) | 1,399 | 6-0 |
| Feb. 22 | Louisiana Tech | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 7-4 | Oates (2-0) | Crigger (0-1) | Wilkinson (1) | 2,053 | 7-0 |
| Feb. 23 | Louisiana Tech | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 0-9 | Whorff (2-0) | Newton (1-1) | None | 1,567 | 7-1 |
| Feb. 25 | Alabama State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 5-0 | Oates (3-0) | Rivera (2-1) | None | 1,511 | 8-1 |
| Feb. 28 | at No. 1 Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 2-3 | Mace (0-2) | Johnson (0-1) | Specht (1) | 3,377 | 8-2 |
| Feb. 29 | at No. 1 Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 7-10 | Luethje (1-0) | Wilder (0-1) | Specht (2) | 4,140 | 8-3 |
March (1-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | at No. 1 Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 1-7 | Barco (0-2) | Ellis (0-1) | None | | 4,001 | 8-4 | |
| Mar. 3 | at UAB | Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL | L 2-5 | Bonk (1-1) | Newton (1-2) | McCarty (5) | | 377 | 8-5 | |
| Pensacola Cox Diamond Invitational ||||||||||||
| Mar. 6 | vs. Michigan State | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | L 0-1 | Mason (2-0) | Thomas (2-1) | Sleeman (1) | | 814 | 8-6 | |
| Mar. 7 | vs. Samford | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | W 5-3 | Ortiz (2-0) | Long (0-2) | Wilkinson (2) | | 936 | 9-6 | |
| Mar. 8 | vs. Louisiana | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | L 4-8 | Moriarty (1-2) | Ellis (0-2) | None | | 919 | 9-6 | |
| Mar. 10 | vs. Southern Miss | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | L 7-9 | Lantz (1-0) | Wilkinson (0-1) | Stanley (3) | | 1,085 | 9-7 | |
| Mar. 13 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 14 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 15 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 20 | Little Rock | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 21 | Little Rock | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 22 | Little Rock | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 24 | No. 14 Arkansas | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 25 | No. 14 Arkansas | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 27 | at UT Arlington | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 28 | at UT Arlington | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 29 | at UT Arlington | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 31 | Jacksonville State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
April (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 3 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 4 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 5 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, Ar | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 9 | Georgia State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 10 | Georgia State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 11 | Georgia State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 14 | at Alabama State | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 15 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 17 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 18 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 19 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 21 | UAB | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 22 | Alabama A&M | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 24 | Coastal Carolina | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 25 | Coastal Carolina | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 26 | Coastal Carolina | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 28 | Samford | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | Texas State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 2 | Texas State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 3 | Texas State | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 8 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 9 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 10 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 12 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 14 | South Alabama | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 15 | South Alabama | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 16 | South Alabama | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Post-season (0–0) :
SBC Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 20 | | | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.