TROY, Ala. – After being down to its final strike down one, Arkansas State rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to defeat Troy, 10-6, Saturday afternoon at Riddle-Pace Field and clinch the Sun Belt-opening series.
A couple of batters after Arkansas State's (13-7, 2-0) Justin Felix tied the game with an RBI double, Jake Jablonski stepped to the plate and delivered big blow on the first pitch – a no-doubt, eventual game-winning grand slam over the monster in right.
Prior to the ninth, Troy (9-10, 0-2) pitching had not allowed a hit since the fourth inning – a combination of 2.