TROY, Alabama – Chase Smartt pounded out four hits – three for extra bases – and Cory Gill turned in seven solid innings on the mound as Troy defeated Georgia Southern, 10-3, Friday night at Riddle-Pace Field in a key Sun Belt East Division contest. The Troy win snapped a six-game winning streak in series openers by Georgia Southern.
Troy (24-22, 11-11 Sun Belt), which moved to within a game of first place in the division, hit five home runs and finished with 10 extra-base hits. This coming after the Trojans hit six home runs and 11 extra-base hits in a mid-week win over Alabama State on Tuesday.