2017 Troy Trojans baseball team

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.

2017 Troy Trojans baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2017 record	31–25 (16–14 SBC)
Head coach	Mark Smartt (2nd season)
Home stadium	Riddle–Pace Field

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	22	–	7	–	1		.750			37	–	19	–	1		.658
No. 26 South Alabama^‡^y  ‍‍‍	22	–	8	–	0		.733			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			38	–	21	–	0		.644
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			19	–	36	–	0		.345
West Division
UT Arlington^x  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1		.650			35	–	21	–	1		.623
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			29	–	30	–	0		.492
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			12	–	43	–	0		.218
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 Xavier Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL 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 New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 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 UAB 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. Seton Hall Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL W 6–3 1,321 6–3 – Mar. 4 vs. South Alabama Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 6–4 1,947 6–4 – Mar. 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL L 5–4 704 6–5 – Mar. 10 Hofstra Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL 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 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR 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 Samford Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 9–2 1,298 12–7 – Mar. 22 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL L 4–3 463 12–8 – Mar. 24 Louisiana–Lafayette 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 at Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX 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 at Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 13–5 302 14–12 4–5 April 4 Alabama Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 12–11 3,328 15–12 – April 7 Georgia Southern 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 Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 6–4 291 17–14 – April 13 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA 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 UAB Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 6–1 768 18–17 – April 19 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL W 10–5 312 19–17 - April 21 Texas State 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 Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 5–2 2,872 23–17 - April 28 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 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 Jacksonville State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 4–3 1,429 24–20 - May 5 Appalachian State 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 Alabama State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 4–3 892 27–21 – May 12 Louisiana–Monroe 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 #9 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 10–8 6,223 30–22 – May 18 #25 South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 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)
SBC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBCT Record May 26 vs. South Alabama J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 9–1 153 31–25 0–1

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

References

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