Troy Baseball Troy Baseball history History against Midwestern Collegiate Conference champ Wright State. Fawcett took the hill in game one as the bats provided more than enough support in a 16-7 rout. Troy earned its first NCAA Regional berth when pinch-runner Lance Lawley scored from second on a single by Rhodney Donaldson with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth to give Troy a 6-5 victory. Despite losing two straight games, to top-seeded Florida State and second-seeded Ole Miss, in the Atlantic I Regional in Tallahassee, Fla., the trip will forever be remembered as the event that officially welcomed Troy into the Division I family.
1996 The Trojans went through the Mid-Con regular season with a 16-2 record, earned the top seed in the East Division and the host role. NE Illinois upset Troy, 8-7, in the first round when it scored the winning run on an eighth-inning error. Troy fought through the losers bracket with wins over Eastern Illinois and Pace, setting up a rematch with NEIU. Northeastern’s Matt Dunne had two hits in leading the Golden Eagles to a 3-0 victory. Troy (41-13) swept the regular season awards dished out by the conference. Reggie Hightower was named Player of the Year, Dean Cordova was named Pitcher of the Year, Michael Rivera was named Newcomer of the Year and John Mayotte was named Coach of the Year.
1997 The 1997 season proved to be one of the most successful since moving to Division I status. Troy finished with a 37-23 slate, captured its second Mid-Con title in three years, won an NCAA Play-In series and
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TROY TROJANS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 1992
CLASS OF 1996
Name Pos. Danny Cox P Pedro LaTorre 2B Tom McCall 3B Chase Riddle Head Coach Wendell Stephens 3B Jack Tinkler SS Ron Warren P
Years 1980-81 1981-81 1960-64 1978-90 1985-86 1977-80 1985-86
CLASS OF 1993 Name Dave Banks Kevin McDaniel Mike Perez Ray Stephens James Wray Mike Russell
Pos. 1B SS P C P Asst. Coach
Years 1982-85 1980-81 1986 1984-85 1987-88 1981-87
CLASS OF 1994 Name Rich Bouchillon Vince Kindred Ed Nix Tony Kirkland
Pos. C OF 2B SS
Years 1980-81 1985-86 1984-85 1981-82
CLASS OF 1995 Name Warren Arrington Stan McCauley John McGarity
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Pos. OF 3B
Years 1986-87 1978-79 Supporter
Name Donnie Elsberry Brian Pinnell Bill Dunn
CLASS OF 2004 Pos. P 2B
Years 1976-79 1983-84 Supporter
Pos. P OF P P SS
Years 1993-94 1982-83 1993 1976-77 1984-85 Supporter
CLASS OF 1999 Name Rob Batchler Keith Bragg Steve Charles Ron Pierce Buck Watford Helton L. Fowler
CLASS OF 2000 Name Dean Cordova Jason Fawcett Andy Giannini Chuck Stanhope Homer Anderson
Pos. P P P P
Years 1996-97 1994-97 1979-80 1984-85 Supporter
Pos. C 2B P
Years 1996 1986-87 1989-1990
Pos. OF SS
Years 1989-90 1988-89 Supporter
CLASS OF 2002 Name Mike Rivera Mark Smartt Ward Thigpen
CLASS OF 2003 Name Scott Ates Dirk Williams Joe Dotson
Name Tom Gregorio Mike Elmore E.C. Oswald
Pos. C OF
Years 1996-99 1984-87 Supporter
CLASS OF 2005 Name Joel Smith Ralph Black Robert Earl Stewart
Pos. Years C 1990-91 Radio Announcer AD 1974-91
CLASS OF 2006 Name “Buster” Bergstrom Frank Tully Herlong
Pos. C
Years 1978-79 Supporter
Pos. Coach 3B OF
Years 1991-2002 2000-01 1999 Supporter
Pos. C C
Years 1961-63 2001-04 Supporter Supporter
CLASS OF 2007 Name John Mayotte Casey Smith Kevan Burns Jerry Lott
CLASS OF 2009 Name Danny Breeden Wade Miller Shannon Collins Terry Collins
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