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Padilla's Two-Out Hit in Eighth Lifts Little Rock Past Troy

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CONWAY, S.C. - Ramon Padilla's eighth-inning two-out single, scoring Miguel Soto, gave No. 3 Little Rock the late go ahead in their 6-5 victory over sixth-seeded Troy in Wednesday's opener of the 2019 Sun Belt Baseball Championship at Springs Brooks Stadium.

Chandler Fidel got the nod and gave a quality outing for Little Rock, throwing 6.1 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five. Donavin Buck earned the win after his two scoreless innings in relief would cap off the victory for the Trojans. The senior struck out three of the seven batters he faced.