In the end, the Troy Trojans baseball regular season proved to be enough to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA announced the Trojans landed a spot in the Athens (Ga.) Regional. Troy, a No. 3 seed in the pod, will face Duke at 1 p.m. Central Friday.
Georgia is the no. 8 seed overall nationally. By most prognostications, the Trojans were expected to squeeze in the tournament at either the Gainesville (Fla.) Regional or the Oxford (Miss.) Regional.
The Florida Gators are the top seed in the tournament, while the Ole Miss Rebels are the No.