TROY, Alabama – Against a drawn in infield and the winning run at third base, redshirt-freshman Drew Frederic punched a ball to first base and Steven Whitaker beat the throw to the plate as Troy defeated Xavier, 2-1, in 10 innings Saturday in game one of a doubleheader at Riddle-Pace Field.
One night after striking out 16 batters, the Troy (1-1) pitching staff stuck out 15 Xavier (1-1) hitters paced by seven from starter Evan Hebert over 5.2 innings of work.