2026 Troy Trojans baseball team

2026 Troy Trojans baseball
2026 Troy Trojans baseball
NCAA Gainesville Regional champions; NCAA Troy Super Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
D1Baseball.com	No. 8
Record	39–32 (17–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Skylar Meade (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Wolgamot; Ryan Fineman; Adam Godwin;
Home stadium	Riddle–Pace Field

2026 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Southern Miss ‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	40	–	14	.741
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	36	–	19	.655
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	30	–	22	.577
No. 8 Troy ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	29	–	27	.518
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	33	–	21	.611
Texas State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	34	–	22	.607
Louisiana ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	34	–	21	.618
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	29	–	25	.537
Georgia State ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	26	–	28	.481
Marshall ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	23	–	31	.426
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	29	–	24	.547
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	27	–	28	.491
James Madison ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	21	–	32	.396
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	16	–	40	.286

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 17, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Troy Trojans baseball team represented Troy University in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Riddle–Pace Field as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by head coach Skylar Meade, in his fifth year as head coach.^[2]

The Trojans entered the season projected to finish third in the conference according to the preseason coaches' poll.^[3] They concluded the regular season with a 29–27 record and earned the No. 4 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. In the conference tournament, Troy posted a 3–2 record, defeating South Alabama twice and Southern Miss once while suffering two losses to Southern Miss.^[4] Despite not winning the conference tournament, the Trojans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were assigned to the Gainesville Regional.^[5] After an opening-round loss to Miami, Troy won four consecutive elimination games, including back-to-back victories over regional host Florida, to claim the regional title and advance to the first Super Regional in program history.^[6] The Trojans were subsequently selected to host their Super Regional matchup against Little Rock.^[7]

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2025 season with a record of 39–21, 18–12 in the Sun Belt to finish in third place. Despite being ranked for much of the regular season, the team was not selected for the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, finishing among the first four teams left out of the field.^[8]

Personnel

Roster

2026 Troy Trojans roster^[9]

Pitchers

10 - Brock Tapper- Senior
11 - Lucas Litteral - Senior
12 - Tate Farquhar - Junior
15 - Tommy Egan - Senior
16 - Hayden Smith - Junior
17 - Zach Crotchfelt - Senior
21 - Blake Dean - Junior
26 - Matt Dill- Freshman
27 - Dylan Alonso - Junior
28 - Jackson Lucas - Freshman
29 - Dylan King - Senior
30 - Cooper Ellingworth - Junior
31 - Benjamin Stubbs - Senior
35 - Matteo Pare - Junior
36 - Chase Cartron Sophomore
38 - Nate Criswell - Junior
45 - Judah Buckner - Junior
45 - Noah Thigpen - Sophomore

Catchers

3 - Cole Garner - Junior
5 - Jimmy Janicki - Sophomore
18 - Caden Reeves - Freshman

Infielders

2 - Aaron Piasecki - Senior
4 - Nolan Book - Sophomore
32 - Josh Pyne - Senior
33 - Ty McGraw - Freshman
34 - Blake Cavill - Senior
37 - Sean Darnell - Senior

Outfielders

1 - Steven Meier - Senior
7 - Gavin Schrader - Senior
14 - Zaid Diaz- Junior
23 - Houston Markham - Sophomore
44 - Dillon Kuehl - Senior

Utility

6 - Brady Richardson (INF/RHP) - Freshman
8 - Jabe Boroff (C/UTL) - Junior
22 - Drew Nelson (LHP/UTL) - Senior
40 - Nico Azpilcueta (INF/OF) - Senior
28 - Brennan Hudson (C/INF/OF) - Senior

Coaching staff

2026 Troy Trojans coaching staff^[9]
Name	Position	Seasons at Troy	Alma Mater
Skylar Meade	Head coach	5	Louisville (2007)
Ben Wolgamot	Associate Head Coach	5	Purdue (2010)
Ryan Fineman	Assistant coach	2	Indiana (2019)
Adam Godwin	Assistant coach	5	Troy (2018)

Schedule and results

2026 Troy Trojans baseball game log (39–32)

Regular Season (29–27)

February (4–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
February 13	at Mercer		OrthoGeorgia Park Macon, GA	L 3–4	Ewaldsen (1–0)	Crotchfelt (0–1)	None	ESPN+	1,085	0–1	–
February 14	at Mercer		OrthoGeorgia Park	L 5–17⁷	Hugas (1–0)	Thigpen (0–1)	None	ESPN+	788	0–2	–
February 14	at Mercer		OrthoGeorgia Park	W 19–3⁷	Alonso (1–0)	Gaspard (0–1)	None	ESPN+	705	1–2	–
February 17	at No. 4 Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS	L 7–13	Kirk (1–0)	Dean (0–1)	None	SECN+	9,842	1–3	–
February 20	Campbell		Riddle–Pace Field Troy, AL	W 13–3⁸	Egan (1–0)	Wimbish (0–1)	Alonso (1)	ESPN+	2,010	2–3	–
February 21	Campbell		Riddle–Pace Field	L 1–13⁷	Clark (1–1)	Thigpen (0–2)	None	ESPN+	1,901	2–4	–
February 22	Campbell		Riddle–Pace Field	W 8–4	Crotchfelt (1–1)	Sabers (0–1)	Alonso (2)	ESPN+	1,924	3–4	–
February 25	at No. 11 Georgia		Foley Field Athens, GA	W 6–5¹²	Dill (1–0)	Pruett (0–1)	None	SECN+	985	4–4	–
February 27	vs. Western Carolina		Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC	L 3–4	Snyder (2–0)	Ellingworth (0–1)	Austin (2)	None	4,277	4–5	–
February 28	at East Carolina		Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 2–5	Van Kempen (1–1)	Thigpen (0–3)	Jenkins (1)	ESPN+	5,372	4–6	–

March (9–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
March 1	vs. Rutgers		Clark–LeClair Stadium	W 2–1	Alonso (2–0)	Borghese (0–1)	None	None	–	5–6	–
March 4	at Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	L 1–4	Schulz (1–0)	Crotchfelt (0–1)	Bristow (1)	SECN+	2,735	5–7	–
March 6	Maryland		Riddle–Pace Field	W 5–2	Egan (2–0)	Williams (1–1)	Alonso (3)	ESPN+	2,187	6–7	–
March 7	Maryland		Riddle–Pace Field	L 3–9	Morlang (2–2)	Thigpen (0–4)	Hastings (2)	ESPN+	2,510	6–8	–
March 8	Maryland		Riddle–Pace Field	L 6–7	Ryan (2–0)	Tapper (0–1)	Bailey (1)	ESPN+	1,712	6–9	–
March 10	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 3–7	Alcock (2–0)	Cartron (0–1)	None	SECN+	4,423	6–10	–
March 13	Old Dominion		Riddle–Pace Field	L 8–10	Johnson (1–0)	Egan (2–1)	None	ESPN+	1,955	6–11	0–1
March 14	Old Dominion		Riddle–Pace Field	W 13–4	Stubbs (1–0)	Kuskie (2–3)	None	ESPN+	2,135	7–11	1–1
March 15	Old Dominion		Riddle–Pace Field	W 9–4	Alonso (3–0)	Gatti (0–3)	None	ESPN+	1,910	8–11	2–1
March 17	at Alabama State		Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex Montgomery, AL	W 11–2	Dill (2–0)	Baptist (1–4)	None	SWACTV	–	9–11	–
March 20	at No. 12 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–5	Stubbs (2–0)	Harris (4–1)	Ellingworth (1)	ESPN+	5,341	10–11	3–1
March 21	at No. 12 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park	L 5–11	Sivley (3–0)	Alonso (3–1)	None	ESPN+	5,457	10–12	3–2
March 22	at No. 12 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park	L 4–5	Clark (4–0)	Elingworth (0–2)	None	ESPN+	5,187	10–13	3–3
March 24	Samford		Riddle–Pace Field	L 2–7	O'Beirne (1–0)	Dill (2–1)	Whitney (1)	ESPN+	2,465	10–14	–
March 25	at Florida A&M		Moore–Kittles Field Tallahassee, FL	W 7–4	Tapper (1–1)	Lindsey (0–2)	Ellingworth (2)	None	200	11–14	–
March 27	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 3–4	Pendley (2–3)	Ellingworth (0–3)	None	ESPN+	1,653	11–15	3–4
March 28	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium	L 0–10⁸	Degondea (1–2)	Alonso (3–2)	None	ESPN+	2,458	11–16	3–5
March 29	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium	W 11–5	Egan (3–1)	Garrett (1–5)	Ellington (3)	ESPN+	1,725	12–16	4–5
March 31	Alabama State		Riddle–Pace Field	W 14–2⁷	Smith (1–0)	Sanders (0–1)	None	ESPN+	1,855	13–16	–

April (9–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
April 2	Arkansas State		Riddle–Pace Field	W 6–4	Stubbs (3–0)	Richter (2–3)	Alonso (4)	ESPN+	2,072	14–16	5–5
April 3	Arkansas State		Riddle–Pace Field	L 4–6	Foss (2–0)	Dill (2–2)	Garrison (5)	ESPN+	1,984	14–17	5–6
April 4	Arkansas State		Riddle–Pace Field	W 6–4	Ellingworth (1–3)	Weimer (3–1)	Alonso (5)	ESPN+	1,921	15–17	6–6
April 8	Florida A&M		Riddle–Pace Field	W 12–2⁷	Dean (1–1)	Lindsey (0–3)	None	ESPN+	1,532	16–17	–
April 10	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX	L 5–8	Smith (3–0)	Alonso (3–3)	None	ESPN+	1,328	16–18	6–7
April 11	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark	W 15–2⁷	Egan (4–1)	Tovar (6–2)	None	ESPN+	1,427	17–18	7–7
April 11	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark	W 12–11¹¹	Nelson (1–0)	Markwardt (1–2)	None	ESPN+	1,427	18–18	8–7
April 14	at New Orleans		Maestri Field New Orleans, LA	L 10–11¹⁰	Jones (2–1)	Nelson (1–1)	None	ESPN+	659	18–19	–
April 17	Louisiana		Riddle–Pace Field	W 7–6	Crotchfelt (2–2)	Roman (2–4)	None	ESPN+	2,128	19–19	9–7
April 18	Louisiana		Riddle–Pace Field	L 6–7	Herrmann (5–2)	Egan (4–2)	Carter (3)	ESPN+	2,866	19–20	9–8
April 19	Louisiana		Riddle–Pace Field	W 15–11	Nelson (2–1)	Carter (1–1)	None	ESPN+	2,094	20–20	10–8
April 21	Jacksonville State		Riddle–Pace Field	L 4–5	Horst (3–0)	Thigpen (0–5)	Hutto (10)	ESPN+	2,361	20–21	–
April 24	at Marshall		Jack Cook Field Huntington, WV	L 4–7	Blevins (8–2)	Stubbs (3–1)	None	ESPN+	1,575	20–22	10–9
April 25	at Marshall		Jack Cook Field	W 8–2	Egan (5–2)	Harlow (3–5)	None	ESPN+	1,363	21–22	11–9
April 26	at Marshall		Jack Cook Field	W 1–0	Smith (2–0)	Collins (2–4)	Ellingworth (4)	ESPN+	1,356	22–22	12–9
April 28	No. 5 Georgia		Foley Field	L 1–11⁷	Stephens (1–0)	Tapper (1–2)	Nottingham (1)	SECN+	3,279	22–23	–

May (7–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 2	Appalachian State		Riddle–Pace Field	L 7–13	Wilson (3–1)	Stubbs (3–2)	None	ESPN+	2,310	22–24	12–10
May 2	Appalachian State		Riddle–Pace Field	L 0–5	Peterson (7–0)	Egan (5–3)	None	ESPN+	2,346	22–25	12–11
May 3	Appalachian State		Riddle–Pace Field	W 10–3	Nelson (3–1)	Tibbett (1–3)	Alonso (6)	ESPN+	2,418	23–25	13–11
May 5	No. 19 Alabama		Riddle–Pace Field	W 6–1	Dill (3–2)	Lehman (1–1)	Thigpen (1)	ESPN+	3,982	24–25	–
May 8	South Alabama		Riddle–Pace Field	L 1–12⁷	Heer (5–2)	Stubbs (3–3)	None	ESPN+	2,083	24–26	13–12
May 9	South Alabama		Riddle–Pace Field	W 10–5	Crotchfelt (3–2)	Bozenhard (2–3)	None	ESPN+	2,262	25–26	14–12
May 10	South Alabama		Riddle–Pace Field	W 8–1	Smith (3–0)	Gonzalez (4–3)	None	ESPN+	2,096	26–26	15–12
May 12	at UAB		Young Memorial Field Birmingham, AL	W 14–5	Dill (4–2)	House (0–1)	None	ESPN+	350	27–26	–
May 14	at Louisiana–Monroe		Lou St. Amant Field Monroe, LA	W 6–4	Stubbs (4–3)	Corley (2–3)	Alonso (7)	ESPN+	1,278	28–26	16–12
May 15	at Louisiana–Monroe		Lou St. Amant Field	L 2–12⁷	Dermody (5–6)	Egan (5–4)	None	ESPN+	1,498	28–27	16–13
May 16	at Louisiana–Monroe		Lou St. Amant Field	W 13–3⁷	Alonso (4–3)	Hess (2–6)	None	ESPN+	1,698	29–27	17–13

Postseason (10–5)

Sun Belt Tournament (3–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBCT Record
May 21	vs. (5) South Alabama	(4)	Dabos Park Montgomery, AL	W 11–3	Crotchfelt (4–2)	Gonzalez (4–4)	None	ESPN+	375	30–27	1–0
May 22	vs. (1) No. 8 Southern Miss	(4)	Dabos Park	L 6–7	Och (6–2)	Ellingworth (1–4)	None	ESPN+	650	30–28	1–1
May 23	vs. (5) South Alabama	(4)	Dabos Park	W 11–10	Smith (4–0)	Smith (2–1)	None	ESPN+	542	31–28	2–1
May 23	vs. (1) No. 8 Southern Miss	(4)	Dabos Park	W 9–6	Crotchfelt (5–2)	Sunstrom (6–4)	Egan (1)	ESPN+	692	32–28	3–1
May 24	vs. (1) No. 8 Southern Miss	(4)	Dabos Park	L 2–6	Allen (7–1)	Nelson (3–2)	None	ESPN+	732	32–29	3–2

NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional (4–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Regional record
May 29	vs. (2) Miami (FL)	(3)	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	L 5–10	Glidewell (4–0)	Egan (5–5)	None	ACCN	3,543	32–30	0–1
May 30	vs. (4) Rider	(3)	Condron Ballpark	W 15–7	Crotchfelt (6–2)	Poliey (3–2)	None	ESPN+	3,382	33–30	1–1
May 31	vs. (2) Miami (FL)	(3)	Condron Ballpark	W 9–6	Crotchfelt (7–2)	Dorn (5–2)	None	ACCN	–	34–30	2–1
May 31	at (1) No. 10 Florida	(3)	Condron Ballpark	W 16–11	Ellingworth (2–4)	Peterson (3–6)	None	ESPN+	4,751	35–30	3–1
June 1	at (1) No. 10 Florida	(3)	Condron Ballpark	W 10–2	Stubbs (5–3)	Walls (3–3)	Thigpen (2)	SECN	4,637	36–30	4–1

NCAA tournament: Troy Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Super Reg. Record
June 5	Little Rock		Riddle–Pace Field	W 12–2	Stubbs (6–3)	Westmoreland (6–3)	None	ESPNU	6,426	37–30	1–0
June 6	Little Rock		Riddle–Pace Field	W 7–2	Egan (6–5)	Bronzini (2–3)	Thigpen (3)	ESPN2	7,033	38–30	2–0

Men's College World Series (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 12	vs. (16) No. 9 West Virginia		Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, Nebraska	L 5–7	Korn (6–1)	Crotchfelt (7–3)	McDougal (1)	ESPN	24,154	38–31	0–1
June 14	vs. No. 18 Ole Miss		Charles Schwab Field Omaha	W 12–8	Thigpen (1–5)	Robertson (5–2)	None	ESPN	24,013	39–31	1–1
June 16	vs. (16) No. 9 West Virginia		Charles Schwab Field Omaha	L 0–12	Montesa (6–5)	Ellingworth (2–5)	None	ESPN	21,814	39–32	1–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Troy team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

↑ "Sun Belt Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
↑ Cubit, Alexis. "How Louisville's Skylar Meade coached Troy baseball to super regionals". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
↑ "Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. February 4, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
↑ Stephenson, Creg (May 24, 2026). "Troy ousted from Sun Belt baseball tournament by Southern Miss, awaits possible NCAA regional bid". al. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
↑ Stephenson, Creg (May 25, 2026). "Troy headed to NCAA baseball regional for first time since 2023". al. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
↑ Ram, Noah. "Troy baseball stuns Florida, headed to NCAA super regional: Highlights". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
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[2] Cubit, Alexis. "How Louisville's Skylar Meade coached Troy baseball to super regionals". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2026.

[3] "Sun Belt Announces Baseball Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. February 4, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.

[4] Stephenson, Creg (May 24, 2026). "Troy ousted from Sun Belt baseball tournament by Southern Miss, awaits possible NCAA regional bid". al. Retrieved June 6, 2026.

[5] Stephenson, Creg (May 25, 2026). "Troy headed to NCAA baseball regional for first time since 2023". al. Retrieved June 6, 2026.

[6] Ram, Noah. "Troy baseball stuns Florida, headed to NCAA super regional: Highlights". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved June 6, 2026.

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