TROY, Ala. (4/7/24) – Arkansas State baseball (16-18, 3-9 SBC) took the lead late against Troy (23-11, 7-5 SBC), but a late rally from the Trojans culminated in a walk-off 9-8 defeat on Sunday afternoon at Riddle-Pace Field.
Dylan Heine made his eighth start of the season, surrendering two earned runs on three hits and a walk while striking out three more over 4.1 innings pitched.
Allen Grier had a solid performance at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a three-run home run.
After both sides went hitless in the first three innings,
Daedrick Cail put A-State on the board with an RBI-double off the right-field wall.
Brayden Caskey extended the lead with a single before
Cason Campbell made it 4-0 with a two-run double.
Blake Sutton cut the lead to two runs in the fifth after firing a double to the warning track in right field. Peyton Watts brought in another in the next inning after doubling to left field, making the score 4-3.
With two outs in the top of the seventh,
Blake Burris singled to right center and allowed Campbell to score uncontested.
A sacrifice fly from Kyle Mock put Troy back within striking distance in the bottom of the eighth. With two outs in the bottom frame, Peyton Watts crushed a two-run homer over the wall in right field to put the Trojans in front 6-5.
With two outs in the ninth and two runners on base,
Allen Grier fired a three-run bomb over the left field wall as A-State reclaimed the lead 8-6. However, Troy scored three runs in the final frame, including a walk-off two-run single from Watts.
Noah Manning (5-0) earned the win while
Max Charlton (2-1) took the loss as the Red Wolves close a four-game road trip.
NEXT UP
Arkansas State returns home for a midweek matchup against Little Rock on Tuesday, April 9 at Tomlinson Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+ and can be heard on 95.3/96.9 The Ticket Radio Network along with the A-State Red Wolves mobile app.
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