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.

The Trojans entered the season projected to finish third in the conference according to the preseason coaches' poll. 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. Despite not winning the conference tournament, the Trojans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were assigned to the Gainesville Regional. 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. The Trojans were subsequently selected to host their Super Regional matchup against Little Rock.

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.

Personnel

Roster 2026 Troy Trojans roster 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 Name Position Seasons atTroy 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 at Macon, GA None ESPN+ 1,085 0–1 – at Mercer OrthoGeorgia Park None ESPN+ 788 0–2 – at Mercer OrthoGeorgia Park None ESPN+ 705 1–2 – Starkville, MS None SECN+ 9,842 1–3 – Troy, AL ESPN+ 2,010 2–3 – Campbell None ESPN+ 1,901 2–4 – Campbell ESPN+ 1,924 3–4 – Athens, GA None SECN+ 985 4–4 – vs. Western Carolina Greenville, NC None 4,277 4–5 – at East Carolina ESPN+ 5,372 4–6 – March (9–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record vs. None None – 5–6 – Nashville, TN SECN+ 2,735 5–7 – Riddle–Pace Field ESPN+ 2,187 6–7 – Maryland ESPN+ 2,510 6–8 – Maryland ESPN+ 1,712 6–9 – Tuscaloosa, AL None SECN+ 4,423 6–10 – None ESPN+ 1,955 6–11 0–1 None ESPN+ 2,135 7–11 1–1 None ESPN+ 1,910 8–11 2–1 Montgomery, AL None SWACTV – 9–11 – Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ 5,341 10–11 3–1 at No. 12 Southern Miss None ESPN+ 5,457 10–12 3–2 at No. 12 Southern Miss None ESPN+ 5,187 10–13 3–3 ESPN+ 2,465 10–14 – Tallahassee, FL None 200 11–14 – Statesboro, GA None ESPN+ 1,653 11–15 3–4 None ESPN+ 2,458 11–16 3–5 ESPN+ 1,725 12–16 4–5 Alabama State None ESPN+ 1,855 13–16 – April (9–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record W 6–4 ESPN+ 2,072 14–16 5–5 L 4–6 ESPN+ 1,984 14–17 5–6 W 6–4 ESPN+ 1,921 15–17 6–6 Florida A&M W 12–27 None ESPN+ 1,532 16–17 – San Marcos, TX L 5–8 None ESPN+ 1,328 16–18 6–7 at Texas State W 15–27 None ESPN+ 1,427 17–18 7–7 at Texas State W 12–1111 None ESPN+ 1,427 18–18 8–7 New Orleans, LA L 10–1110 None ESPN+ 659 18–19 – W 7–6 None ESPN+ 2,128 19–19 9–7 Louisiana L 6–7 ESPN+ 2,866 19–20 9–8 Louisiana W 15–11 None ESPN+ 2,094 20–20 10–8 L 4–5 ESPN+ 2,361 20–21 – Huntington, WV L 4–7 None ESPN+ 1,575 20–22 10–9 at Marshall W 8–2 None ESPN+ 1,363 21–22 11–9 at Marshall W 1–0 ESPN+ 1,356 22–22 12–9 No. 5 Georgia L 1–117 SECN+ 3,279 22–23 – May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record L 7–13 None ESPN+ 2,310 22–24 12–10 L 0–5 None ESPN+ 2,346 22–25 12–11 W 10–3 ESPN+ 2,418 23–25 13–11 No. 19 Alabama W 6–1 ESPN+ 3,982 24–25 – L 1–127 None ESPN+ 2,083 24–26 13–12 W 10–5 None ESPN+ 2,262 25–26 14–12 W 8–1 None ESPN+ 2,096 26–26 15–12 Birmingham, AL W 14–5 None ESPN+ 350 27–26 – Monroe, LA W 6–4 ESPN+ 1,278 28–26 16–12 L 2–127 None ESPN+ 1,498 28–27 16–13 W 13–37 None ESPN+ 1,698 29–27 17–13 Postseason (10–5) (3–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBCT Record None ESPN+ 375 30–27 1–0 None ESPN+ 650 30–28 1–1 None ESPN+ 542 31–28 2–1 ESPN+ 692 32–28 3–1 None ESPN+ 732 32–29 3–2 (4–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional record (3) Gainesville, FL L 5–10 None ACCN 3,543 32–30 0–1 (3) W 15–7 None ESPN+ 3,382 33–30 1–1 (3) W 9–6 None ACCN – 34–30 2–1 (3) W 16–11 None ESPN+ 4,751 35–30 3–1 (3) W 10–2 SECN 4,637 36–30 4–1 (2–0) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance OverallRecord Super Reg.Record June 5 W 12–2 None ESPNU 6,426 37–30 1–0 June 6 Little Rock W 7–2 ESPN2 7,033 38–30 2–0 (1–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance OverallRecord CWSRecord Omaha, Nebraska L 5–7 ESPN 24,154 38–31 0–1 None ESPN 24,013 39–31 1–1 None ESPN 21,814 39–32 1–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold = Troy team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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