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Head Coach Skylar Meade
TROJANS IN THE PROS
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CJ Carter Miami Marlins - Double-A
Orlando Ortiz Los Angeles Dodgers
Levi Thomas San Diego Padres Single-A
Logan Cerny Houston Astros - Class A
Shane McCain Texas Rangers - AA
Brandon Lockridge New York Yankees - Double -A
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Brandon Lockridge became the second Troy player in school history to win the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2018.
Lockridge was a sure glove in center field for the Trojans in 2018, recording 164 putouts and three outfield assists with just one error all season – a fly ball that swirled around in the wind until popping out of the junior’s glove in shallow center.
The Pensacola, Fla., native made more program history when he became just the fifth Troy player to ever be drafted in the top five rounds of the MLB First-Year Player Draft as the New York Yankees selected him in the fifth round at pick 157. He played the rest of the season at Single-A (short season) Staten Island Yankees.
The speedy Lockridge left Troy with the single-season (7) and career (14) triples records, as well as tying for the school record with 63 games played this year. He started 166 consecutive games in a Trojan uniform, which is the longest streak by any player since at least 2000.
After scoring 90 runs - an average of 1.43 runs per game - in 2018, Matt Sanders was recognized as the NCAA Statistical Champion in runs per game.
His 90 runs were the most by a Sun Belt player since 1988 and broke the school record by 15 runs scored. The total is also the most by any player nationally since 2008.
A native of Madison, Ala., Sanders was a four-year starter at shortstop for the Trojans. In addition to breaking several records, he ranks in the top five in career games played, hits, doubles, triples, total bases and sacrifice flies.
In June, he was drafted in the 10th round of MLB First Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners and spent the remainder of the professional season with Single-A Everett AquaSox and Double-A Arkansas Travelers.
