Troy baseball is making history.
The Trojans (36-30) will host Little Rock in the NCAA Super Regional at Riddle-Pace Field, marking the program's first-ever appearance at this stage.
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The series begins Friday at 4 p. m.
, with Game 2 on Saturday at 2 p. m.
and a potential Game 3 to follow.
Head coach Greg Meade sees deep echoes of his own past.
Nearly two decades ago, he was a senior on Louisville's 2007 team that reached the College World Series for the first time.
Now, he leads Troy on a similar journey.
"Your story's already written," Meade recalled his former college coach telling him.
"If you decide to write another chapter, then it's going to be the greatest one ever written."
A Season of Resilience
Troy's path to the supers was anything but smooth. The Trojans had made regionals four times in the past 15 years but never advanced.
In 2023, they posted a 40-win season but went 1-2 in the Tuscaloosa Regional.
After missing the postseason the next two years, they entered this year's NCAA Tournament as the last at-large team with a 32-29 record.
Meade credits a challenging schedule for preparing his team.
Troy played seven games against ranked opponents, going 4-3, including a 12-inning, 6-5 win over Georgia (now the No. 3 national seed) on Feb.
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