MONROE, La. (Interstat) — Benjamin Stubbs pitched 5⅔ scoreless innings with five strikeouts, allowing no hits, as Troy defeated Louisiana-Monroe 6-4 on Thursday afternoon at Warhawk Field. The Trojans improved to 28-26 overall, while the Warhawks fell to 26-27.

Troy scored six runs in the first inning, highlighted by Steven Meier’s RBI single and Sean Darnell’s two-run single. Josh Pyne added a solo home run in the second. Louisiana-Monroe answered with single runs in the first, third, sixth and eighth, but could not close the gap. Seth Cooper worked 4⅓ innings of two-hit, scoreless relief for the Warhawks, striking out three. Troy’s Dylan Alonso and Zach Crotchfelt combined for three hitless innings of relief. Jake Griffith drove in a run for Louisiana-Monroe, and Jake Haggard had an RBI single. Troy outhit the Warhawks 9-7. The teams meet again Friday.