After winning the district championship, the Troy Machine Pitch entered the State Tournament in search of a state title and in invite to the World Series. After a perfect 4-0 start to their tournament they received their chance.

On Monday afternoon they matched up with Fairhope for a chance to head to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Troy exploded late and ran away with the State Championship, beating Fairhope 23-10.

It is the first time since 2012, that a machine pitch team from Troy had won the State Championship.

Troy entered championship game with a perfect 5-0 record defeating Tuscumbia 13-0, Eufaula 13-3, Daphne 6-5, Selma 11-3 and Daphne 4-3.

Entering the championship game, Fairhope had lost one game prior in the tournament, meaning that they would have had to beat Troy twice on Monday to secure the championship.

Troy jumped out early and scored the games first nine runs and jumped out to an early 9-0 lead over Fairhope.

Fairhope did not go away, they chipped away and tied the game at nine in the third inning. After the game was tied Troy exploded and scored was able to retake the lead in the fourth when they scored five runs in the fourth inning. In the fifth inning, Troy put Fairhope ran away with it and put Fairhope in the rearview mirror by scoring 10 runs.

Nine of the 12 players on the team finished the game with at least two hits.

Jackson Booth, Wes Braisted, Kade Brookins and Jordan McBryde all finished a perfect 4-4 from the plate.

Cole Pugh finished with two hits.

“It was a total group effort in the tournament,” said Troy head coach Adam Brookins. “We had awesome defense, and we had some key hits when we needed them.”

The championship closed out a great tournament, Troy beat Eufaula 13-3 in round two. McBryde, Pruitt Vaughn and Edwards all had three hits in the game.

They followed that win with a victory over Daphne 6-5. After leading 1-0 through the first few innings, Daphne was able to take the lead before Troy was able to win scoring five runs in the final innings to knock off Daphne.

Troy took that momentum and went on to beat Selma 11-3 before facing off with Daphne once again.

Troy played really well defensively was able to get another one run victory.

“We played really defensively the entire time,” Brookins said. “I couldn’t be more pleased with how they grew as a team. Their playing for each other and that really shows with how they are playing on the field.”

When the team started practice at the beginning of June many of the players were new to one another, but they grew together into a championship baseball team.

“It’s been wonderful watching these guys mature from the first all-star practice to what they were able to accomplish this weekend,” Brookins said.

With the championship now secured Troy advances to play in the World Series in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The World Series will run from Aug. 2 through Aug. 6.