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Jersey Number 42
Troy Sanders
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- HS:
- Catalina Foothills
- Major:
- B.S. in Business Management
Bio
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 Grand Canyon |
2025 | Sophomore
- Started 49 of GCU's 58 games including 32 games at second base and 17 games of fill-in duty at shortstop.
- Posted 11 multi-hit games.
- Had a team-leading five sacrifice bunts.
- Opened the season with a three-hit effort against No. 16 Vanderbilt in a nationally televised game on Feb. 14.
- Recorded another three-hit performance one week later in a win over Rutgers on Feb. 21.
- Drove in a season-high three runs in a March 7 win over Texas Tech on a bases-clearing triple.
- Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th to give GCU a win over Seattle U on March 29.
- Had a season-high four hits in an April 13 win over Utah Valley.
- Hit his first career homer on May 15 at Tarleton State.
- Appeared in 20 games and made two starts in rookie campaign with Lopes.
- Picked up first career hit on March 6 vs. Oregon.
- Had a pair of hits in a start against Utah Tech on April 19.
- Hit a bases-clearing triple in a 20-5 rout of Seattle U on April 28.
- Billed as the No. 18-ranked freshman in the WAC by Perfect Game.
 Summer Leagues |
- 2025: Walla Walla Sweets | West Coast League | Walla Walla, Wash. (stats)
- 2024: Anchorage Glacier Pilots | Alaska Baseball League | Anchorage, Alaska (stats)
- 2023: Pulaski River Turtles | Appalachian League | Pulaski, Va. (stats)
  Catalina Foothills HS |
Tucson, Ariz.  |
- Earned first-team all-region as a sophomore, junior and senior.
- Helped lead team to a state championship as a senior in 2023.
- Hit .366 with 17 extra-base hits and 20 RBIs as a senior in 2023.
- Played varsity all four seasons, hitting above .330 in all four seasons.
- Also played football.
- Played club for BNL and Breakthrough Series.
 Personal |
- Parents are Anthony and Claudia Sanders.
- Father, Anthony, appeared in 13 MLB games including three for Toronto in 1999, one for Seattle in 2000 and nine for Seattle in 2001. Collected six MLB hits. Between minor leagues, MLB, independent league, Mexican leagues and Japanese leagues, played 14 years of professional baseball. Was a seventh rounder out of high school in the 1992 MLB Draft.
- Older brothers, Marcus and Logan, play baseball at Southern University.
- Off the field, enjoys video games, fishing and cliff jumping.
- Favorite TV shows are Stranger Things and Outer Banks.
- Favorite pro sports team is the Baltimore Orioles.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Troy Tulowitzski, Carlos Gonzales and Connor McGregor.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
