LAFAYETTE, La. - Matt Sanders, Joey Denison and Brandon Lockridge each drove in three runs as Troy eliminated Texas State, 10-0, in seven innings on Saturday at the Sun Belt baseball tournament to advance to Sunday's championship.

Troy (41-18) will be making its first appearance in the championship game since 2010 and will be looking for its first tournament title since 2006. Texas State's season comes to a close at 30-28-1.

Troy's Denison entered the game with 71 RBI, two short of tying the Trojans all-time program record. With one swing of the bat that record fell. Denison cleared the bases with a double down the left field line in the bottom of the fifth inning, an inning which the Trojans broke the game open with five runs.

Denison's three RBI gave him the Trojan record with 74 RBI in a single season. Sanders led the way for the Trojans in the hit column, tallying four hits in four at-bats. He also scored three more runs to continue to lead the NCAA with 84. His 93 hits are also the most in the Sun Belt in the past seasons and the third most in Troy history.

Lockridge had Troy's third triple of the tournament, tying a Sun Belt tournament record.

Daren Osby (7-1) pitched eight innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight on the afternoon in only 85 pitches. Anthony Pagao took the loss for Texas State.

Troy out hit Texas State, 11-2, with only two Trojan batters having more than one hit.