2/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Audio Provided By Pike PCTroy vs. Arkansas Game Notes (pdf format)#35 Troy Trojans (1-1, 0-0 SBC)vs. #7 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2, 0-0 SEC)Troy, Ala. • Riddle-Pace Field (2,000)Sunday, Feb. 11 • 1:00 pmThe Troy Trojans broke out their hitting shoes on Saturday, using two three-run homers and a pair of run-scoring triples to ralley from a 5-0 first inning deficit to defeat fifth-ranked Arkansas 13-8 in front of the fourth-largest crowd (1,873) in Riddle-Pace Park history.Seniors Clint Robinson and Ben Woods both hit homers in the game for Troy while sophomore Beau Brooks and junior Bryan Miller both delivered triples in the win for Troy.The Trojans will go for the series victory today when senior left-hander Ricky Ibarz makes his first start for Troy. The Texas-Pan American transfer posted a 4-6 record in 16 starts for the Broncs last spring and recorded 100 strikeouts in 83.1 innings of work.Junior right-hander Duke Welker (0-0, 6.00) will make his second start of the year for the Razorbacks. He posted a 7-2 record with a 2.31 ERA at Seminole State College in Oklahoma last spring.The first pitch today is scheduled for 1 p.m. The All-Time SeriesThe all-time series is tied 1-1 after the two teams split the first two games of this weekend's series.The CoachesTroy -Troy - Bobby Pierce (Alabama, ?˜82) is in his fifth season at Troy and has an 148-87 record after guiding the Trojans to a 47-16 record a year ago. Pierce was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2006 after leading the Trojans to an Sun Belt title. In his career as a head coach, Pierce has won 683 games in his career as a college head coach, including 259 at Chipola (Fla.) Junior College. His record at four-year schools stands at 424-195 and he is in his 12th season.Arkansas - Dave Van Horn (Arkansas, ?˜88) is in his fifth season at Arkansas and his 18th overall. He has posted a career record of 746-318, including a 161-91 record at Arkansas.On the AirThe Troy Network will air all of the games for the 2007 season with Barry McKnight handling the play-by-play. Live stats and audio are available for all games at www.TroyTrojans.com.
#35 Troy Trojans (1-1, 0-0 SBC)vs. #7 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2, 0-0 SEC)Troy, Ala. • Riddle-Pace Field (2,000)Sunday, Feb. 11 • 1:00 pmThe Troy Trojans broke out their hitting shoes on Saturday, using two three-run homers and a pair of run-scoring triples to ralley from a 5-0 first inning deficit to defeat fifth-ranked Arkansas 13-8 in front of the fourth-largest crowd (1,873) in Riddle-Pace Park history.Seniors Clint Robinson and Ben Woods both hit homers in the game for Troy while sophomore Beau Brooks and junior Bryan Miller both delivered triples in the win for Troy.The Trojans will go for the series victory today when senior left-hander Ricky Ibarz makes his first start for Troy. The Texas-Pan American transfer posted a 4-6 record in 16 starts for the Broncs last spring and recorded 100 strikeouts in 83.1 innings of work.Junior right-hander Duke Welker (0-0, 6.00) will make his second start of the year for the Razorbacks. He posted a 7-2 record with a 2.31 ERA at Seminole State College in Oklahoma last spring.The first pitch today is scheduled for 1 p.m. The All-Time SeriesThe all-time series is tied 1-1 after the two teams split the first two games of this weekend's series.The CoachesTroy -Troy - Bobby Pierce (Alabama, ?˜82) is in his fifth season at Troy and has an 148-87 record after guiding the Trojans to a 47-16 record a year ago. Pierce was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2006 after leading the Trojans to an Sun Belt title. In his career as a head coach, Pierce has won 683 games in his career as a college head coach, including 259 at Chipola (Fla.) Junior College. His record at four-year schools stands at 424-195 and he is in his 12th season.
#35 Troy Trojans (1-1, 0-0 SBC)
vs. #7 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2, 0-0 SEC)
Troy, Ala. • Riddle-Pace Field (2,000)
Sunday, Feb. 11 • 1:00 pm
Seniors Clint Robinson and Ben Woods both hit homers in the game for Troy while sophomore Beau Brooks and junior Bryan Miller both delivered triples in the win for Troy.
The Trojans will go for the series victory today when senior left-hander Ricky Ibarz makes his first start for Troy. The Texas-Pan American transfer posted a 4-6 record in 16 starts for the Broncs last spring and recorded 100 strikeouts in 83.1 innings of work.
Junior right-hander Duke Welker (0-0, 6.00) will make his second start of the year for the Razorbacks. He posted a 7-2 record with a 2.31 ERA at Seminole State College in Oklahoma last spring.
The first pitch today is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The All-Time Series
The all-time series is tied 1-1 after the two teams split the first two games of this weekend's series.
The Coaches
Troy
Arkansas - Dave Van Horn (Arkansas, ?˜88) is in his fifth season at Arkansas and his 18th overall. He has posted a career record of 746-318, including a 161-91 record at Arkansas.
On the Air
The Troy Network will air all of the games for the 2007 season with Barry McKnight handling the play-by-play. Live stats and audio are available for all games at www.TroyTrojans.com.
