Trojans Face Michigan and Mississippi State in Four-Game Series

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Troy Trojans (8-3, 0-0 SBC)

vs. Michigan (3-1, 0-0 Big 10)

vs. Mississippi State (4-0, 0-0 SEC)

Starkville, Miss. • Dudy Noble Field

Friday March 2 • 11:00 am

Friday March 2 • 3:00 pm

Saturday March 3 • 11:00 am

Sunday March 4 • 3:30 pm

After sweeping the Wiregrass Baseball Classic, the Trojans will travel to Mississippi to face the reigning Big 10 Champions, Michigan, and square off against SEC power Mississippi State.

This past weekend the Trojans took game one of the tournament by defeating Indiana in a 10 inning thriller, 4-3. The next day, Troy pounded out 21 hits in a 16-10 win over Georgia Southern. In the finale on Sunday, the Trojans handed Southern Miss its first loss of the season. Troy defeated the Golden Eagles 3-2. Troy lost to Michigan last season in the Wiregrass Classic. The Wolverines hold a 1-0 record over Troy while this will be the first meeting against Mississippi State.

In Dothan over the weekend several Trojan hitters had hot bats. Brett Pierce continued hit hitting streak. Pierce was 9-for-13 over the weekend and is now batting .624. Josh Dew got back on the hitting track going 4-for-5 in the win over Georgia Southern and also blasting his second home run of the sesason. Senior Clint Robinson keeps inching closer to the school's all time hits record. Robinson is now only 28 hits away from breaking the record.

Head Coach

Troy -Bobby Pierce (Alabama, ?˜82) is in his fifth season at Troy and has a 155-89 record after guiding the Trojans to a 47-16 in 2006. 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 682 games in his career as a college head coach, including 259 at Chipola (Fla.) Junior College. His record at four-year schools stands at 431-197 and he is in his 12th season.

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.

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Trojans Face Michigan and Mississippi State in Four-Game Series

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