Trojans Look to Win Series Against FIU

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Troy Trojans (14-10, 5-3 Sun Belt)

vs. Florida International (14-12, 2-3 Sun Belt)

Sunday March 25 • 1:00 pm CT

The Trojans look to win the series today as they play host to Florida International in Sun Belt Conference action.

TTroy lost the Saturday game to FIU 9-1. Senior Clint Robinson tied the Sun Belt record with his sixth consecutitive game with a home run. .

Troy and FIU meet for the ninth time. Troy won 2-of-3 last year against the Panthers. FIU snapped Troy's 14-game winning streak last season. Troy won the first game 12-6 and lost the second game 9-5 before winning the finale 7-4 and taking the series. Troy beat FIU again in the Sun Belt Tournament 6-2.

Series Information

Overall Series...............4-4 Troy

at Troy.....................3-2

Neutral...................1-2

Last Meeting.........2007, FIU 9-1

Head Coaches

Troy -Bobby Pierce (Alabama, ?˜82) is in his fifth season at Troy and has a 160-93 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 694 games in his career as a college head coach, including 259 at Chipola (Fla.) Junior College. His record at four-year schools stands at 435-203 and he is in his 12th season.

FIU-Danny Price-Price heads into his 27th season with an all-time record of 1,024-546. The 1,024 wins are the 10th-most by an active NCAA Division I head coach and only 30 more head coaches have accumulated that many wins in all of NCAA Division I baseball. His active winning percentage of .658 ranks as the 19th-best among active NCAA Division I head coaches. Both his number of wins and winning percentage are the highest of any active Sun Belt Conference coach.

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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