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Troy Set to Open SBC Championships Against Arkansas State Wednesday
5/19/2014 4:49:00 PM | Baseball
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TROY, Ala. – The Troy baseball team will enter the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championships as the sixth seed and will face third-seeded Arkansas State at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Stanky Field in Mobile, Ala.
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Troy finished the regular season 24-30 and 11-18 in conference play. Arkansas State is 30-25 overall and 18-12 in league play and took two out of three games from the Trojans in Jonesboro two weeks ago.
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The Trojans are 15-12 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and looks to claim its first tournament title since 2006.
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The 2014 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship will be conducted over five days utilizing a double-elimination format to determine the Sun Belt Conference champion and recipient of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Eight teams with the best winning percentage at the end of the conference regular-season will participate in the conference championship tournament.
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For more information regarding Troy baseball in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TROY_Baseball1 or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyTrojansBaseball
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 Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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G1 - No. 5 WKU vs. No. 4 Texas State    9 a.m.
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G2 - No. 8 ULM vs. No. 1 UL Lafayette    12 p.m.
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G3 - No. 6 Troy vs. No. 3 Arkansas State 4 p.m.
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G4 - No. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 7 South Alabama  7:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
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G5 - Loser G1 vs. Loser G2Â Â Â Â 9 a.m.
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G6 - Loser G3 vs. Loser G4Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
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G7 - Winner G1 vs. Winner G2Â Â Â Â 4 p.m.
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G8 - Winner G3 vs. Winner G4Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
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G9 - Loser G7 vs. Winner G5Â Â Â Â 3 p.m.
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G10 - Loser G8 vs. Winner G6Â Â Â Â 6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
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G11 - Winner G7 vs. Winner G9Â Â Â Â 9 p.m.
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G12 - Winner G8 vs. Winner G10Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
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G13* - Winner G11 vs. Loser G11Â Â Â Â 4:00 p.m.
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G14** - Winner G12 vs. Loser G12Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.^
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* - Game 13 is necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11
** - Game 14 is necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12
^ - if Game 13 is not necessary but Game 14 is necessary, Game 14 shall begin 75 minutes after the conclusion of Game 12
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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G14 – Winner G11/13 vs. Winner G12/14    1 p.m.
TROY, Ala. – The Troy baseball team will enter the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championships as the sixth seed and will face third-seeded Arkansas State at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Stanky Field in Mobile, Ala.
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Troy finished the regular season 24-30 and 11-18 in conference play. Arkansas State is 30-25 overall and 18-12 in league play and took two out of three games from the Trojans in Jonesboro two weeks ago.
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The Trojans are 15-12 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and looks to claim its first tournament title since 2006.
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The 2014 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship will be conducted over five days utilizing a double-elimination format to determine the Sun Belt Conference champion and recipient of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Eight teams with the best winning percentage at the end of the conference regular-season will participate in the conference championship tournament.
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For more information regarding Troy baseball in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TROY_Baseball1 or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyTrojansBaseball
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 Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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G1 - No. 5 WKU vs. No. 4 Texas State    9 a.m.
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G2 - No. 8 ULM vs. No. 1 UL Lafayette    12 p.m.
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G3 - No. 6 Troy vs. No. 3 Arkansas State 4 p.m.
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G4 - No. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 7 South Alabama  7:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
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G5 - Loser G1 vs. Loser G2Â Â Â Â 9 a.m.
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G6 - Loser G3 vs. Loser G4Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
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G7 - Winner G1 vs. Winner G2Â Â Â Â 4 p.m.
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G8 - Winner G3 vs. Winner G4Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
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G9 - Loser G7 vs. Winner G5Â Â Â Â 3 p.m.
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G10 - Loser G8 vs. Winner G6Â Â Â Â 6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
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G11 - Winner G7 vs. Winner G9Â Â Â Â 9 p.m.
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G12 - Winner G8 vs. Winner G10Â Â Â Â 12:30 p.m.
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G13* - Winner G11 vs. Loser G11Â Â Â Â 4:00 p.m.
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G14** - Winner G12 vs. Loser G12Â Â Â Â 7:30 p.m.^
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* - Game 13 is necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11
** - Game 14 is necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12
^ - if Game 13 is not necessary but Game 14 is necessary, Game 14 shall begin 75 minutes after the conclusion of Game 12
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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G14 – Winner G11/13 vs. Winner G12/14    1 p.m.
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