Troy's Shane McCain Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week
By: Josh Rultenberg
Updated: March 11, 2013
From Troy Media Relations:
NEW
ORLEANS - Troy junior Shane McCain was named the Sun Belt Conference
Pitcher of the Week for his work against Southeastern Louisiana on
Sunday, the league
office announced Monday afternoon.
McCain,
a native of Fort Pierce, Fla., held Southeastern Louisiana to just
three hits and one run over seven innings of work. The southpaw struck
out a career-high
nine batters in the game and did not issue a walk. McCain needed just 90
pitches to pick up his third victory and second quality start of the
season.
McCain
and reliever Matthew Howard combined to retire the final 16
Southeastern Louisiana batters in the game. McCain struck out multiple
Lion batters in each
of the first three innings and in four total frames; SLU came into the
game with a top 10 RPI.
This
is the first Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week honor for a Trojan this year
after Danny Collins was twice named the Sun Belt Player of the Week.
Troy
(11-3) will put its five-game win streak on the line Tuesday night when
it plays host to in-state rival UAB. First pitch between the Trojans
and Blazers
is set for 6 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field.
Senior
right-hander Ryan Brady will make his second start of the season on the
mound for the Trojans. Troy head coach Bobby Pierce enters Tuesday's
non-conference
battle with UAB 899 career victories over his 25-year career.
The
Blazers (7-9) come to Troy after dropping a weekend series at Sun Belt
foe Arkansas State; UAB swept a two-game mid-week series from St.
Joseph's last week.
The
game will be broadcast live on the Troy IMG Sports Network with local
coverage on 94.7 FM and free worldwide coverage online at
TroyTrojans.com. Live stats
and live video via Trojan All-Access will also be available at
TroyTrojans.com.
