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Troy Set to Host UAB, Brown Wins College Sports Madness Conference Pitcher of the Week

TROY, Alabama – Fresh off an opening weekend four-game sweep, the Troy baseball team looks ahead to its first midweek game of the 2016 season against UAB on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at Riddle-Pace Field.

Troy (4-0) completed its first opening weekend sweep since 2013 in large part to Lucas Brown, who pitched eight shutout innings on Saturday and earned CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week, announced on Tuesday.

"Lucas was outstanding in his first start," Mark Smartt said. "He commanded three pitches and was very efficient. I expected him to throw well, but the fact that he worked 8.