Troy 7, Louisiana-Monroe 0

MOBILE, Ala. – Four Louisiana-Monroe errors and a strong effort from Troy starter Joe Hallahan led to a 7-0 Trojan win Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship being played at the University of South Alabama’s Stanky Field.

Ian Craze got the offense going for the Trojans with a first inning lead-off triple.  He would score on a fielding error by ULM first basemen Bo Bowman and Clint Robinson reached first on the play.  Josh Dew’s double would score Robinson after he advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt.

Edgar Ramirez added another run for Troy in the bottom of the sixth when he crossed home on a Kevin Weidlich sacrifice fly.

Troy added four runs in the seventh inning when junior Bryan Miller led off with a double. Sophomore Brett Henry and Craze both followed with a walk with Miller scoring on an RBI single by Ramirez. Craze and Henry scored on an RBI double by Robinson giving the Trojans the 7-0 lead.

Hallahan (5-6) pitched a masterful game going seven innings and only allowing six Warhawk hits. He walked only one batter and struck out three.

Keith Christensen (4-5) tossed 6 1/3 innings in the loss. He allowed five runs on five hits while walking two batters and striking out four.