Super Bowl Update

From Troy University, as third baseman Danny Collins and pitcher Joe Hernandez earned Sun Belt Player and Pitcher of the Week.

...Collins, who was one of four Trojans to hit over .400 on the week, was 7-for-16 (.438) with a double, a triple and two home runs to help Troy to a 3-1 record on the week and a series victory over Middle Tennessee.

The sophomore third baseman from Niceville, Fla., opened the week with a pair of hits and four RBIs in Troy's 15-7 victory over Jacksonville State. Collins followed that with five hits, five RBIs, a double and two homers in the first two games against Middle Tennessee.

Collins slugged 1.000 on the week, drove in nine runs and scored seven times. He was also perfect on nine total chances defensively at third base. The Trojans averaged 10.3 runs over their four games last week.

After watching Middle Tennessee rack up 21 hits in the series opener, Hernandez shut down the Blue Raiders over 6.1 innings in game two before having to leave the game due to cramps on a warm Saturday evening. The junior from Mobile, Ala., struck out eight Middle Tennessee batters without issuing a walk.

Hernandez allowed just two unearned runs in the first inning after the third out of the frame was dropped on a routine fly ball to the outfield. He held the Blue Raiders to five hits in just his second career Sun Belt Conference start....

Troy is at Auburn tomorrow night.