TROY NELSON OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a junior pitcher from Scottsdale, Ariz., has been named the SCAC Baseball Co-Pitcher of the Week for games played Monday, February 29th through Sunday, March 6th.

Nelson helped the #4 Tiger baseball team to a 3-1 week overall, as the right-hander picked up a win and a save in his two appearances.

Nelson began the week by pitching 6.1 shutout innings against Concordia (TX) on Tuesday, allowing just three hits, and striking out nine batters to earn the victory. He then made a relief appearance in the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader at Texas Lutheran, pitching the final two innings to earn the save. With runners on second and third and no outs, and the Tigers clinging to a one-run lead in the eighth, the Tigers called on Nelson to save the day. He retired three straight batters to hold off the Bulldogs, and preserve the lead. In the ninth, after a runner reached on an error, and advanced to third with one out, Nelson struck out the final two batters to finish off the Trinity victory. 

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman left-handed-pitcher Caleb Allen of Schreiner pitched a complete game victory over Southwestern giving up 3 runs on 7 hits with 3 strikeouts. Junior pitcher Josh Lewis of Austin College tossed a complete game shutout in the series opener against Dallas, picking up the victory that helped kickstart a three game sweep for the 'Roos. Sophomore pitcher Will Preston of Southwestern earned his second straight win after helping Southwestern to a 4-1 triumph at Schreiner in the middle game of the series. Freshman pitcher Nathan Malinovsky of Texas Lutheran tossed eight innings and allowed just two runs in the tough 2-1 loss to No. 4-ranked Trinity. Junior pitcher Ryan Hammonds of Dallas threw seven shutout innings and limited Austin College to a pair of hits and a walk on Saturday.