Staff Writer
The Troy baseball team opened its 2018 season with a four-game sweep over Tennessee-Martin before falling 6-5 in a hard-fought road game to Auburn.
The Trojans got off to their second 4-0 start in three years after outscoring the Skyhawks 42-9 over the span of the weekend’s four games. However, they were unable to leave Auburn with an upset victory after the Tigers used a run in the eighth inning to hold off Troy.
Starting Friday, shortstop Matt Sanders played a key role during the Trojans’ opening series and garnered the Sun Belt’s first Player of the Week award of the season.