ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Southern Illinois’ Troy Shepard was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. He joins Andrew Evans as the two Salukis to earn the award this season.
Troy Shepard delivered a dominant outing during Southern Illinois’ 9-4 victory over Belmont Saturday in Nashville. The southpaw threw eight complete innings, allowing just one solo home run to the first batter he faced. He also added seven strikeouts to his ledger while walking just one batter. He currently ranks in the Missouri Valley Conference’s top 10 with a 3.51 ERA (fifth), four wins (tied for ninth), 73 strikeouts (third) and leads the conference with a 1.12 WHIP.
Shepard and the Dawgs take on SIUE in a midweek matchup Tuesday night before hosting Valparaiso for senior weekend beginning Thursday.
