NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana’s Zach Osborne picks up his second Pitcher of the Week citation of the 2009 campaign.

Zach Osborne tossed Louisiana’s first complete game of the season against Troy in shut out fashion, dominating the Sun Belt's hottest offense with his four-hit outing to snap the Trojans’ nine-game winning streak and halt a six-game conference skid for the Ragin’ Cajuns.

In his nine innings of work, the Houston, Texas native also struck out four without surrendering a single walk. With the shutout,

Osborne not only dropped his own ERA from 4.15 to 3.49, but single-handedly lowered the team's from 5.30 to 5.16.

The junior, right-handed-hurler, has also registered a 3-2 record on the season, with one save and 36 strikeouts.

Through games of Sunday, April 26, Osborne has the fourth-best overall ERA in the Sun Belt and the best ERA against conference opponents, at 2.74.


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