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IUP Crimson Hawks (0-0, 0-0 PSAC West)
at 2017 Builder Invitational
Thursday-Sunday, February 23-26, 2017
Hampton, Va. | War Memorial Stadium

Host Page: Apprentice School
Live Stats: none provided
Updates: Twitter | @IUPBaseball

THE WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks open their 2017 season this weekend at The Apprentice School's annual Builder Invitational in Newport News, Va. IUP's first action comes on Thursday night against PSAC East foe Kutztown, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. IUP is also scheduled to play the College of Saint Joseph (Vt.), Bloomsburg, and The Apprentice School, along with an opponent yet to be named.
 
2017 BUILDER INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Thursday
3:00 p.m. – Apprentice School vs. Bloomsburg
6:00 p.m. – Kutztown vs. IUP
 
Friday
9:00 a.m. – Bloomsburg vs. College of St Joe
12:00 p.m. – Apprentice vs. Kutztown
3:00 p.m. – IUP vs. College of St Joe
6:00 pm. – Bloomsburg  vs.  IUP
 
Saturday
9:00 a.m. – College of St Joe vs.  Kutztown
12:00 p.m. – College of St Joe vs. Apprentice
3:00 p.m. – IUP vs. Apprentice
6:00 p.m. – Kutztown vs. Bloomsburg
 
Sunday
9:00 a.m. – #4 seed vs.  #5 seed
12:00 p.m. – #3 seed vs.  9 am winner
3:00 p.m. – #1 seed vs.  #2 seed
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
*A new face will be in the dugout this year, as IUP alum Anthony Rebyanski '06 takes the reigns of the Crimson Hawks; He comes back to IUP after coaching the pitchers at California (Pa.) the last two seasons, and was previously the Crimson Hawks' pitching coach from 2007-13
*IUP returns two of the top doubles hitters in the PSAC from last season in juniors Dan Sepic (York, Pa./Central York) and Cory Wheeler (Butler, Pa./Butler); Sepic had 17 while Wheeler roped 16, while six other returners combined for 76 doubles in 2016
*Sepic is the Crimson Hawks top returner from a year ago, earning All-Atlantic Region and All-PSAC West honors as a utility player; The infielder and pitcher hit .324 with a .554 slugging percentage and went 4-2 with four saves as a reliever
*Look for junior RHP Christian McClure (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) to get the ball in game one against Kutztown; Other pitchers looking to earn a start this weekend include junior RHP Mike Klingensmith (Punxsutawney, Pa./Punxsutawney), sophomore RHP Jeff Allen (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area), and sophomore RHP Colin Claus (Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny)