UPDATE: First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader in Butler has been moved back to 2 p.m.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (6-14, 3-5 PSAC West)
vs. Clarion Golden Eagles (7-12, 3-5 PSAC West)
Saturday, April 8, 2017 | 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Butler, Pa. | Kelly Automotive Park
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com | Fan Stats | Media Stats
Updates: Twitter |
@IUPBaseball
IUP Crimson Hawks (6-14, 3-5 PSAC West)
vs. Clarion Golden Eagles (7-12, 3-5 PSAC West)
Sunday, April 9, 2017 | 1 and 3 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Owen Dougherty Field
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com |
Fan Stats |
Media Stats
Updates: Twitter |
@IUPBaseball
THE WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks look to continue their strong divisional play from last weekend as they face Clarion in a four-game set this Saturday and Sunday. In a weekend slate that has been altered twice, the series will open at Butler's Kelly Automotive Park (formerly Pullman Park) on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. and continue on Sunday at IUP's Dougherty Field.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
* The Crimson Hawks took three of four games from Clarion last year (L 5-0, W 7-6, W 6-2, W 7-6)
* IUP's last four-game sweep came against Clarion in the 2014 season finale series, winning by scores of 22-4, 17-3, 9-3 and 4-2
* The Crimson Hawks are coming off of a Gannon series where they took three of four games, scoring 28 runs in the first three contests
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Chris Eisel (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) led the IUP offensive attack, hitting .615 (8-15) with a double and six RBI in four starts against Gannon; He's hitting .309 in 55 at-bats this year
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Dan Sepic (York, Pa./Central York) also broke out in the Gannon series, hitting .429 (6-14) with three home runs and five RBI, slugging 1.071 with a .529 on-base percentage; Sepic leads IUP with four homers, 11 RBI, and a .547 slugging percentage this year
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Dillon Swanger (Salisbury, Md./James Bennett) picked up two wins in relief last weekend, allowing just four hits an one unearned run in 4.0 innings of work; Swanger has a 1.74 ERA and a 3-1 record in eight relief appearances, tossing 10 1/3 innings
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Dan Roan (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) picked up his first career collegiate victory, striking out four batters while allowing just one hit in 3.0 innings of shutout ball in the 11-5 game two win at Gannon
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Wes Carson (Woodstock, Md./Marriots Ridge) is IUP's leading hitter with a .316 batting average in 57 official at-bats
SCHEDULED STARTERS
Game One - Saturday
Jeff Allen (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area)
(1-1, 3.42 ERA, 23.2 IP, 25 K)
Game Two - Saturday
Colin Claus (Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny)
(0-4, 6.64 ERA, 20.1 IP, 20 K)
Game Three - Sunday
Mike Klingensmith (Punxsutawney, Pa./Punxsutawney)
(0-4, 10.07 ERA, 19.2 IP, 17 K)
Game Four - Sunday
Brian Albert (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum)
(0-2, 9.22 ERA, 13.2 IP, 8 K)
