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IUP Crimson Hawks (18-23, 14-10 PSAC West)
vs. Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats (18-26, 8-16 PSAC West
Thursday, May 4, 2017 | 1 & 3 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Owen Dougherty Field
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IUP Crimson Hawks (18-23, 14-10 PSAC West)
at Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats (18-26, 8-16 PSAC West)
Saturday, May 6, 2017 | 1 & 3 p.m.
Johnstown, Pa. | The Point Stadium
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SERIES AT A GLANCE
The Crimson Hawks look to clinch a PSAC tournament berth as they wrap up their regular season with a four-game series against Pitt-Johnstown this weekend. With inclement weather forecasted, IUP will open the series at home on Thursday afternoon and are currently scheduled to head to Johnstown on Saturday. IUP will clinch a spot in next week's PSAC Championships with at least one win on Thursday.
STORYLINES / WHAT TO WATCH FOR
* The Crimson Hawks are trying to make the program's 14th all-time PSAC tournament appearance, and its first since 2011
* Head coach
Anthony Rebyanski would be the fourth IUP head coach to take his team to the postseason in his first year on the bench, joining John Johnston in 1983, Jerry Hand in 1987, and Carl Davis in 1991
* IUP has won three of its six PSAC West series this year, including a four-game sweep of Clarion; The Crimson Hawks took three games from California and Gannon and split with Slippery Rock and Seton Hill
* The Mountain Cats have just one series win this year, taking three of four from Clarion two weeks ago
* IUP is 5-6-1 against Pitt-Johnstown over the last three seasons, taking three of four from the Mountain Cats last year; These teams have averaged a combined 16 runs per game in their series over the last three years
* The Crimson Hawks have won 14 of their last 20 divisional games dating back to the beginning of April
* IUP is hitting .327 with a .500 slugging percentage during its last 20 divisional games, outscoring opponents 6.9 to 5.2 over that time
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Chris Eisel (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) is on a team-best six-game hitting streak, boasting a .636 average (7-11) with a triple, four RBI, and five runs scored over that time; He's also drawn six walks over that time for a .722 on-base percentage