GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (0-0, 0-0 PSAC West)
at Dinwiddie Challenge, hosted by East Stroudsburg
Friday-Sunday, Feb. 23-25, 2018
Dinwiddie, Va. | Dinwiddie Sports Complex
 
LINEUP
Feb. 23 vs. No. 6 Saint Thomas Aquinas, 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 vs. No. 2 West Chester, 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Feb. 25 vs. East Stroudsburg, 12 p.m.

ON DECK
Winston-Salem State series, March 10-11 (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
No. 18 Catawba, March 12 (Salisbury, N.C.)
at Glenville State, March 14

WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
IUP baseball (0-3, 0-0 PSAC West) returns to the diamond as they compete in the Dinwiddie Challenge this weekend in Virginia. Three of the Crimson Hawks' four games will come against some of the best teams in the country, as they play No. 6 Saint Thomas Aquinas Friday and two games against No. 2 West Chester Saturday. IUP will finish up against tournament host East Stroudsburg Sunday afternoon.

NOTES
>> This is the Crimson Hawks' first action since their season-opening weekend against No. 21 UNC Pembroke in North Carolina Feb. 9-10; IUP lost 11-3 in the opening game, but battled back with close 7-6 and 16-12 losses
>> The Crimson Hawks had a team slugging percentage of .535 in the opening weekend with five doubles and six home runs
>> Chris Eisel (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) had a hot bat in the opening weekend, hitting .462 with six hits, four runs scored, and three stolen bases; Wes Carson (Woodstock, Md./Marriots Ridge) had a home run and four runs batted in
>> RHP Colin Claus (Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny) had the most success starting performance with four strikeouts and one earned run in 3.0 innings; Newcomer Alex Hart (State College, PA/The Kiski School) tossed 4.1 innings of relief in the opener, giving up three hits and two earned
>> IUP is one of nine of the 16 PSAC teams that have already seen action this spring; East Stroudsburg is 1-2 while West Chester as not yet played