GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (10-18, 7-9 PSAC West)
vs. Slippery Rock "The Rock" (19-11, 12-4 PSAC West)
Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22, 2018
Indiana, Pa. and Slippery Rock, Pa.
Live Stats (IUP): StatBroadcast |
Game 1 |
Game 2
Live Stats (SRU): Sidearm Stats |
Games 3 & 4
Live Video (SRU):
SRU All-Access
Social Media:
@IUPBaseball, #TalonsUp
LINEUP
April 21 vs. Slippery Rock, 1 & 3 p.m.
April 22 at Slippery Rock, 1 & 3 p.m.
ON DECK
April 24 at Shippensburg, 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.
April 27-28 the Seton Hill series
WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
IUP baseball (10-18, 7-9 PSAC West) faces a big weekend as they square off against divisional rival Slippery Rock (19-11, 12-4 PSAC West) in a four-game series Saturday and Sunday. The Crimson Hawks will host Saturday afternoon and finish up the four-game series in Slippery Rock Sunday. Both doubleheaders have a first pitch of 1 p.m.
NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks are coming off of a four-game sweep of Clarion, outscoring the Golden Eagles 44-25; All four games were played at Dougherty Field
>> Slippery Rock split its four-game series with No. 11 Mercyhurst last weekend, taking one game each in Erie and Slippery Rock
>> Heading into the weekend, Slippery Rock is tied with Mercyhurst for first in the PSAC West with a 12-4 division record; IUP is tied with California for fifth at 7-9, two games behind fourth place Seton Hill (9-7)
>> These teams split their 2017 season series, with Slippery Rock winning 7-1 and 4-3 at home before the Crimson Hawks rallied with 12-11 and 13-8 wins at Dougherty Field
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Wes Carson (Woodstock, Md./Marriots Ridge) hit .417 against Slippery Rock last year with five hits and five runs scored;
Cory Wheeler (Butler, Pa./Butler)s hit .357 with two home runs and seven RBI
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Dan Roan (Bellefonte, PA/Bellefonte) appeared in three games in relief last season, striking out three without allowing a run in 4.0 innings of work
>> IUP is 4-0 at home this season and 14-2 at home against divisional opponents in the last two seasons
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Ted DeSanti (Erie, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep) had a huge weekend against Clarion, earning NCBWA Division II and Atlantic Region Hitter, and PSAC West Athlete of the Week honors; DeSanti hit .714 with four home runs, 12 runs batted in, and a 1.643 slugging percentage
