GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (0-0, 0-0 PSAC West)
at UNC Pembroke Braves (3-0, 0-0 PBC)
Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 9-10, 2019.
Pembroke, N.C.
 
Live Stats (UNC Pembroke): StatBroadcast | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Social Media: @IUPBaseball, #TalonsUp
 
LINEUP
Feb. 9 at UNC Pembroke, 1 & 3 p.m.
Feb. 10 at UNC Pembroke, noon.
 
ON DECK
Weekend at Holly Springs, Feb. 15-17.

WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
IUP baseball (0-0, 0-0 PSAC West) opens its 2019 season with a three-game series at UNC Pembroke (3-0, 0-0 PBC) this weekend. This marks just the second meeting between these two teams, with the Braves taking the series 3-0 last season in the Crimson Hawks' 2018 season-opener.

NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks enter their third season under HC Anthony Rebyanski, ranking sixth in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Preseason Poll, released Feb. 1.
>> Jr. OF Chris Eisel returns to the IUP lineup as one of the top positional players. He earned an All-PSAC first-team selection after leading the Crimson Hawks in batting average (.383; 49-for-128), runs scored (36), stolen bases (nine) and tied for the team lead in doubles (11).
>> Eisel ended last season with a team-best 13-game hitting streak, batting .417 (20-for-48) with 15 RBI, seven doubles and three home runs. He recorded five multi-hit efforts, including two three-hit games over that span.
>> Sr. RHP Colin Claus posted a 3-5 record in 10 starts last season, leading the Crimson Hawks in ERA (4.99; 48.2 IP/27 ER), starts (10), innings, and strikeouts (56).
>> IUP batters ended the 2018 season with a combined .317 (281-for-887) batting average and a .477 on-base percentage, both ranking fourth overall in the PSAC.
>> The Braves opened their season with a three-game sweep over Shepherd from Feb. 1-2. They have now won 12 straight games at home since April 3, 2018.