INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP baseball team heads into the back half of the divisional season and will face Gannon in a four-game series this weekend. The series opens with a doubleheader at Dougherty Field on Friday and wraps up Saturday in Erie. First pitch each day is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Crimson Hawks are 2-22 overall and 1-15 in the PSAC West. Gannon is 10-12 overall and sixth in the division with an 8-8 record.
Spectator Policies
IUP Athletics is allowing spectators at outdoor events this spring. Any fans visiting Owen J. Dougherty Field are asked to keep socially distant from each other, participating teams, student-athletes, school officials and other game day personnel. When not able to socially distant, please wear masks.
Gannon does not allow for fans from visiting teams.
Click here to read the full policy.
Last Time Out
>> The Crimson Hawks were swept in their four-game series with Mercyhurst, losing by scores of 12-2, 9-3, 10-3 and 6-1.
>> Four IUP players hit at least .300 during the series, led by
Austin Mueller who went 4-11 (.364) with two RBI and drew three walks.
>> IUP pitchers combined to strike out 26 Lakers in 26.0 innings, but also walked 26. Seven errors led to seven unearned runs.
Follow/Social Media
Live Stats (IUP):
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Live Stats (GAN):
GannonSports.com
Watch (GAN):
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Twitter:
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Notes
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Austin Mueller has been hot at the plate recently, batting a team-best .400 (8-20) over the last seven games. Three of those eight base hits have been doubles and he has a .520 on-base percentage.
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Chris Eisel is hitting .368 (7-19) over that same span, including a pair of home runs. Eisel leads the team with four homers this year.
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Ty Diehl has eight hits in his last eight ballgames dating back to April 3, including three multi-hit outings. Diehl is IUP's most productive hitter at Dougherty Field this year, hitting .357 in 28 at-bats.
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Colin Williams has shown the most pop at home with five of hits 12 hits on South Campus going for extra bases. He has a team-besat .543 slugging percentage at home.
>> A pair of IUP pitchers have seen their 2021 debuts recently in
Elijah Glass and
Alex Super. Glass saw his most extensive action at home against Mercyhurst, striking out three without a hit in 1.2 innings of work. That same day, Super fanned two and gave up four hits in 2.1 innings of relief.
