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Gannon Baseball Team Battles Mansfield in Weekend Non-Conference Series; Travels to NCAA Division I Canisius Sunday

The Gannon baseball team is scheduled to play five non-conference games in the next three days, including an appearance at NCAA Division I Canisius.
ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon baseball team will take a break from Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action this weekend with five non-conference games on the schedule. The weekend represents the last non-PSAC Western Division weekend of the season.

Gannon begins the busy three days Friday, April 12 against Mansfield at Gannon University Field. The two teams travel to Mansfield Saturday, April 13 for the series' final twinbill. The Golden Knights then get a shot at an NCAA Division I program on Sunday, April 14 when they travel to Canisius. It will be the program's first contest against an NCAA Division I program since at least the 1999 season. Archives are unable to confirm all opponents prior to that season. First pitch all three days is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Gannon-Mansfield/Canisius History: Gannon and Mansfield will be seeing each other for the first time since the Mountaineers posted a 12-6 victory March 3, 2005 in Fort Myers, Florida. Mansfield also had a 15-2 win against Gannon on March 6, 2004 in Fort Myers. Canisius is 3-1 all-time against Gannon.

Gannon Golden Knights
Head Coach: Nate Cocolin (6th season)
Overall Record: 15-9
PSAC Record: 9-3
PSAC Standing: 2nd place
NCBWA Regional Ranking: 10th
NCBWA National Ranking: N/A
Runs Scored/Allowed: 111/94
Earned Runs Scored/Allowed: 100/79

Hitting Leaders
Average: Mark DeVita (INF, R-Fr.) - .345
Runs Scored: Nico Baldelli (C, R-Sr.), Aaron Cox (INF, Fr.) - 16
Hits: Michael Tomko (OF, Sr.) - 24
Doubles: Nico Baldelli (C, R-Sr.) - 8
Triples: Michael Tomko (OF, Sr.) - 4
Home Runs: Aaron Cox (INF, Fr.) - 5
RBIs: Aaron Cox (INF, Fr.) - 17
Total Bases: Michael Tomko (OF, Sr.), Aaron Cox (INF, Fr.) - 41
Slugging Percentage: Aaron Cox (INF, Fr.) - .526
Walks: Michael Tomko (OF, Sr.) - 10
On-Base Percentage: Nico Baldelli (C, R-Sr.) - .410

Pitching Leaders
ERA (Min. 12 IP): Shayne Herold (R-Sr.) - 0.91
Wins: Shayne Herold (R-Sr.) - 5
Appearances: Shayne Herold (R-Sr.) - 10
Starts: Matt Wilwohl (So.), Aaron Cox (Fr.), Matt Tobin (So.) - 5
Complete Games: Matt Tobin (So.) - 3
Shutouts: Aaron Cox (Fr.) - 2
Saves: Shayne Herold (R-Sr.) - 3
Innings Pitched: Aaron Cox (Fr.) - 34.0
Strikeouts: Aaron Cox (Fr.) - 48
Lowest Opponent Batting Average (Min. 12 IP): Shayne Herold (R-Sr.) - .121

Gannon Team Notes
  • Gannon is ranked No. 10 in the NCBWA Atlantic region rankings for the second consecutive week.
  • Senior Michael Tomko ranks third all-time at Gannon with 14 career home runs, needing two to tie Nick Leslie (2000-04) for second place.
  • Tomko ranks third all-time at Gannon with 254 total bases, sitting eight behind Phil Gnacinski (2001-04) for second place. He ranks second among PSAC players in triples (4).
  • Freshman Aaron Cox is tied for the PSAC lead in home runs (5).
  • Redshirt senior Shayne Herold leads the PSAC in ERA (0.91), saves (3) and opponents' batting average (.121).

Mansfield Mountaineers
Head Coach: Harry Hillson (27th season)
Overall Record: 12-15
PSAC Record: 2-10
PSAC Standing: 6th place (East Division)
NCBWA Regional Ranking: N/A
NCBWA National Ranking: N/A
Runs Scored/Allowed: 159/113
Earned Runs Scored/Allowed: 124/79

Hitting Leaders
Average: Joey Andrews (1B, R-Sr.) - .338
Runs Scored: Dylan Woodworth (OF, Sr.), Seth Tressler (2B/OF, Jr.) - 24
Hits: Dylan Woodworth (OF, Sr.), Seth Tressler (2B/OF, Jr.) - 29
Doubles: Seth Tressler (2B/OF, Jr.) - 8
Triples: Four tied - 1
Home Runs: Dylan Woodworth (OF, Sr.) - 2
RBIs: Seth Tressler (2B/OF, Jr.) - 28
Total Bases: Dylan Woodworth (OF, Sr.) - 39
Slugging Percentage: Joey Andrews (1B, R-Sr.) - .455
Walks: Brandon Miller (SS/2B, R-Jr.) - 14
On-Base Percentage: Dylan Woodworth (OF, Sr.) - .448

Pitching Leaders
ERA (Min. 13 IP): Joel Worthington (Sr.) - 1.59
Wins: Joe Candelmo (Sr.) - 3
Appearances: Jeremy Mapstone (So.) - 10
Starts: Joe Candelmo (Sr.) - 6
Complete Games: Joe Candelmo (Sr.) - 3
Shutouts: Five tied - 1
Saves: Jeremy Mapstone (So.) - 3
Innings Pitched: Joe Candelmo (Sr.) - 40.0
Strikeouts: Joe Candelmo (Sr.) - 35
Lowest Opponent Batting Average (Min. 13 IP): Jonathan Earnest (Jr.) - .196

Mansfield Team Notes
  • Mansfield has dropped nine of its last 12 games, including both ends of a doubleheader against Indiana (Pa.) Wednesday afternoon.
  • The Mountaineers are in the middle of playing 10 non-conference games in the span of six days. The stretch includes doubleheaders against Slippery Rock, Indiana (Pa.), Gannon and the Pennsylvania College of Technology.
  • Mansfield is 6-2 on a neutral field and 5-5 at home, but only 1-10 on the road.
  • Junior Seth Tressler ranks sixth among PSAC players in RBIs (28).

Canisius Golden Griffins
Head Coach: Mike McRae (9th season)
Overall Record: 21-10
MAAC Record: 4-5
MAAC Standing: 7th place
Runs Scored/Allowed: 220/147
Earned Runs Scored/Allowed: 171/118

Hitting Leaders
Average: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - .392
Runs Scored: Jesse Kelso (OF, Jr.) - 31
Hits: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - 38
Doubles: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.), Jesse Kelso (OF, Jr.) - 7
Triples: Jesse Kelso (Of, Jr.) - 4
Home Runs: Kimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - 4
RBIs: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - 27
Total Bases: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - 59
Slugging Percentage: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - .608
Walks: Jesse Kelso (OF, Jr.) - 120
On-Base Percentage: Jimmy Luppens (1B, Jr.) - .500

Pitching Leaders
ERA (Min. 15 IP): Garrett Cortright (Jr.) - 1.69
Wins: Garrett Cortright (Jr.) - 6
Appearances: Eric Stolzenburg (So.) - 12
Starts: Garrett Cortright (Jr.), Devon Stewart (So.) - 8
Complete Games: Garrett Cortright (Jr.), Devon Stewart (So.) - 3
Shutouts: Garrett Cortright (Jr.), Devon Stewart (So.) - 1
Saves: Jon Fitzsimmons (Jr.) - 4
Innings Pitched: Garrett Cortright (Jr.) - 58.2
Strikeouts: Garrett Cortright (Jr.) - 40
Lowest Opponent Batting Average (Min. 15 IP): Jon Fitzsimmons (Jr.) - .089

Canisius Team Notes
  • Canisius leads NCAA Division I with 17 road victories this season. The Golden Griffins have played only four home games, going 2-2.
  • Canisius is tied with Pittsburgh for the most wins by a team in the Northeast region.
  • Three Canisius pitchers combined to throw the program's first nine-inning no-hitter at the Division I level in an 8-0 win at Iona on March 29.
  • Canisius has won 196 games since the start of the 2008 season, the fourth-highest total in the Northeast.
  • Canisius has qualified for the MAAC Championship in each of the last six seasons, winning the MAAC regular-season title in 2008 and 2010.
  • Canisius has had eight players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft since 2008.
  • The Golden Griffins have had three All-Americans in the last five seasons.
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