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ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon baseball team returns to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division action this weekend with a four-game series against Clarion. The series kicks off Friday, April 11 at Gannon University Field before shifting to the Golden Eagles' home field on Saturday, April 12. Both twinbills are scheduled for 1 p.m.

Gannon-Clarion History: Gannon enters the weekend with an eight-game win streak against Clarion after sweeping a pair of four-game series the last two seasons. Prior to the current run, the two programs split four-game series twice during the previous three encounters - 2009 and 2011. The Golden Knights also swept a four-game series from the Golden Eagles in 2010.

Gannon Golden Knights
Head Coach: Nate Cocolin (7th season)
Overall Record: 9-21
PSAC Record: 4-10
PSAC Standing: 7th place
NCBWA Regional Ranking: N/A
NCBWA National Ranking: N/A
Runs Scored/Allowed: 107/157
Earned Runs Scored/Allowed: 73/131

Hitting Leaders
Average: Zack Ranta (INF, Jr.) - .340
Runs Scored: Aaron Cox (INF, So.) - 18
Hits: Zack Ranta (INF, Jr.) - 33
Doubles: Aaron Cox (INF, So.) - 8
Triples: Sean Sutton (OF, Jr.) - 2
Home Runs: Zack Ranta (INF, Jr.) - 2
RBIs: Zack Ranta (INF, Jr.) - 22
Total Bases: Zack Ranta (INF, Jr.) - 44
Slugging Percentage: Zack Ranta (INF, Jr.) - .454
Walks: Jared Wiesen (INF, So.); Taylor Anderson (INF, R-Jr.) - 12
On-Base Percentage: Taylor Anderson (INF, R-Jr.) - .390

Pitching Leaders
ERA (Min. 14 IP): Aaron Cox (So.) - 3.91
Wins: Aaron Cox (So.) - 5
Appearances: Aaron Cox (So.); Matt Wilwohl (R-So.) - 9
Starts: Aaron Cox (So.) - 8
Complete Games: Aaron Cox (So.) - 7
Shutouts: Zack Ranta (Jr.); Brian Fisher (Fr.) - 1
Saves: Matt Wilwohl (R-So.) - 1
Innings Pitched: Aaron Cox (So.) - 53.0
Strikeouts: Aaron Cox (So.) - 70
Lowest Opponent Batting Average (Min. 14 IP): Aaron Cox (So.) - .244

Gannon Team Notes

• Gannon was listed among others receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region preseason and first regular-season polls.
• Gannon ranks third among PSAC teams in hit by pitch (39).
• The pitching staff ranks second among PSAC teams in strikeouts per nine innings (7.5).
• Gannon has the fourth-best fielding percentage (.968) among PSAC teams.
• Sophomore Aaron Cox leads the PSAC in complete games and strikeouts. He ranks third among all NCAA Division II players in complete games.
• Gannon has split its last three doubleheaders.

Clarion Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Mike Brown (7th season)
Overall Record: 5-19
PSAC Record: 2-12
PSAC Standing: 8th place
NCBWA Regional Ranking: N/A
NCBWA National Ranking: N/A
Runs Scored/Allowed: 75/167
Earned Runs Scored/Allowed: 54/128

Hitting Leaders
Average: Tyler Falk (1B, Fr.) - .357
Runs Scored: Tyler Falk (1B, Fr.) - 12
Hits: Tyler Falk (1B, Fr.) - 25
Doubles: Mike Lockhart (3B, So.) - 4
Triples: Tyler Falk (1B, Fr.) - 2
Home Runs: Mike Lockhart (1B, Fr.) - 2
RBIs: Joe Holmberg (OF, Jr.) - 11
Total Bases: Tyler Falk (1B, Fr.) - 32
Slugging Percentage: Tyler Falk (1B, Fr.) - .457 
Walks: Joey Lopez (SS, So.); Drew Pirritano (OF, Jr.) - 5
On-Base Percentage: Joe Holmberg (OF, Jr.) - .422

Pitching Leaders
ERA (Min. 11 IP): Kane McCall (Fr.) - 3.82
Wins: Kane McCall (Fr.) - 3
Appearances: Tanner Fitting (Fr.) - 8
Starts: Three tied - 5
Complete Games: Kane McCall (Fr.) - 4
Shutouts: Tyler Delval (So.) - 1
Saves: None
Innings Pitched: Kane McCall (Fr.) - 35.1
Strikeouts: Tyler Delval (So.) - 15
Lowest Opponent Batting Average (Min. 11 IP): Kane McCall (Fr.) - .214

Clarion Team Notes

• Clarion snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory against Bloomsburg Wednesday. The Golden Eagles dropped the second game 15-6 to earn a split.
• Wednesday's games were Clarion's first home contests of the season. The Golden Eagles are 3-17 on the road and 1-1 on a neutral field.
• Freshman Kane McCall ranks third among PSAC pitchers and 27th among all NCAA Division II pitchers in complete games (4). He also ranks sixth in the conference in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (6.88).
• Junior Drew Pirritano ranks 11th among PSAC players in hit by pitches per game (0.27).