Nate Cardy
Greg Knowlden
Redshirt sophomore Nate Cardy moved into Gannon's all-time top 10 with his eighth career home run.
8
Gannon GAN 13-12, 3-6 PSAC-W
10
Winner Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 12-17, 2-7 PSAC-W
Gannon GAN
13-12, 3-6 PSAC-W
8
Final
10
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B
12-17, 2-7 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Gannon GAN 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 8 13 2
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 2 1 0 1 4 2 X 10 9 1

W: Brad Coleman (1-1) L: Vargo, Ryan (1-1)

2
Gannon GAN 13-13, 4-6 PSAC-W
3
Winner Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 13-17, 3-7 PSAC-W
Gannon GAN
13-13, 4-6 PSAC-W
2
Final
3
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B
13-17, 3-7 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Gannon GAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 6 2

W: Brantley Rice (3-2) L: Jackson, Aaron (3-2)

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Baseball team Drops Pair of Close Decisions at Pitt-Johnstown; Wraps Up Series Sunday at Home

THE RUNDOWN
  • Game One Score: at Pitt-Johnstown 10, Gannon 8
  • Game Two Score: at Pitt-Johnstown 3, Gannon 2
  • Records: Gannon (13-13, 3-7 PSAC West), Pitt-Johnstown (13-17, 3-7 PSAC West)
  • Location: Johnstown, Pa. - Point Stadium
  • The Short Story: The Pitt-Johnstown baseball team rallied from an 8-4 deficit in the opener for a 10-8 victory and then out-pitched Gannon 3-2 in the nightcap to sweep a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) doubleheader at Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME ONE
  • Gannon immediately pounced on Pitt-Johnstown with three runs during the top of the first inning. Junior Matt Oruch (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) led off with a single through the right side and scored on junior Mike Colosi (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls)'s triple to right field. Redshirt sophomore Nate Cardy (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) followed with an RBI single up the middle and later scored on junior Cody Callaway (Elyria, Ohio/Midview)'s RBI single to left field.
  • Pitt-Johnstown wasted little time responding with a pair of runs during its first at-bat. The Mountain Cats then tied the contest at three with another run in the second inning.
  • The two teams traded runs over the next two innings. Gannon produced its run during the top of the third inning. After two outs, junior Kyle Cox (Dorchester, N.J./Millville) singled up the middle. He moved to third on a Callaway double to left field and scored on Restuccia's infield single.
  • Gannon appeared to break the game open with a four-run fifth inning that snapped a 4-4 tie. Restuccia broke the deadlock with a two-out, two-run double to right field.
  • The inning was over after a strikeout on a pitch in the dirt, but a throwing error by the UPJ catcher allowed the hitter to reach base. Freshman Austin O'Shei (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) made the mistake hurt four pitches later with a two-run single up the middle for an 8-4 lead.
  • Pitt-Johnstown countered once again. This time, the Mountain Cats clawed all the way back in one at-bat with four runs during the bottom of the fifth inning.
  • UPJ tacked on what proved to be the two winning runs during the bottom of the sixth inning.
  • Gannon put the tying runs on base during the top of the seventh inning, but stranded the runners at first and second base before falling by a 10-8 count.

GAME NOTES - GAME ONE
  • Nine different Golden Knights recorded a hit, including four who finished with multiple hits.
  • Restuccia went 2-for-3 with one run and three RBIs.
  • Colosi, Cox and Callaway also produced a pair of hits.
  • Cox scored twice while O'Shei drove home two runs.
  • Senior Santiago Mendez (Potterville, Mich./Lansing Eastern) started on the mound, but received a no decision after allowing three earned runs in four innings.
  • Senior Nico DiPaolo (Bridgeville, Pa./Bishop Canevin) tossed 2/3 of a scoreless sixth inning in relief.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon is ranked eighth in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Poll.
  • Pitt-Johnstown snapped a six-game losing streak against Gannon dating back to the 2015 campaign.
  • Gannon reached double digits in hits for the fourth consecutive time, matching the season's longest streak previously set February 26-28 at the Russ-Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida.
  • Cardy extended his hit streak to a team-best five games with his first-inning RBI single.
  • Callaway produced his team-high eighth multiple-hit game.
  • Cox, Colosi and Restuccia generated their seventh multiple-hit performances.
  • Restuccia set a new season-high with three RBIs.
  • Cox scored multiple runs for the second consecutive game and fourth time this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME TWO
  • Pitt-Johnstown took the early lead with single runs during its first two at-bats.
  • Gannon sliced the lead in half with a run during the top of the third inning. The Golden Knights put runners on second and third base after the lead-off hitter reached on an error and freshman Elijah Quiceno (Berryville, Va./Stonebridge) singled to center field. Another error on the single pushed each runner up a base.
  • Junior Charles Benack (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and senior Andrew Wagner (Akron, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) followed with back-to-back walks that pushed a run across the plate.
  • Gannon had a hitter reach first base during each of the next three innings, but was unable to advance any further.
  • Pitt-Johnstown added an insurance run with a sixth-inning solo home run that proved to be the difference because Cardy drilled his fourth homer of the season as a pinch hitter during the top of the seventh inning.
  • However, Brantley Rice regrouped to get the final two outs after Cardy's blast and secure a 3-2 Pitt-Johnstown victory.

GAME NOTES - GAME TWO
  • Four different Golden Knights accounted for Gannon's five hits.
  • Redshirt freshman Jared Beach (McDonald, Pa./Canon-McMillan) had two of the hits in the clean-up role.
  • Redshirt senior Aaron Jackson (Sugar Grove, Pa./Eisenhower) went the distance on the mound for his third complete game of the season. He surrendered three runs on six hits, striking out six and walking one.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon is ranked eighth in the latest NCBWA Atlantic Region Poll.
  • Jackson recorded his 17th career complete game while striking out at least six hitters for the third time in seven starts this season.
  • Cardy moved into Gannon's all-time top 10 in home runs with his eighth career blast during the seventh inning. He also extended his team-best hitting streak to six games with the pinch hit.
  • Beach posted his fourth multiple-hit game of the season.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns home Sunday, April 9 to conclude the four-game series against Pitt-Johnstown at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • The PSAC doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.
  • Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/gannon/baseball.
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Players Mentioned

Jared Beach

#22 Jared Beach

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
L/R
Charles Benack

#4 Charles Benack

UTL
5' 11"
Junior
L/R
Nate Cardy

#35 Nate Cardy

C
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Kyle Cox

#19 Kyle Cox

P/OF
6' 4"
Junior
R/R
Nico DiPaolo

#15 Nico DiPaolo

P
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Aaron Jackson

#28 Aaron Jackson

P
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
L/R
Santiago Mendez

#27 Santiago Mendez

P
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Matt Oruch

#10 Matt Oruch

OF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Andrew Wagner

#33 Andrew Wagner

OF
6' 3"
Senior
L/R
Cody Callaway

#18 Cody Callaway

INF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jared Beach

#22 Jared Beach

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
L/R
OF
Charles Benack

#4 Charles Benack

5' 11"
Junior
L/R
UTL
Nate Cardy

#35 Nate Cardy

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
C
Kyle Cox

#19 Kyle Cox

6' 4"
Junior
R/R
P/OF
Nico DiPaolo

#15 Nico DiPaolo

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
P
Aaron Jackson

#28 Aaron Jackson

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
L/R
P
Santiago Mendez

#27 Santiago Mendez

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
P
Matt Oruch

#10 Matt Oruch

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
OF
Andrew Wagner

#33 Andrew Wagner

6' 3"
Senior
L/R
OF
Cody Callaway

#18 Cody Callaway

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
INF