Elijah Quiceno
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Freshman Elijah Quiceno's solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning was the first of two last at-bat victories.
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Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 13-18, 3-8 PSAC-W
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Winner Gannon University GAN 14-13, 4-7 PSAC-W
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B
13-18, 3-8 PSAC-W
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Final
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Gannon University GAN
14-13, 4-7 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
Gannon University GAN 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 5 0

W: Cricks, David (4-2) L: Trent Martin (1-4)

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Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 13-19, 3-9 PSAC-W
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Winner Gannon University GAN 15-13, 5-7 PSAC-W
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B
13-19, 3-9 PSAC-W
3
Final
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Gannon University GAN
15-13, 5-7 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 1
Gannon University GAN 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 8 0

W: Morrison, Jarod (4-1) L: Nathan Bearer (2-3)

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at California University of Pennsylvania

4/14/2017 | 1:00 PM

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Apr. 14 (Fri) / 1:00 PM
at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Gannon Baseball Team Sweeps Pair of Dramatic One-Run Games Against Pitt-Johnstown

THE RUNDOWN
  • Game One Score: at Gannon 3, Pitt-Johnstown 2
  • Game Two Score: at Gannon 4, Pitt-Johnstown 3
  • Records: Gannon (15-13, 5-7 PSAC West), Pitt-Johnstown (13-19, 3-9 PSAC West)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
  • The Short Story: The Gannon baseball team used a sixth-inning home run from freshman Elijah Quiceno (Berryville, Va./Stonebridge) during the opener and walk-off single by junior Matt Oruch (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) in the nightcap to sweep a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown Sunday afternoon at a sunny and warm McConnell Family Stadium.

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HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME ONE
  • Redshirt sophomore Nate Cardy (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) put Gannon on the board early with a solo home run to left field during the bottom of the first inning.
  • Pitt-Johnstown flipped the one-run deficit into a one-run lead during the top of the second inning.
  • Gannon responded with the tying run during the bottom of the frame. Junior Mike Colosi (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) singled through the left side with one out. He moved to second on a walk to junior Cody Callaway (Elyria, Ohio/Midview) and scored on a junior Kyle Cox (Dorchester, N.J./Millville)'s RBI single to right field.
  • The game remained deadlocked until Quiceno drilled a solo blast over the left field fence with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning.
  • Pitt-Johnstown started the top of the seventh inning with a double and had the tying run on third base with one out. However, Colosi grabbed a sharp ground ball right at bag, tagged the runner out and threw onto first for a game-ending double play.

GAME NOTES - GAME ONE
  • Colosi recorded two of Gannon's five hits, going 2-for-3 with one run.
  • Junior David Cricks (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton) went the distance on the mound, allowing two runs on four hits through seven innings. He struck out three and walked two while improving to 4-2.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon is ranked eighth in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Poll.
  • The Golden Knights won their fifth consecutive home game against the Mountain Cats dating back to the 2015 campaign.
  • Cardy moved into a tie with Adam Foust (1998-99) for ninth place all-time at Gannon with his ninth career home run.
  • Cricks moved into a tie with Greg Radwan (2007-10) and Matt Tobin (2012-15) for fourth place all-time at Gannon since 2000 with his 11th career victory.
  • Colosi recorded his team-best eighth multiple hit game of the season.
  • Cricks moved past Matt Berkey (2002-05) and into Gannon's all-time top 10 since 2000 with 142 career innings pitched.
  • Cricks recorded his second complete game of the season and seventh of his career.

HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME TWO
  • Gannon went right to work during its first at-bat. Junior Gregory Nicolia (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) led off with a single, advanced to second base on a hit-and-run and scored on Quiceno's single through the right side.
  • The two teams traded zeros until Pitt-Johnstown flipped the score with a pair of runs during the top of the fourth inning.
  • The Mountain Cats extended their lead to 3-1 with another run during the fifth inning.
  • Gannon cut the deficit to one with a run of its own during the bottom of the frame. Nicolia was the spark plug again with a lead-off double to left center field. He then scored on back-to-back ground-outs by Oruch and Cardy.
  • Sophomore Jarod Morrison (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) kept Gannon within striking distance by retiring the final eight Mountain Cats of the game.
  • It was enough to allow the Golden Knights to generate the winning runs during the bottom of the seventh inning. Cox led off with a bullet line drive back up the middle and into center field. Junior Charles Benack (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) followed with a pinch-hit sacrifice bunt, but the throw was wild to put runners on the corners with no outs.
  • Nicolia followed with a perfect bunt that scored Cox with the tying run and pushed Benack into scoring position. After a wild pitch moved Benack to third base, Oruch singled through the right side on the first pitch he saw from reliever Ty Black to set off 4-3 walk-off celebration.

GAME NOTES - GAME TWO
  • Six different Golden Knights accounted for Gannon's eight hits.
  • Nicolia went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI out of the lead-off role.
  • Cox finished 2-for-3 with one run.
  • Morrison improved to 4-1 while going the distance on the mound, allowing three runs on five hits. He struck out two and walked one.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon is ranked eighth in the latest NCBWA Atlantic Region Poll.
  • The Golden Knights won their sixth consecutive home game against the Mountain Cats dating back to the 2015 campaign.
  • Gannon recorded its first doubleheader sweep since taking two against West Virginia Wesleyan March 4 at the Russ-Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida.
  • Cox moved into a three-way lead among Golden Knights with his eighth multiple-hit game of the season.
  • Nicolia produced his fifth multiple-hit performance of the season and scored multiple runs for the second time.
  • Morrison tossed his first career complete game.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to action Tuesday, April 11 with a single nine-inning game at Lake Erie.
  • The non-conference affair begins at 2 p.m.
  • Gannon has won the last two meetings between the two teams, but both were play at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • The Golden Knights posted an 18-6 victory earlier this season on March 23 and 11-7 win last season at home.
  • Tuesday will be Gannon's first appearance in Painesville, Ohio since a four-game series April 17-18, 2010. The Golden Knights swept the first doubleheader of that series, before the Storm captured the final two games.
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Players Mentioned

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
David Cricks

#12 David Cricks

P
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Jarod Morrison

#1 Jarod Morrison

P
6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Gregory Nicolia

#17 Gregory Nicolia

INF
6' 0"
Junior
L/R
Matt Oruch

#10 Matt Oruch

OF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Cody Callaway

#18 Cody Callaway

INF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Mike Colosi

#2 Mike Colosi

INF/P
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Elijah Quiceno

#31 Elijah Quiceno

C
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

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
David Cricks

#12 David Cricks

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
P
Jarod Morrison

#1 Jarod Morrison

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Gregory Nicolia

#17 Gregory Nicolia

6' 0"
Junior
L/R
INF
Matt Oruch

#10 Matt Oruch

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
OF
Cody Callaway

#18 Cody Callaway

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
INF
Mike Colosi

#2 Mike Colosi

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
INF/P
Elijah Quiceno

#31 Elijah Quiceno

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
C