Home Events for the Week of March 12-18, 2018

Softball Welcomes Lake Erie in Home Opener Wednesday
Wednesday, March 14 | 3 p.m. | vs. Lake Erie | McConnell Family Stadium

Records: Gannon (8-7) | Lake Erie (4-6) 
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The Gannon softball team hosts Lake Erie in the 2018 home opener Wednesday afternoon. The doubleheader at McConnell Family Stadium is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. The Lady Knights are coming off a 3-1 weekend at the Salem Invitational in Salem, Va. after collecting wins against Salem, Chowan and Winston-Salem State. Junior Kellyn Perich (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) (.404) leads Gannon with team-highs in hits (21), runs (13) and doubles (7). Perich owns a team-best 1.09 ERA and 2-0 record in five appearances this season. Rookie Kaity Stocker (Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe) has a slugging percentage of .750 and leads the Lady Knights in RBI with 13 and home run with three. The Storm brings a 4-6 overall record to Erie on Wednesday. Senior Samantha Karako (.643) leads the team with 18 hits, one home run and nine RBI.
 
 
Softball Hosts Pitt-Johnstown in Doubleheader Saturday Afternoon
Saturday, March 17 | 1 p.m. | vs. Pitt-Johnstown | McConnell Family Stadium

Records: Gannon (8-7) | Pitt-Johnstown (2-8)
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The Gannon softball team welcomes Pitt-Johnstown to McConnell Family Stadium Saturday afternoon, with game one of the doubleheader scheduled for 1 p.m. Sophomore Madi Beining (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) owns a 1.75 ERA and 4-3 record with a team-high three shutout wins, while freshman Kennedy DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) is 2-4 this season with a 2.53 ERA, one shutout and a team-best 30 strikeouts. Sophomore Rachel Tanilli (Gibsonia, Pa./Deer Lakes) is hitting .317 (13-for- 41) with one home run and a team-high five stolen bases. Pitt-Johnstown is 2-8 this season, collecting wins against St. Cloud State and Ursuline on spring break. Junior Morgan Cannin (.462) leads the Mountain Cats with 12 hits and six runs, while senior Taylor Hoover has a team-high four doubles and seven RBI.
 
 
No. 6 Acrobatics & Tumbling Takes on West Liberty Saturday
Saturday, March 17 | 4 p.m. | vs. West Liberty | Hammermill Center

Records: Gannon (3-2) | West Liberty (1-3)
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The Gannon acrobatics and tumbling team is set to host West Liberty Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Hammermill Center. The Lady Knights were ranked No. 6 in the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling (NCATA) preseason coaches' poll, while the Hilltoppers checked in as the nation's 15th-ranked team. Gannon is 3-2 this season, narrowly falling to No. 2-ranked Oregon by just three-tenths of a point on Sunday. Freshman Danielle Samuel (Randallstown, Md./Western School of Technology and Environmental Science) highlighted the day by scoring a perfect 9.95 out of 9.95 possible points in the open pass tumbling heat. This season, the Lady Knights started the season by claiming wins against No.11 Concorida (Wis.), No. 9 King University (Tenn.) and No. 10 Converse College for the first 3-0 start in program history.
 

Baseball Opens Home Schedule Sunday against Ashland
Sunday, March 18 | 2 p.m. | vs. Ashland | McConnell Family Stadium

Records: Gannon (8-6) | Ashland (8-3)
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The Gannon baseball team opens the 2018 home slate Sunday afternoon in a nine-inning game against Ashland at 2 p.m. The Golden Knights are 8-6 on the year, while the Eagles bring an 8-3 record to Erie. Junior Dominic Mori (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) (.439) leads Gannon with six doubles, two home runs and a .732 slugging percentage. Senior Matt Oruch (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) (.400) leads the team with five stolen bases, while senior Mike Colosi (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) (.380) has a team-high 19 hits. Junior Jarod Morrison (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) (1-1) owns a 2.65 ERA with eight strikeouts across a team-high 17 innings, while junior Ty Phelps (Pomeroy, Ohio/Meigs) leads Gannon with 17 strikeouts in 10.2 innings. Sophomore Carson Mittermaier (.400) leads the Eagles with a team-high three home runs and 17 RBI, while freshman Austin Eifrid (.413) leads his team in hits (19).