Home Events for the Week of April 16-22, 2018
Baseball Hosts Malone in Non-Conference Contest Wednesday
Wednesday, April 18 | 2 p.m. | vs. Malone | McConnell Family Stadium
Records: GU (20-12) | MU (23-12)
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The Gannon baseball team is set to host Malone Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference nine-inning game. Gannon (20-12) is ranked ninth in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Atlantic Region Poll, released April 17. Redshirt-junior
Nate Cardy (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) leads the Golden Knights with a .398 batting average and .581 slugging percentage on a team-high 37 hits. Senior
Matt Oruch (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) leads Gannon on the bases with nine stolen bases, while junior
Dominic Mori (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) leads the team in RBI (28). Freshman pitcher
Deven Judy (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Area) is 3-1 on the mound with a team-high 42 strikeouts. Senior Todd Ropp leads the Pioneers (23-12) in hits (38) and RBI (25), while sophomore Nate Cobb has 24 stolen bases.
Baseball Welcomes California (Pa.) to McConnell Family Stadium Friday
Friday, April 20 | 1 p.m. | California (Pa.) | McConnell Family Stadium
Records: GU (20-12, 10-6 PSAC) | CAL (18-15, 7-9 PSAC)
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The Gannon baseball team hosts California (Pa.) Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Gannon (20-12, 10-6 PSAC) has split or won all four PSAC series so far this season. Senior
Mike Colosi (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) has a team-high 11 doubles, while Mori and senior
Kyle Cox (Dorchester, N.J./Millville) have each recorded three home runs. Cardy and Cox each have two triples apiece. Senior Chris Wastchak leads California (18-15, 7-9 PSAC) with 36 hits and 34 RBI. Junior Eric Fairman also has 36 hits on the year with a team-high 16 stolen bases. Sophomore Nick Riggle and freshman Hunter Robinson are both 3-3 on the year in eight appearances on the mound. Riggle has a team-high 31 strikeouts.
Men's Golf Hosts Gannon Spring Invitational Saturday
Saturday, April 21 | All Day | Whispering Woods Golf Course
The Gannon men's golf team is set to host 10 teams Saturday in the Gannon Spring Invitational at the Whispering Woods Golf Course. Golfers from Humber, Daemen, Gannon, Penn State Behrend, Allegheny, Mercyhurst, Indiana (Pa.), Cedarville, Urbana and West Virginia State are expected to compete. The Golden Knights are ranked eighth in the latest NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings. Gannon finished fourth at the rain-shortened Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational in Indiana, Pa. last weekend with a fourth-place showing by junior
Billy Colbert (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) (73). Following Saturday's home invite, Gannon will head to the Lake View Country Club on Sunday for Mercyhurst's two-day Spring Invitational.
Softball to Play California (Pa.) Saturday Afternoon
Saturday, April 21 | 1 p.m. | California (Pa.) | McConnell Family Stadium
Records: GU (19-10, 9-3 PSAC) | CAL (11-11, 5-3 PSAC)
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The Gannon softball team (19-10, 9-3 PSAC) returns to action Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. with a PSAC Western Division doubleheader against California (Pa.). Freshman
Kaity Stocker (Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe) has made an immediate impact this season with a team-high six home runs and 24 RBI. Senior
Jackie Martinez (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier College Prep) is currently on a nine-game hit streak for a team-high 30 hits. She leads the team in doubles (9) and triples (2). The Gannon pitching staff owns a conference-best 1.99 ERA. Junior pitcher
Kellyn Perich (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) is 4-0 in the circle with a 1.37 ERA and 19 strikeouts. Carlee Wickstrom leads the California Vulcans (11-11, 5-3 PSAC) in hits (29), doubles (5), triples (2), home runs (4) and RBI (25).
Women's Golf Set for Two-Day Gannon Spring Invitational
Sunday, April 22 | All Day | Lake Shore Country Club
The Gannon women's golf team will welcome 10 teams to the Lake Shore Country Club Sunday for the two-day Gannon Spring Invitational. Golfers from Gannon, Mercyhurst, Clarion, Seton Hill, Assumption, LeMoyne, Wheeling Jesuit, California (Pa.), Stonehill and Penn State Behrend are expected to compete. The Lady Knights finished 10th last weekend at the rain-shortened Ashland Invitational. Junior
Julia Santo (Hawley, Pa./Wallenpaupack) was Gannon's top golfer with a 20th-place finish (80), while sophomore
Carley Sawyer (Rainbow Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) placed 34th (82).
Softball Welcomes Seton Hill Sunday Morning
Sunday, April 22 | 11 a.m. | vs. Seton Hill | McConnell Family Stadium
Records: GU (19-10, 9-3 PSAC) | SHU (15-11, 7-5 PSAC)
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The Gannon softball team is set to host conference-foe Seton Hill on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. in a PSAC Western Division doubleheader. As a team, the Lady Knights are hitting .287, which slates them in the top-10 among conference teams. Five Lady Knights are hitting above .300, with Stocker owning a team-best .377 batting average. Freshman pitcher
Kennedy DeMatteis (Boyers, Pa./Moniteau) has logged 60 strikeouts in the circle, which is the sixth-most among PSAC pitchers. Sophomore Christiana Skrabak has recorded a team-high 35 hits for Seton Hill (15-11, 7-5 PSAC), while senior Paige Hertzog leads the team in RBI (18) and doubles (8).
