• Matchup: Gannon (28-12, 18-6 PSAC) at #17 Mercyhurst (28-8, 18-6 PSAC)
• When: Friday, May 3 (1:00 PM – DH)
• Where: Erie, Pa. | Mercyhurst Baseball Field
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• Matchup: Gannon (28-12, 18-6 PSAC) at #17 Mercyhurst (28-8, 18-6 PSAC)
• When: Saturday, May 4 (1:00 PM – DH)
• Where: Erie, Pa. | McConnell Family Stadium
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• With a chance to earn the top seed in the PSAC West still in play, the Golden Knights continue their tough stretch to close the season against red-hot Mercyhurst, beginning on Friday, May 3 at 1:00 p.m. The Golden Knights will open the series on the road for a doubleheader before welcoming the Lakers to McConnell Family Stadium for a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m.
• Both squads boast an identical 18-6 mark in league play and have clinched a spot in the PSAC Baseball Tournament.

• Gannon is a team powered by the home run, belting 53 long balls to lead the league and rank 26^th in NCAA DII. With 13 home runs this season, senior outfielder Jared Beach (McDonald, Pa./Canon-McMillan) owns the single-season school record already, while Ian Hess (Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillian ) is second on the team and in second place on the single-season homer list with 10.
• The Golden Knights are entering the final regular season series of the year following three wins against the California (Pa.) Vulcans last week.
• The backstop duo of Nate Cardy (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) and Elijah Quiceno (Berryville, Va./Stonebridge) lead the way offensively for the Golden Knights. Both players have collected over 40 hits this season while splitting time between the catcher and designated hitter spots.
• Cardy is 16^th in the league with a .350 batting average and has posted 12 multi-hit efforts this season. Meanwhile, Quiceno has proven to have a flair for the dramatic with two walk-off hits this season.
• Starting pitching has been consistent throughout the year for the Golden Knights, with starters Deven Judy (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Area), Cory Hegedus (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) and Eric Sapp (Deerfield, Ohio/Southeast) logging over 40.0 innings each this season on the mound.
• Judy is eighth in the league with 65 strikeouts and has earned a win in five of the last six outings.
• John Bender (Wilson, N.Y. / Wilson), Benjamin Visnesky (West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin Area ) and Matthew Yough (Chicora, Pa./Karns City) are stalwarts out of the bullpen for the Golden Knights. Bender is first on the team with a 2.74 ERA.
• Gannon leads the PSAC with a .504 slugging percentage and seven players have a slugging percentage of at least .540 through 40 games.
• Entering the weekend, Beach, Ian Steighner (Chicora, Pa./Butler) and Justin Hamm (Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny) have collected a hit in four consecutive contests.
• Head coach Greg Coleman picked up his 100^th career victory at the helm of the Golden Knights earlier this year. He enters the weekend with a 109-71 overall record.

• Mercyhurst enters the final weekend of the regular season with a nine-game winning streak. The Lakers most recent sweep came against Clarion.
• Matthew Minnick is just two strikeouts of 100 for the season. He leads the league and ranks 14^th nationally with 98 punchouts in 2019.
• Minnick has been stellar all season with a 1.50 ERA, the best in the conference and sixth best in NCAA DII.
• Alex O'Donnell leads the team with a .356 batting average. Mercyhurst is a balanced offensive team, with five players in the lineup posting at least 20 RBI.
• Mercyhurst leads the league in team ERA (3.72) behind one of the top pitching staffs in the PSAC.
• Head coach Joe Spano has been at the helm of the Lakers for 20 seasons and has posted a 641-372-3 overall record.

• For the second consecutive season, Gannon will be making its second straight appearance in the PSAC Baseball Tournament.
• The conference championship will take place on May 8-12 at Point Stadium in Johnstown.
• A full preview, seedlings and tournament schedule will be made available next week.

One last weekend for the Gannon baseball team to cap the 2019 regular season against Mercyhurst. pic.twitter.com/n9kRgq968A

— Gannon Athletics (@GUKnights) May 1, 2019