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Baseball Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

PREVIEW: Gannon Baseball Opens PSAC Tournament Against ESU on Wednesday

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
  • Event: 2019 PSAC Baseball Championships
  • When: May 8-11, 2019
  • Where: Johnstown, Pa.
  • Venue: Point Stadium
  • First Round Matchup: (West #1) Gannon vs. (East #4) East Stroudsburg
  • Live Links: Live Stats | Live Video (courtesy ESU Athletics)
  • In-Game Updates (Twitter): @GUKnights
  • Game Time: Wednesday, May 8 | 12:30 p.m.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
  • Tickets: Adults ($15) | Non-PSAC Students ($7) | PSAC Students (Free w/ school ID)
  • Directions: GPS Address: 100 Johns St, Johnstown, Pa. 15901
  • Johnstown Weather: Click Here
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE  
NATIONAL COVERAGE  
PSAC GAME SCHEDULE
Wednesday, May 8 (Day One)
  • Game One – (No. 2 East) West Chester vs. (No. 3 West) California (Pa.) | 9:30 AM
  • Game Two – (No. 1 West) Gannon vs. (No. 4 East) East Stroudsburg | 12:30 PM
  • Game Three – (No. 2 West) Mercyhurst vs. (No. 3 East) Bloomsburg | 3:30 PM
  • Game Four – (No. 1 East) Millersville vs. (No. 4 West) Seton Hill | 6:30 PM
 
Thursday, May 9 (Day Two)
  • Game Five – Game One loser vs. Game Two loser | 9:30 AM
  • Game Six – Game Three loser vs. Game Four loser | 12:30 PM
  • Game Seven – Game One winner vs. Game Two winner | 3:30 PM
  • Game Eight – Game Three winner vs. Game Four winner | 6:30 PM
 
Friday, May 10 (Day Three)
  • Game Nine – Game Six winner vs. Game Seven loser (Loser eliminated) | 9:30 AM
  • Game 10 – Game Five winner vs. Game Eight loser (Loser eliminated) | 12:30 PM
  • Game 11 – Game Seven winner vs. Game Eight winner | 3:30 PM
  • Game 12 – Game Nine winner vs. Game 10 winner (Loser eliminated) | 6:30 PM
 
Saturday, May 11 (Championship Day)
  • Game 13 – Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 winner (Loser eliminated) | TBA
  • Game 14 – Game 13 winner vs. Game 11 winner (Tournament is complete if Game 11 winner wins Game 14) | TBA
 
Sunday, May 12 (If Necessary)
  • Game 15 – Rematch of Game 14 (ONLY if Game 13 winner wins Game 14) | TBA
 
GANNON STORYLINES/NOTES
  • Gannon (31-13) is making its second consecutive trip to the PSAC Baseball Tournament. The Golden Knights captured their first outright PSAC West regular season championship (since joining the league prior to the 2009 season) after taking three of four from Mercyhurst to cap the 2019 regular season.
  • Gannon has tied its overall mark for wins in a season (31) for the second year in a row, with a chance to set a new record in the PSAC Tournament. The Golden Knights have not lost a regular season PSAC series for the past two seasons.
  • The Golden Knights lost both games of the conference tournament last season, including a tough 10-9 extra-inning defeat against Millersville on May 9, 2018.
  • Head coach Greg Coleman, now in his fourth year at the helm, earned his 100th career coaching victory earlier this season.
  • Gannon is a balanced offensive team powered by the home run. The Golden Knights have mashed 57 homers this season, with OF Jared Beach (McDonald, Pa./Canon-McMillan) (13 HR), INF Ian Hess (Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillian ) (12 HR), C/DH Nate Cardy (Franklin, Pa./Franklin) (9 HR) and C/DH Elijah Quiceno (Berryville, Va./Stonebridge) (9 HR) having all tied or set new single-season highs in 2019.
  • Cardy (.357) leads the team in batting average this season and holds the Gannon school record for career home runs (26), RBI (163), doubles (43), runs scored (145) and total bases (332).
  • Beach is slugging a team-high .714 this season and has collected nine multi-hit games.
  • Freshman INF Trey Zeroski (Clinton, Pa. / West Allegheny) enters the tournament with a four-game hitting streak, including the go-ahead base knock in game two on Friday against Mercyhurst.
  • Hess has posted seven hits over the last eight games with three home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored.
  • On the mound, sophomore RHP Deven Judy (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Area) has tossed four complete games and notched 77 strikeouts. His strikeout total is the fifth best for a single-season in school history. Judy needs just three more strikeouts to pass Steve Shubert (79 – 1993) for fourth on the single-season strikeout list.
  • Gannon has also received several solid starts from senior Cory Hegedus (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) (3-4, 3.90 ERA, 71 K, 18 BB), senior Jarod Morrison (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) (4-2, 5.36 ERA, 37 K, 9 BB) and junior Eric Sapp (Deerfield, Ohio/Southeast) (5-1, 4.38 ERA, 53 K, 25 BB).
  • Benjamin Visnesky (West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin Area ), John Bender (Wilson, N.Y. / Wilson) and Matthew Yough (Chicora, Pa./Karns City) anchor the Golden knights out of the bullpen, helping Gannon to a 4.48 team ERA. Bender leads the squad with three saves, while Yough has notched a 5-0 record in a team-high 17 appearances.
  • Freshmen Luke Callahan (Chardon, Ohio / Chardon ) and Justin Hamm (Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny) have each played in at least 40 games for the Golden Knights in their first year with the program.
  • Seniors Dominic Mori (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) and Ian Steighner (Chicora, Pa./Butler) provide Gannon with a veteran presence in the lineup and have combined for 26 RBI in 2019.
 
SCOUTING EAST STROUDSBURG
  • East Stroudsburg (31-17, 17-11) is the fourth seed out of the PSAC East and the Warriors are looking for its first PSAC Championship since 2013.
  • ESU is a team that can put games away, boasting a 27-1 mark when leading after six innings.
  • Anthony Torreullas (.320, 19 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 40 RBI) has started 47 games and enters the tournament on a four-game hitting streak.
  • Nate Fiala (4-2, 2.89 ERA, 51 K, 15 BB) and Cam Voss (5-1, 4.10 ERA, 72 K, 34 BB) have made 10 starts each on the mound in 2019.
  • Head coach John Kochmansky is in his 12th year at the helm of the Warriors.
  • ESU hits .295 as a team while the pitching staff holds a 4.48 ERA.

UP NEXT
  • The winner of the GU/ESU game will return to action on May 9 at 3:30 PM while the loser will play an elimination game on May 9 at 9:30 AM.
  • A full updated schedule and tournament bracket can be found at the PSAC championship central webpage.
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Players Mentioned

Jared Beach

#22 Jared Beach

OF
6' 0"
Senior
L/R
Nate Cardy

#35 Nate Cardy

C
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Cory Hegedus

#20 Cory Hegedus

P
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Deven Judy

#9 Deven Judy

P
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Dominic Mori

#26 Dominic Mori

INF
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Jarod Morrison

#28 Jarod Morrison

P
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Elijah Quiceno

#12 Elijah Quiceno

C
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Eric Sapp

#32 Eric Sapp

P
6' 4"
Junior
L/L
Ian Steighner

#14 Ian Steighner

INF
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Matthew Yough

#25 Matthew Yough

P
6' 1"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jared Beach

#22 Jared Beach

6' 0"
Senior
L/R
OF
Nate Cardy

#35 Nate Cardy

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
C
Cory Hegedus

#20 Cory Hegedus

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
P
Deven Judy

#9 Deven Judy

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Dominic Mori

#26 Dominic Mori

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
INF
Jarod Morrison

#28 Jarod Morrison

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
P
Elijah Quiceno

#12 Elijah Quiceno

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
C
Eric Sapp

#32 Eric Sapp

6' 4"
Junior
L/L
P
Ian Steighner

#14 Ian Steighner

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
INF
Matthew Yough

#25 Matthew Yough

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
P