The Malone University baseball team will travel to Erie, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 18th to face Gannon University in a non-conference game beginning at 2:00 pm. The Pioneers come into the contest 11-2 in their last 13 non-conference games and will look to continue the trend against a Gannon team that is ranked ninth in the Atlantic Region.
 
GameDay
4/18 Malone at Gannon – 2:00 pm
Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/gannon/baseball
Twitter: @BaseballMaloneU
 
Series History
Malone is 8-1 all-time against Gannon, including a doubleheader sweep of the Golden Knights last season.

Team Comparison

Malone	Category	Gannon
23-12	Record	20-12
.287	Avg	.309
.392	OBP	.407
5.8	Runs/Gm	6.7
9	HR	16
70	SB	36
4.40	ERA	4.96
1.38	WHIP	1.61
7.6	K/9 IP	9.0

Malone Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• After a 2-2 week against Tiffin and Ohio Dominican, Malone dropped one spot to eighth place in the NCBWA Midwest Region Poll. Overall, the Pioneers are 11-6 in non-conference games.
• First baseman Todd Ropp is batting a team-high .397 with 17 RBI in those 17 games. Ropp hit.429 last week with seven RBI. He leads the team with 25 RBI on the season.
• Shortstop Joe Crank is hitting .396 with a .553 on-base percentage in non-league games and has reached base in eight straight games overall.
• Centerfielder Nate Cobb is hitting .340 against non-conference pitching while reaching base at a .507 clip. Rightfielder Turner Hill, who is batting a team-high .327 on the season, owns a .510 OBP in non-conference contests.
• The Pioneers outscored Gannon 16-5 in last year's doubleheader, including a 9-0 shutout in game one.
• Freshman reliever James Kontur will have the first crack at the Gannon lineup this year as he is set to make his first collegiate start on Wednesday. Kontur has 14 strikeouts in 15.1 innings this season and is holding opponents to a .232 batting average.
   

Gannon Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Golden Knights are 5-2 over their last seven games, scoring at least 11 runs in four of the five wins.
• Catcher Nate Cardy (.398, 2 HR, 27 RBI) and first baseman Dominic Mori (.351, 3 HR, 28 RBI) lead a Golden Knights offense that includes eight players hitting at least .297.