BUFFALO – The D'Youville University baseball team travels to West Virginia this weekend, where they will play a trio of games against Millersville University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and Mercyhurst University.
 
#7 Millersville vs. D'Youville
Friday, February 23^rd – 11:00 a.m.
Glenville, WV
 
#21 West Chester vs. D'Youville
Saturday, February 24^th – 6:00 p.m.
Glenville, WV
 
Mercyhurst vs. D'Youville
Sunday, February 25^th – 12:00 p.m.
Morgantown, WV
 
Last Time Out
The Saints opened their season with a doubleheader sweep over Clarion University on February 9^th. They took game one by a score of 9-5. Chris Auclair (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) got the start, throwing 4.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on two hits and striking out five. Jon Simpson (Grand Island, N.Y.) had himself a day, clubbing two home runs, including a grand slam, and driving in six runs. Jeremy Glinski (Sloan, N.Y.) went a stellar 4-for-4 at the plate with an RBI. Blaise Kolbert (Lancaster, N.Y.) earned the victory, throwing 2.1 innings in relief of Auclair and surrendering three runs. In a 9-1 win in game two, Bryce Hediger (Chaffee, N.Y.) tossed five innings of shutout ball, surrendering just one hit and punching out five. Simpson continued his big day with two doubles and three RBI. Jake Hollins (Orchard Park, N.Y.) drove in three runs as well on a bases-loaded double in the third inning. Mihir Manerikar (Mississauga, Ontario) made his first collegiate appearance in relief of Hediger and recorded his first collegiate strikeout.
 
About Millersville

• The Marauders hold a 4-2 record heading into the weekend and is coming off a 15-1 win over Felician
• The Marauders have five players with a minimum of 15 at-bats batting .400 or better
• Matthew Williams leads the team with a .500 average, three home runs, and 11 RBI and has been named NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week twice
• In two starts on the mound, Alex Mykut has pitched to a 1.69 ERA while striking out 12 batters and only allowing six hits and walking only one batter

About West Chester

• The Rams are set to begin their season on Friday against the University of Charleston
• The Rams went 32-20 (14-10 PSAC) last season
• The Rams had five players record a batting average of .300 or better, including Joe DeMucci, who led the team with a .345 average
• Julian Costa led the pitchers with a 3.27 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 71.2 innings pitched last season

About Mercyhurst

• The Lakers enter the weekend with a 1-0 record and are coming off a 16-0 win over Notre Dame College (OH)
• The Lakers went 30-17 (21-7 PSAC) last season
• Luke Jackson clubbed a team-high 10 home runs and batted .262 for the Lakers last season
• Mitchell Grosch recorded a team-high .333 batting average last season
• Jarret Heilman recorded a team-best 1.38 ERA in 11 starts last season
• Jacob Bazala led the team in strikeouts with 69