PITTSBURGH – After picking up a historic 7-2 win over Cal (PA) at PNC Park on Thursday afternoon, Point Park will switch its attention back to conference play with a four-game series at West Liberty on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. both days.
In Point Park's win on Thursday's afternoon, head coach
Loren Torres eclipsed the 700-win mark for his coaching career. He currently has a record of 700-358 over his 22-year career, including a 593-254 record as the manager at Point Park.
In Thursday's game,
Trevor Jones led the Pioneers at the plate with a two-run home runs and a double. He went 3-for-3 in the game while driving in three runs.
Blake Ewing also recorded a pair of hits and drove in a run in the win.
NOTEBOOK
- Currently on a four-game winning streak, Point Park has a record of 20-10 on the season, including an 11-5 mark in MEC play. The Pioneers are 4-2 on the road this season and have won six of their last eight in MEC play.
- Olindo Pezzone is leading Point Park at the plate this season, batting .356 with 11 home runs and 33 runs batted-in. Pezzone also has a .770 slugging percentage, three doubles and 21 runs scored on the season.
- Blake Ewing is batting .274 on the season and is tied with Pezzone with 11 home runs. Ewing also has 25 runs batted-in and three doubles. He has a .702 slugging percentage.
- Pezzone and Ewing are tied for the MEC-lead with 11 home runs apiece. The next closest player has six on the season. Both players also rank top five in the league in slugging percentage – Pezzone (2nd), Ewing (5th).
- Felix Gonzalez is second on the team in hitting percentage at .313. He has seven doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs on the season.
- Trevor Jones is fourth on the team hitting .267. He has four home runs, 19 RBIs and four doubles.
- Nine different players have hit home runs this season.
- Carlos de la Vegas has a team-high 11 doubles on the season.
- On the base paths, Chris Williams has stolen a season-high 15 bases, while Jones has recorded nine stolen bases.
- Point Park ace Ramon Rodriguez is 5-0 on the season with a 2.41 ERA and a team-high 37 strikeouts. Ethan Parker is second on the team in ERA (3.24) and has a team-high six saves on the season. Parker has made 16 appearances and two starts.
- Rodriguez and Parker rank third and ninth, respectively, in the league in ERA this season.
- Parker leads the MEC in saves this spring.
- Camden Dimidjian has become the "Sunday" starter of the pitching staff and has a 3.86 ERA and 4-1 record on the season. Harold Boyce also has a 4-3 record with 11 appearances and six starts this season.
