CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Third-seeded Point Park baseball will take on first-place Concord on Wednesday night to open the MEC Championships. First pitch is scheduled for 7 at GoMart Park.

Point Park (29-20, 18-10 MEC) claimed the third spot in the MEC North Division, finishing three games back of Wheeling and Frostburg State. The Pioneers dropped their four-game series against Salem over the weekend, including a sweep on Sunday. 

Point Park's last taste of MEC play saw them split with Wheeling in a four-game series. Harold Boyce pitched a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts on Friday, Apr. 24 in a 2-0 win. On Apr. 26, Chris Williams went 6-for-6 in a 22-11 win, hitting two grand slams and two doubles for 13 RBIs. Boyce and Williams each received MEC honors, being tabbed MEC Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively. 

The Pioneers split their doubleheader with Concord (25-25, 19-11 MEC) on Mar. 22, picking up a 10-6 win and dropping game two 13-11. Olindo Pezzone hit two home runs over the doubleheader and tallied six RBIs and four runs. Blake Ewing also tallied six RBIs over two home runs - including a grand slam. Point Park hit seven home runs in the doubleheader with Pezzone and Ewing each hitting two and Luis Gonzalez, Chris Williams and Felix Rodriguez all leaving the yard.

The loser of Point Park and Concord's game will play the loser of Wheeling and Glenville State on Thursday at 7 p.m. The winner will play the winner of Frostburg State and Charleston's game Friday afternoon.

PIONEER SPLITS VS CONCORD

Career vs Concord

Chris Williams: 8/15, HR, 2b, 2 RBIs, 4 runs, 3 Ks, BB

Felix Rodriguez: 1/9, RBI, run, K

Olindo Pezzone: 4/8, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 4 runs

Blake Ewing: 3/6, 2 HRs, 6 RBI, 4 run, 2 Ks, 2 BBs

Luis Gonzalez: 2/12, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 run, 5 Ks

Trevor Jones: 4/11, 3b, 3 RBI, run, 4 Ks

Carlos de la Vega: 1/6, RBI, 2 run, 2 Ks

Felix Gonzalez: 2/5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 run, 2 Ks, BB

Sebastian Hernandez: 1/5, 2 run, BB

Vs Kaden Varela-Payne

Chris Williams: 3/4 HR, 2b, 2 RBIs, 3 runs

Felix Rodriguez: 0/4, run

Olindo Pezzone: 2/3, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 runs, K

Blake Ewing: 1/3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs

Luis Gonzalez: 1/3, HR, 2 RBIs, K

Trevor Jones: 0/3, 2 Ks

Carlos de la Vega: 0/3, 2 Ks

Felix Gonzalez: 0/2, K

Sebastian Hernandez: 0/2, run, BB

Vs Ryder Wagenknecht

Olindo Pezzone: 1/1

Blake Ewing: 0/1

Luis Gonzalez: 0/1, K

Trevor Jones: 0/1, K

Vs Rylee Nicholas

Chris Williams: 0/1, HBP, run

Felix Rodriguez: 0/2

Olindo Pezzone: 1/2, HR, 2 RBIs

Blake Ewing: 0/1, BB, run

Luis Gonzalez: 1/1, RBI, run, HBP

Trevor Jones: 1/2, run

Carlos de la Vega: 1/2, RBI, run

Felix Gonzalez: 2/2, HR, 3 RBIs

Sebastian Hernandez: 0/1, K

Vs Elijah Green

Chris Williams: 1/1

Felix Rodriguez: 0/1

Olindo Pezzone: 0/1

Blake Ewing: BB

Luis Gonzalez: 0/1

Trevor Jones: BB

Carlos de la Vega: 0/1, K

Felix Gonzalez: BB, run

Sebastian Hernandez: 0/1, HBP, run

Vs Joseph Hastings

Chris Williams: 0/1

Felix Rodriguez: 0/1

Olindo Pezzone: HBP, run

Blake Ewing: 1/1, Grand Slam

Luis Gonzalez: BB

Vs Ethan Evans

Chris Williams: BB

Felix Rodriguez: 1/1, RBI

Olindo Pezzone: 0/1

Trevor Jones: 0/1

Carlos de la Vega: HBP, run

Felix Gonzalez: 0/1 K

Sebastian Hernandez: 0/1

MEC WEEKLY HONORS    

• Olindo Pezzone - MEC Player of the Week, Mar. 9

• Ramon Rodriguez - MEC Pitcher of the Week, Mar. 9

• Harold Boyce - MEC Pitcher of the Week, Mar. 16

  • Named NCBWA Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week

• Blake Ewing - MEC Player of the Week, Mar. 23

  • Named NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week

• Trevor Jones - MEC Player of the Week, Apr. 13

• Camden Dimidjian - MEC Pitcher of the Week, Apr. 20

  • Named NCBWA Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week

• Chris Williams - MEC Player of the Week, Apr. 27

• Harold Boyce - MEC Pitcher of the Week, Apr. 27

PIONEER STAT LEADERS

Batter

OPS

• Olindo Pezzone - 1.082

• Blake Ewing - .999

• Felix Gonzalez - .962

• Chris Williams - .924

• Felix Rodriguez - .861

Average

• Olindo Pezzone - .333

• Felix Gonzalez - .283

• Chris Williams - .280

• Trevor Jones - .277

• Felix Rodriguez - .264

Doubles

• Carlos de la Vega - 15

• Chris Williams - 12

• Felix Gonzalez - 10

• Blake Ewing - 8

• Felix Rodriguez, Trevor Jones - 7

Home Runs

• Olindo Pezzone - 15

• Blake Ewing - 13

• Chris Williams - 6

• Felix Rodriguez, Trevor Jones - 5

RBIs

• Olindo Pezzone - 49

• Blake Ewing - 33

• Felix Rodriguez - 28

• Trevor Jones - 27

• Chris Williams, Felix Rodriguez - 26

Stolen Bases (Attempts)

• Chris Williams - 21 (24)

• Trevor Jones - 15 (18)

• Felix Rodriguez, Felix Gonzalez- 5 (6), (7)

• Carlos de la Vega, Luis Gonzalez - 4 (6), (6)

Pitcher

Strikeouts 

• Camden Dimidjian - 61

• Ramon Rodriguez - 54

• Ethan Parker, Harold Boyce - 51

• Zane Griffaton - 23

Innings Pitched

• Ethan Parker - 61.0

• Harold Boyce - 60.0

• Camden Dimidjian - 57.0

• Ramon Rodriguez - 55.2

• Zane Griffaton - 30.0

ERA (minimum 20 IP)

• Camden Dimidjian - 3.16

• Ramon Rodriguez - 3.88

• Ethan Parker - 4.13

• Zane Griffaton - 4.20

• Harold Boyce - 4.95

Opponent Average (minimum 20 IP)

• Camden Dimidjian - .207

• Harold Boyce - .260

• Ramon Rodriguez - .265

• Ethan Parker - .272

• Zane Griffaton - .277

STORYLINES

• Olindo Pezzone leads the team with his 1.082 OPS and .333 batting average, which rank fourth and ninth in the MEC respectively. Pezzone leads the conference with his 15 home runs - two better than teammate second-place Blake Ewing. Pezzone leads the team with 49 RBIs, which is fifth in the conference.

• Blake Ewing is second on the team in OPS (.962), RBIs (33) and total bases (84). Ewing is 15th in the MEC in RBIs and 11th in the conference in total bases. 

• Chris Williams is third among qualified Pioneers in average (.280) and fourth in OPS (.924). Williams' 46 hits are second-most on the team. He was named MEC Player of the Week on Apr. 27 after his 6-for-6 game with two grand slams and 13 RBIs. Williams set program records for most hits, total bases and RBIs in a single game, and he leads all MEC players in those stats over a single game.

• Point Park features nine players with double-digit RBIs: Pezzone (49), Ewing (33), Felix Rodriguez (28), Trevor Jones (27), Chris Williams (26) , Felix Gonzalez (26), Carlos de la Vega (17), Luis Gonzalez (17) and Sebastian Hernandez (14). Point Park has the third-most players with 10+ RBIs in the MEC, behind Wheeling and Concord.

• Ramon Rodriguez is one of four Pioneers with over 50.0 innings pitched (55.2). Rodriguez is second on the team in 54 strikeouts. He is second among qualified Pioneers in ERA (3.88) and WHIP (1.24). Rodriguez ranks sixth in the MEC in ERA and seventh in strikeouts.

• Harold "Shaggy" Boyce threw Point Park's first no-hitter since 2018 on Mar. 13. Boyce became the first Pioneer to be named NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 19. He leads the team with seven wins and has a WHIP of 1.30 over his 60.0 innings pitched. Boyce pitched a complete-game shutout on Apr. 24 against Wheeling.

• Camden Dimidjian was named MEC Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 20 and NCBWA Division II Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 23. Dimidjian is second on the team in wins (six). He leads qualified Pioneers with his 1.00 WHIP and his 61 strikeouts over his 57.0 innings pitched. He is fourth in the MEC in ERA and fifth in strikeouts.

• Ethan Parker's ERA of 4.13 and his WHIP of 1.39 are third- and fourth-best on the team among qualified pitchers. Parker is 3-3 with seven saves on the year and has pitched a team-high 61.0 innings. His ERA ranks 13th in the MEC.

• Loren Torres recorded his 600th win as Point Park's Head Coach on Sunday against Wheeling. Torres reached 700 career wins on Apr. 9 when the Pioneers beat California (PA) at PNC Park.