GLENVILLE, W.Va. - Glenville State Baseball will open up the 2024 campaign this weekend against PSAC opponent Clarion, hosting the Golden Eagles tomorrow (Feb. 16) for a single nine-inning game and on Sunday (Feb. 18) for a double header. GSU and CU last met in 2020 when the Pioneers won 5-2 in Glenville.
SERIES INFORMATION
Friday, February 16 | 4 p.m. | Kenny Greenlief Field at Sue Morris Sports Complex
Glenville State vs Clarion (Single 9)
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Sunday, February 18 | 1 & 3:30 p.m. | Kenny Greenlief Field at Sue Morris Sports Complex
Glenville State vs Clarion (Double Header)
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THE OPPONENT
CLARION
The Golden Eagles come in (0-2) after starting the 2024 season at D'Youville this past Friday, dropping the doubleheader to the Saints. CU was picked to finish 8th in the PSAC West preseason poll after finishing the 2023 season (12-37, 4-24 PSAC).
Caleb Lang is in his first season leading the Clarion Baseball program after being hired in October 2023. He previously spent three seasons at Concordia (Neb.) as an assistant coach, reaching the NAIA World Series for the first time ever and breaking the school record with 42 wins in his first season as an assistant. He also has stops as an assistant at DII Flagler College and as a GA at Eastern Nazarene College.
In a small sample size, Sam Economy and William Martinez have two RBI and two hits to lead the Golden Eagles. Reilly Shafer (7.71 ERA) and Griffin Snyder (18.00 ERA) both started their opening games last weekend, only going a total of 6.2 innings combined.
THE PIONEERS
GLENVILLE STATE
Glenville State finished the 2023 campaign (22-26, 15-15 MEC), missing out on the MEC Tournament in a loaded Southern division.
James Mullins is in his 11th season leading the Pioneer Baseball program. Last season's (15-15) Mountain East Conference finish marked the first time in program history that the Pioneers posted consecutive records of .500 or better in conference play. The 2022 season is the best year in program history as the Mullins-led Pioneers won a program-high 35 games, advancing to the MEC Championship game. He also has a MEC Baseball Coach of the Year award to his name, winning it in 2015.
Diego Tamariz (6-4, 3.95 ERA) and Austin Corn (4-4, 3.96 ERA) headline the key pitchers returning as GSU was able to bring back two of their three main starters. A big bat is also back for the Pioneers in Fabian Escalante, who closed out the 2023 season leading the team in AVG (.350), hits (49), doubles (15), HR (8) and RBI (29).
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