THE DETAILS
Bloomsburg (20-16-1, 7-8-1 PSAC East) vs West Chester (23-6, 13-3 PSAC East)
Friday, April 21 - 1:00 PM (DH) at West Chester, Pa. (Serpico Stadium)
Saturday, April 22 - 1:00 PM (DH) at Bloomsburg, Pa. (Danny Litwhiler Field)

GAME COVERAGE
Live Stats (Friday) - http://www.sidearmstats.com/wcupa/baseball/
Live Stats (Saturday) - http://www.sidearmstats.com/bloomu/baseball/

RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Roster | Schedule | Statistics
West Chester - Roster | Schedule | Statistics

STORYLINE
The Huskies and the Golden Rams will play a four-game series this weekend beginning on Friday in West Chester. The Golden Rams lead the PSAC Eastern Division with a 13-3 conference mark while the Huskies are fifth in the division with a 7-8-1 league record. Saturday's doubleheader at Bloomsburg will serve as a "Huskies Don't Harm" event to help "strike out" sexual assault.

ALL-TIME SERIES
West Chester leads the all-time series, 59-30. Last season, the Golden Rams won all four meetings between the two schools.

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg enters the weekend series with a .306 team batting average, good for ninth in the PSAC. The Huskies are second in the league with 40 home runs (Shippensburg, 42) and lead the league in runs scored (276). Junior Tyler Benson (Montville, N.J./Montville Township) is having a sensational season at the plate as he leads the Huskies with a .394 batting average (52-of-132), which puts him in a tie for 11th place in the conference. He currently leads the league in runs scored (44) and is second in the conference in hits (52), doubles (16), and total bases (88). He is tied for 11th - with senior Damin Muth (Breinigsville, Pa./Parkland), sophomore Ryan Shiffer (Toms River, N.J./Toms River South), and freshman Cole Swiger (Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin) - in home runs with six. Benson is also in the top ten in the league in slugging percentage (.667) and on-base percentage (.503). Shiffer, meanwhile, is the reigning PSAC East Player of the Week and is second on the team with a .331 batting average (42-of-127). He is hitting .436 with five home runs and 18 runs batted in over the last ten games. Redshirt junior Austin Edgette (Exton, Pa./Downingtown East) is hitting .329 (47-of-143) with 13 doubles, two triples, and two home runs while redshirt senior Ryuta Amaike (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) comes in with a .328 average (40-of-122) with five home runs and 28 runs batted in. Muth, meanwhile, is coming off of a doubleheader at Slippery Rock on Tuesday that saw him go 4-for-9 with two home runs and nine runs batted in. He is batting .304 (41-of-135) with six home runs and a team-high 37 runs batted in.

On the mound, the Huskies are tenth in the PSAC with a 6.06 team earned run average. Amaike has posted the team's best ERA among starters as he is 4-1 with a 3.51 ERA. He has struck out 38 batters in 33.1 innings of work. Sophomore Ashton Raines (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) leads the team in strikeouts with 47 - one ahead of junior Mike Warren (Garnerville, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional)'s 46 punchouts. Raines also has four of the team's seven complete games and is 3-2 with a 6.02 ERA. Warren has two complete games and is 3-3 with a 5.98 ERA. That trio will likely start three of the four games this weekend. Out of the bullpen, sophomore Jeremy Zezza (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) has pitched in a team-high 12 games and is 2-0 with a 4.98 ERA. He is limiting opponents to a .236 batting average. Freshman Brett Alaimo (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) has appeared in ten contests and has four saves and a 5.09 ERA. He has held opponents to a .209 average. Also keep an eye on redshirt freshmen Mark Bobko (Metuchen, N.J./St. Joseph Metuchen) (1-1, 4.50 ERA) and James Reardon IV (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) (1-1, 6.00 ERA) who both have pitched well lately.

SCOUTING WEST CHESTER
As a team, West Chester is sixth in the conference with a team batting average of .316. Shane Dressler is the top hitter for West Chester as he is hitting a whopping .456 (47-of-103), good for second in the league. He leads the team in hits (47), doubles (13), triples (3), slugging (.670), and on-base percentage (.529). He also has a home run and 24 RBI. Anthony Salomone leads the team with five home runs while batting .277 on the season. Nick Bateman's 25 RBI is a team high and he comes in with a .327 average on the year. He has driven in 25 runs in only 55 at bats.

On the mound, West Chester is second in team ERA at 3.04. Mike Cipolla (3-2) has a 1.30 ERA in 34.2 innings. He has made six starts (seven appearances) and has allowed 13 runs (five earned) on 26 hits, seven walks, and 24 strikeouts. In 13 relief appearances (26.1 innings), Josh McClain (5-0) has four saves and a 1.71 ERA. He has allowed seven runs (five earned) on 23 hits, 10 walks, and 23 strikeouts. Jon Fisher leads with 39 strikeouts while posting a 4-1 record and a 2.20 ERA.

UP NEXT
Bloomsburg will host University of the Sciences in a single, nine-inning game on Tuesday, April 25, at Danny Litwhiler Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The Huskies will then battle Millersville University in a four-game weekend series beginning next Friday, April 28, in Bloomsburg. Saturday's twinbill will be in Millersville. Start time of both doubleheaders are scheduled for 1:00 p.m.