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EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University will face Seton Hill in the opening game of the 2016 PSAC Baseball Tournament on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Kelly Automotive Park in Butler, Pa.

The Warriors (35-14) are in the PSAC Tournament for the fifth time in seven seasons. They won the 2013 PSAC championship, their first since 1971, and were runner-up in 2015.

For more on the Warriors, please read the All-PSAC East team release, announced Thursday.

ESU landed eight All-PSAC East selections (seven on the first team), including redshirt senior Matt Festa (Co-Pitcher of the Year) and redshirt junior OF Robert Bennie (Athlete of the Year). Also selected to the first team are redshirt junior 2B Jay Young, redshirt senior 3B Drew Hercik, redshirt junior SS Conner Crookham, junior utility (LHP/OF) Ian Allen and sophomore DH Christian Rishel. Sophomore catcher Steven Zimmerman, Jr. was named to the second team.


PSAC 1st round (Sunday)
9:30 a.m. - Seton Hill (W2) (35-14) vs. ESU (E3) (35-14) (Live Stats)
12:30 p.m. - Millersville (E1) (44-4) vs. California (W4) (26-20)
3:30 p.m. - West Chester (E2) (31-11) vs. Gannon (W3) (30-15)
6:30 p.m. - Mercyhurst (W1) (37-10) vs. Shippensburg (E4) (25-25)

(entire schedule at PSAC championship page above)


Current NCAA DII Atlantic Region rankings (May 4, 2016)
1. Millersville (43-4 DII, 42-4 in-region)
2. West Chester (32-11, 31-11)
3. Mercyhurst (37-10, 34-9)
4. ESU (35-14, 35-14)
5. Shepherd (30-12, 29-11)
6. Seton Hill (34-14, 30-12)
7. WV State (26-12, 25-11)
8. Gannon (28-15, 24-13)
9. Winston-Salem (27-19, 27-19)


PSAC Statistical Rankings

Millersville (44-4) (PSAC East #1)
* 5 PSAC championships (won 2015, runner-up 2014)
* 6th straight appearance

Runs - 8.9 (2)
Avg - .357 (1)
OBP - .438 (2)
SLG - .509 (4)
ERA - 3.03 (2)


West Chester (32-11) (PSAC East #2)
* 7 PSAC championships (won 2009 and 2012, runner-up 2013)
* 11th appearance in 12 years

Runs - 7.2 (6)
Avg - .321 (6)
OBP - .405 (6)
SLG - .487 (6)
ERA - 5.53 (6)


East Stroudsburg (35-14) (PSAC East #3)
* 5 PSAC championships (won 2013, runner-up 2015)
* 5th appearance in 7 years

Runs - 8.9 (1)
Avg - .355 (2)
OBP - .455 (1)
SLG - .537 (3)
ERA - 4.66 (4)


Shippensburg (25-25) (PSAC East #4)
* 12 PSAC championships (most recently 2007)
* 2nd straight appearance, 11th in 14 years (since 2003)

Runs - 5.8 (11)
Avg - .304 (10)
OBP - .379 (13)
SLG - .424 (12)
ERA - 6.32 (10)


Mercyhurst (37-10) (PSAC West #1)
* 1 PSAC championship (2011, runner-up 2009)
* 8th straight appearance since joining PSAC in 2009

Runs - 8.1 (3)
Avg . .345 (3)
OBP - .437 (3)
SLG - .553 (1)
ERA - 2.96 (1)


Seton Hill (35-14) (PSAC West #2)
* 3rd straight appearance since joining PSAC in 2014

Runs - 8.1 (4)
Avg - .326 (5)
OBP - .423 (4)
SLG - .549 (2)
ERA - 4.53 (3)


Gannon (30-15) (PSAC West #3)
* 3rd appearance in 5 years (2012-13, 2016)

Runs - 6.9 (8)
Avg - .337 (4)
OBP - .410 (5)
SLG - .468 (10)
ERA - 5.74 (7)


California (26-20) (PSAC West #4)
* 3 PSAC championships (most recently 2010)
* 2nd straight appearance, 12th in 14 years

Runs - 6.4 (10)
Avg - .298 (13)
OBP - .394 (10)
SLG - .451 (11)
ERA - 6.61 (12)