Box Scores
L 1-0 / L 2-0

MILLERSVILLE – Redshirt senior Jeremy Gigliotti and redshirt sophomore Andy Noga held Millersville to four hits each, but East Stroudsburg University only generated six hits as the region's top-ranked team edged the Warriors, 1-0 and 2-0, in the first half of this weekend's crucial PSAC East baseball series.

Gigliotti, the Division II leader in ERA, fell to 5-3 on the season and 3-3 in six PSAC East starts, all complete games, despite allowing just his third earned run of the season in 53.0 innings in the opener. ESU's all-time strikeout leader pushed his career total to 221 with a five-strikeout, no-walk performance in his 10th career complete game.

Millersville (35-8, 17-5) starter Derek Kline fired a two-hitter with seven strikeouts and was 2-for-3 at the plate while scoring the game's only run on a two-out double by Mike August in the fourth inning.

The Warriors (23-14, 9-11) managed a two-out infield single by freshman C Eric Forth in the second inning and a two-out bunt single by junior 2B Ryan Guarino in the fifth. They had opportunities with a runner in scoring position in the sixth and seventh but came up empty against the former first team All-PSAC East utility selection.

In the second game, Brooks Rothschild improved to 9-1 with a four-hitter and got a two-out RBI single from Ryan McCormick in the third inning and a leadoff homer from Zach Stone in the fourth inning for two runs of support.

Noga dealt 6.0 innings of four-hit baseball with three strikeouts and a walk, but ESU couldn't capitalize on a pair of two-out singles by junior SS Evan Gallagher and freshman OF Matt Bahnick in the third inning for its best opportunity to put runs on the board.

The Warriors enter Saturday's Senior Day doubleheader against Millersville in fourth in the PSAC East, a game ahead of Mansfield (8-10) in the win column, after the Mounties took a doubleheader from Shippensburg on Friday. ESU has a trip to Mansfield scheduled on May 9 to complete the season series.

Warriors Notes
* Gigliotti and catcher Bryce Muth will be recognized on Senior Day on Saturday.
* Gigliotti's ERA stands at 0.51 after Friday's game. The left-hander led Division II by nearly a half-run with a 0.38 ERA entering the week and has 63 strikeouts, 9 walks and 26 hits allowed in 53.0 innings this season.
* The Warriors' three losses in Gigliotti's starts are 2-0 vs. Mansfield, 2-1 (both unearned) vs. Shippensburg and 1-0 at Millersville. His PSAC East wins have come on a pair of 1-0 shutouts vs. Kutztown and at Bloomsburg, and a 7-2 victory at West Chester (1-hitter with 2 outs in 7th before 2 unearned runs).
* Noga is 5-4 with a 2.72 ERA in 10 starts. He has 47 strikeouts and 5 walks in 56.1 innings and was second in Division II in fewest walks per 9 innings entering the week.
* ESU is 1-6 in its last seven games after a 22-8 start. The Warriors have scored five runs in their six losses and had 11 runs on 17 hits in their only win during the stretch.
* ESU was ranked No. 3 in this week's NCAA Atlantic Region rankings. Six teams – three automatic bids and three-at-large – will be selected to compete in the regional after conference tournaments are completed. The winners of the PSAC, WVIAC and CIAA (Winston-Salem State) playoffs receive automatic bids.