The IUP Baseball team finishes their season with a sweep of Mercyhurst at home by the scores of 3-1 in game one and 13-8 in game two.
Davin Landers and Ricardo Aponte each homered in Game one, and Jake Black had a stellar start, striking out four and giving up seven hits and one run in six innings of work.
In game two, IUP posted ten runs in the third inning to take the lead for good. Brady Yard knocked in three runs as part of that third inning. Jason Madrak got the win in relief.
IUP begins the PSAC Tournament on Wednesday, May 8 at Slippery Rock. The Crimson Hawks will face Millersville in a rematch of last season’s conference tournament.