Reading, Pa. (Mar. 27, 2015) - Alvernia University (10-6, 3-1) hosts Widener University (6-5, 2-0) Friday afternoon for the first of a three-game series in Commonwealth Conference baseball.

The Pride are the defending champions of the Commonwealth Conference and selected to finish first again in the preseason coaches poll.  The Crusaders finished runner-up in last years championship and were picked second on the preseason poll.

Series Schedule
Friday, March 26 @ Alvernia's Angelica Park | 3:30 p.m.
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Saturday, March 27 @ Widener (Doubleheader) | 12:00 p.m.
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Alvernia Leaders
Cameron Coons leads the offense for the Crusaders with a .482 batting average.  He has 27 hits in 56 at-bats with 13 runs scored.  Four different players have double-digit RBIs this season led by Ben Sawyer who has 14 along with a pair of home runs.  Freshman Ben Dubas leads the team with three home runs.

On the mound, three different pitchers have two wins apiece, Louis Marotta, Matt Backlund, and Ryan Sheekey.  Senior closer Kevin Becker-Menditto has a 0.00 ERA through 11.1 innings with 10 strikeouts.  He has allowed five base hits in eigth appearances.  Opponents are batting just .135 off him and he has six saves.

Widener Leaders
Sophomore outfielder Greg McDonough is batting .429 through 11 games with a team-high 11 RBIs.  Six of his 15 base hits have gone for extra bases.  McDonough is 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts.  As a team, the Pride is 23-for-27 in stolen bases.

On the mound, the Pride have a pair of pitchers with five appearance to date without allowing a run, Kyle McKelvy and Kevin Scisorek.  Senior Robert Barth has both conference wins for the Pride--a 9-8 win over Lebanon Valley and a 13-0 blanking of Arcadia.