SRU's Kengor Wins Honor

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SRU's Kengor earns CRCBL Player of the Week honor

Slippery Rock University senior shortstop Will Kengor was named Tuesday as the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League's Player of the Week in recognition of compiling a .405 batting average in the week ending July 29

7/31/2013

ABERDEEN, Md. – Slippery Rock University senior shortstop Will Kengor was named Tuesday as the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League Player of the Week for the week ending July 29.

Kengor, a member of the CRCBL's Rockville Express, batted .405 in 10 games during the week, highlighted by six multi-hit games. Among the highlights were a 2-for-5 effort July 22 that included a double and a walk-off, two-run triple in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Bethesda Big Train and a 3-for-4 performance the following day vs. the Herndon Braves that included his first home run of the season.

An All-America performer last spring for SRU, Kengor currently ranks second in the CRCBL with a .354 batting average.

The Pittsburgh native and Central Catholic High School graduate leads the league in runs scored (36), is tied for the league lead in bases on balls (32) and ranks fifth in doubles (11).

Kengor is 7-for-10 in stolen bases this summer.

Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

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Trivino Gets First Pro Start

Ex-Rock standout pitcher Lou Trivino set for first professional start

Former Rock pitching standout Lou Trivino, the 11th-round pick of the Oakland Athletics in this year's amateur baseball draft, is scheduled to make his first professional start tonight (Monday) at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio

7/15/2013

NILES, Ohio – Former Slippery Rock University pitching standout Lou Trivino said Sunday he's "eager and excited, but not anxious" to make his first professional start.

First pitch for tonight's New York-Penn League, short-season Class A game between the Trivino-led Vermont Lake Monsters and hosting Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Eastwood Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Vermont is the short-season Class A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, while the Scrappers are members of the Cleveland Indians' organization.

Trivino said he will be limited to 65 pitches or five innings, whichever comes first, in his initial pro start.

Trivino prepared for tonight's start by pitching four and one-third innings in his last outing, a July 10 relief performance at Batavia (N.Y.). He allowed two earned runs on two hits, struck out three and walked one in that outing.

A 6-foot-5, 225-pound right-hander who pitched three seasons at SRU, Trivino has compiled an 0-1 record and 3.86 earned run in four relief appearances to date. He has recorded eight strikeouts and walked six in 11.2 innings thus far.

The 11th-round (341st overall) pick of the A's in this year's amateur baseball draft, Trivino made his professional debut June 23 in a home against the Boston Red Sox's single-A affiliate, the Lowell(Mass.) Spinners. He struck out one and gave up one hit in two innings.

"I was working on pure adrenalin that night," Trivino said. "I was throwing hard, but I really didn't know where the pitch was going. I was too excited. The next game, I settled down and I've been fine ever since."

Coming out of the bullpen has "definitely been a different experience" for Trivino, who said "I think I've pitched in relief maybe three times before this summer."

The biggest difference, according to Trivino, is the amount of time he gets to warm up. "You have to make sure you're always stretched and ready to go. Thus far, I've been able to do that."

The bottom line, Trivino said, is "no matter whether you are the starter, reliever, closer or middle-inning guy, you're living the dream. You're playing professional baseball."

Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

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Gerald Brooks Player of the Week

Brooks earns PSAC-West weekly honor

Rock senior forward Gerald Brooks was named Monday as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division "Player of the Week" after averaging 13.5 points and 14.0 rebounds in two SRU wins last week

2/18/2013

Gerald Brooks

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Slippery Rock University senior forward Gerald Brooks was named Monday as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division men's basketball “Player of the Week.”

A 6-foot-5, 230-pound native of Pittsburgh and graduate of Schenley High School, Brooks earned the honor by averaging 13.5 points and 14.0 rebounds in two Rock wins last week.

Brooks scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in SRU's 94-76 home win over Lock Haven Feb. 13 and had 11 points and 13 rebounds in last Saturday's win over Edinboro in Morrow Field House.

Brooks shot 42% (11 of 26) from the field and 83% (5 of 6) from the foul line in last week's action. He was 0-for-3 on 3-point shots and handed out four assists.

Behind Brooks' lead, SRU was the only PSAC-West men's team to record a pair of victories in as many games last week and, more importantly, remained tied for second place in the PSAC-West standings.

The Rock, owners of 17-6 overall and 14-5 PSAC records, share the No. 2 spot with Gannon (20-5, 14-5), one game behind division-leading Indiana, Pa. (19-4, 15-4) with three games remaining on each team's regular-season schedule.

SRU travels to sixth-place California, Pa. (10-13, 9-10) for a 7:30 p.m. game Wednesday before meeting IUP and Gannon back-to-back in the final regular-season games. The Rock host IUP in a 3 p.m. game Saturday, then travel to Erie for a 7:30 p.m. game at Gannon Feb. 27.

The Rock are also assured of playing at least one game in the PSAC tournament. The postseason berth is the third consecutive claimed by the Green and White and fourth in five seasons under head coach Kevin Reynolds.

Brooks, a 2012-13 Basketball Times Preseason All-Americas selection, is currently averaging 12.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game in his first season with The Rock. He ranks second on the team in rebounding, third on the team in scoring and fourth among PSAC players in rebounds.

Prior to joining The Rock, Brooks earned three All-PSAC-West honors at IUP. He was the division's Rookie of the Year and earned second-team all-conference honors in 2006-07 before claiming first-team All-PSAC-West honors in both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.

Brooks scored 1,103 points and grabbed 544 rebounds in three seasons at IUP. He ranks 15th on the school's career rebounds list and is 20th in career scoring.

This winter at SRU, Brooks has scored 10 or more points in 13 of the 17 games in which he has played and has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in eight games.
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Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

A ROCK SOLID Education

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Cunningham Named Athlete of the Week

Cunningham earns PSAC-Western Division "Athlete of the Week" honor

Rock senior guard Erinne Cunningham was named Monday as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division "Athlete of the Week" after averaging 16.5 points per game in two victories last weekend

1/14/2013

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Slippery Rock University senior guard Erinne Cunningham was named Monday as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division women's basketball “Athlete of the Week.”

Erinne Cunningham

Cunningham earned the honor by averaging 16.5 points per game in a pair of Rock wins last weekend over PSAC rivals in Morrow Field House. She scored 10 points in SRU's 58-46 win over East Stroudsburg last Friday and poured in 23 points in last Saturday's 66-60 win over Kutztown.

A 5-foot-7 native of Jamestown, N.Y. and graduate of Jamestown High School, Cunningham made nine of 25 shots from the field in the two games. She was 6-of-16 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the foul line.

Cunningham grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out six assists, recorded four steals and blocked one shot in the two games for The Rock, who own a 4-9 overall record and are 3-6 in conference games.

A former standout at Monroe Community College in Michigan, Cunningham played 72 of a possible 80 minutes in last weekend's games.

The back-to-back wins last weekend moved SRU into a tie for sixth place in the PSAC-Western Division standings and gave The Rock their longest string of success since they put together three consecutive wins from Dec. 19, 2011 to Jan. 6, 2012.

The top six teams in the division at the end of regular-season competition Feb. 27 will earn berths in the conference tournament. The Rock hope to earn their first playoff berth since the 2005-06 season.

Cunningham and her teammates start at string of 13 consecutive PSAC-West games Wednesday with a 6 p.m. game at Lock Haven.

The Rock, led by third-year head coach Tanya Longo, return home to entertain Mercyhurst in a 1 p.m. game Saturday and host California (Pa.) in a 6 p.m. game next Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

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SRU's Saunders Named Hansen 3rd Team Performer

CLARION, Pa. – Slippery Rock University's Anthony Saunders was named Tuesday as a third-team Don Hansen Division II All-Super Region One performer by the Don Hansen Football Committee.

A 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior cornerback from New Kensington and Valley High School, Saunders led the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and ranked 11th among NCAA Division II players in passes defended with 17 (14 broken up, three interceptions).

Saunders accumulated 105 yards on interception returns, highlighted by two he turned into touchdowns, a 50-yarder in the season-opening win Aug. 30 over Seton Hill and a 42-yarder in the Sept. 15 win over Gannon.

As a sophomore, Saunders picked off two passes, one of which he returned 59 yards to the Mercyhurst 1-yard line to set up the winning touchdown in a 28-21 Rock victory. Saunders also recorded one interception as a redshirt freshman in 2010.

Billed by his coaches as The Rock's “lockdown corner,” Saunders also ranked fourth on the team last fall with 62 total tackles (42 solo, 20 assisted). As a sophomore and first-year starter on The Rock's 2011 PSAC-West championship and conference runner-up squad, Saunders recorded 42 tackles.

One of seven Rock football student-athletes who earned All-PSAC-West second-team honors in 2012, Saunders headlines a list of nine Rock defensive starters expected to return for the 2013 season.

The Rock, led by 25-year head coach George Mihalik, ended the 2012 season with a 6-5 overall record and a 5-2 division record and finished third in the eight-team PSAC-Western Division.

SRU, which won four of its last five games last fall, and Bloomsburg are the only PSAC teams that recorded a winning record in each of the last four seasons.

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Bob McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office: 724.738.2777
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

A ROCK SOLID Education

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Nigel Barksdale Earns Offensive Athlete of the Week Honor

Barksdale earns PSAC-West weekly honor

Rock junior  quarterback Nigel Barksdale was named as the Pennsylvania State Athletic  Conference-Western Division football "Offensive Athlete of the Week" in  recognition of his performance in leading SRU to a 28-26 upset of #13  California (Pa.) last Saturday

10/28/2012

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. –  Slippery Rock University junior quarterback Nigel Barksdale was named Sunday  as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division football  “Offensive Athlete of the Week.”

Barksdale earned the honor for his  effort in leading The Rock to a 28-26 upset win last Saturday over 13th-ranked  California (Pa.) on the Vulcans' home field.

The win was SRU's second  in as many seasons against the Vulcans (7-2, 5-1 PSAC-W) and extended their  current win streak to three games.

A native of San Jacinto, Calif.,  Barksdale accumulated 402 yards in total offense against a California defense  that ranked sixth in the PSAC in total yards allowed with a 368 per-game  average.

Barksdale completed 15 of 22 passes for a season-high 283  yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 119 yards and one TD against a  Vulcans' rushing defense that ranked third in the PSAC with a 113 yards per  game allowance rate.

Saturday's game marked the fourth time in as many  starts this fall Barksdale passed for more than 230 yards. He has now passed  for 1,040 yards and nine TDs and rushed for 462 yards and six TDs as The  Rock's starting signal caller.

The Athlete of the Week honor was  Barksdale's second in the last three weeks. He also won the honor Oct.  14.

Barksdale's honor this week was the third received by a Rock  football student-athlete in as many weeks and the fourth awarded to an SRU  player this fall. Senior defensive end Jeff Thompson was the PSAC-West  defensive selection Oct. 21, while redshirt sophomore free safety Isaiah  Coleman was the Sept. 16 recipient of the defensive honor.

The Rock  puts its three-game win streak and 5-4 overall, 4-2 PSAC-West records on the  line Saturday when it hosts winless (0-9, 0-6) Lock Haven in a 1 p.m. game at  Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.

SRU then closes out its 2012 schedule with  a  1 p.m. game Nov. 10 against Bloomsburg (8-1). Seven Rock seniors will  be honored prior to their final collegiate game.

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Bob  McComas
Sports Information Director
Slippery Rock University
1 Morrow  Way - Room 201 Old Main
Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Office:  724.738.2777
Cell: 724.421.5658
Email:  robert.mccomas@sru.edu
www.sru.edu

A ROCK SOLID Education

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