MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - No. 19/22 Penn State Harrisburg earned a spot in the first set of NCAA Division III Baseball Regional Rankings, released earlier this week.

The Lions (28-7) were included in the initial Region IV rankings, along with Arcadia, Kean, Misericordia, Montclair State, Ramapo, and Rowan. The first set of NCAA Regional Rankings is listed alphabetically. Teams will be officially ranked for the first time when the second set of rankings is unveiled next week.

As a group, Penn State Harrisburg ranks top-20 in the nation in a number of statistical categories, including walks (205), ERA (3.48), hits allowed per nine innings (7.94), win-loss percentage (.794), and WHIP (1.35).

Individually, four pitchers in Danny Eden (twice), Josh Berzonski (twice), Kyle Mahady (twice), and Fisher Druck have combined to earn seven United East Volt Division Pitcher of the Week honors, while Brendan Henn (three times) and Carlos Irizarry have combined for four United East Volt Division Player of the Week accolades this spring. 

Winners of nine in a row, the Lions travel to Penn College for the first game of a weekend series on Friday afternoon. 

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