ABOUT THE GAME

• Winners of seven in a row, the Millersville Marauders have climbed to No. 15 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Poll this week while also taking over the top spot in the NCBWA Atlantic Region Poll for the first time.
• The Marauders step outside of PSAC East play Wednesday for a doubleheader against Salem, who the Marauders last played in 2010.
• Millersville head coach Jon Shehan enters the doubleheader two wins shy of 500 for his career. He's posted a .672 winning percentage over 15 seasons, reaching the NCAA Tournament nine times while winning eight PSAC East titles. He long passed Dr. Joseph Abromaitis (313 wins) as Millersville's wins leader, and he is currently first in career winning percentage ahead of hall of famer Gene Wise (.670).

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

• Millersville has been nearly unbeatable at Cooper Park this season, winning 14 of 15 games by a margin of 138-51. The Marauders are out-hitting opponents .337 to .220 with 20 homers to their opponents' five. Bren Taylor (.481), Luke Trainer (.449), Jimmy Losh (.377) and Thomas Caufield (.370) are all hitting .370 or better at home. The pitching staff owns a 2.48 ERA at home as well. 
• Millersville has won seven in a row, scoring nine or more runs in five games. The Marauders have lost just three games since March 8, and those losses have come by total of four runs. 
• Bren Taylor, Jimmy Losh and Luke Trainer have been as good as any hitter in the country over the last month. Since March 15--a span of 20 games--Taylor has hit .447 with 11 walks drawn, and Losh has hit .418 with 11 walks. Trainer has drawn 15 walks while hitting .400. Taylor has reached base in 35-straight games while Losh has done so in 35 of 37 games. The trio all rank in the PSAC's top 10 in hitting.
• Caufield is the PSAC leader in RBIs with 47 while also ranking third in doubles (14) and home runs (10). Caufield is just three RBIs shy of becoming one of 10 players in program history with 50 RBIs. He's also one of just 10 players with 10 homers. 
   

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

• Since starting 5-23, Salem has hit a hot streak, winning nine of 12 including four in a row. The Tigers have allowed just one run in their last three games. Salem is plenty familiar with the PSAC this season, going 3-10 with wins over Cal U, Mansfield and Pitt-Johnstown. 
• Scott Kondroik leads the Tigers with a .363/.455/.637 slash line with 12 doubles and five homers. His eight-game hitting streak recently ended on April 17. The team has scored eight-plus runs in 11 games.
• Salem's team ERA is 8.44 and it is allowing opponents to hit .326. It has allowed nine or more runs 18 times. 

SERIES HISTORY VS. SALEM

• The last time Millersville and Salem played was in Shehan's third season and a season before the Marauders made the first of nine NCAA Tournaments. Millersville swept Salem at Cooper Park by a combined score of 39-0. It was the first time in program history that a Millersville posted three-straight shutouts. Ryan Stauffer, Forrest Mengle and Derek Kline all pitched at least six innings in the three shutouts. 
• The Last Meeting vs. Salem - Millersville 11, Salem 0 (Feb. 28, 2010)