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<\/p>\n Bel Air, Maryland \u2014 The Indiana University of Pennsylvania baseball team opened its season Saturday against West Chester University, a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division opponent, falling in both games of the doubleheader.<\/p>\n Game one started with immediate momentum for IUP as Ricardo Aponte<\/a> homered in his first at-bat of the season, the third batter of the contest. Later in the opener, shortstop David Kessler<\/a> recorded his 100th career hit as a Crimson Hawk, while third baseman Devon Boyles<\/a> also connected on a home run, accounting for two of IUP’s three runs.<\/p>\n Despite the early power surge, West Chester capitalized on scoring opportunities to secure the win. IUP finished with three runs on five hits and committed two errors. Senior Nathan Mankoski<\/a> started on Opening Day, pitching 3 1\/3 innings and allowing six runs, three earned, on five hits in taking the loss.<\/p>\n In game two, the Golden Rams jumped out to a 3-0 lead through three innings. The Crimson Hawks answered with a four-run fifth inning to claim their first lead of the season, but West Chester responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning against senior right-hander Braden Shepherd<\/a> to regain control.<\/p>\n