Nov 5, 2013 3 min read

Chelsea Crockett, Kelsey Russo, Megan Politowski, Haley Henderson and Bethany Smyda had goals as California topped Mercyhurst Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament.

With the win, California (16-2-1) guaranteed it will host the remainder of the PSAC Tournament, which resumes with the semifinals Friday.

California will host Shippensburg in the semifinals Friday at a time to be determined.

West Virginia wide receiver Ronald Carswell has been suspended for the rest of the season.

Coach Dana Holgorsen didn’t give a reason for Carswell’s suspension at his weekly news conference Tuesday. He says he’ll re-evaluate the junior’s status with the team after the season.

Carswell didn’t play in West Virginia’s 30-27 overtime win at TCU last week. Carswell is second on the team with 413 receiving yards and is fourth with 20 receptions. He’s scored two touchdowns.

Holgorsen also said that linebacker Doug Rigg likely won’t play again this season due to a lingering concussion.

West Virginia (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) plays at home Saturday night against Texas (6-2, 5-0).

Llyod McClendon was hired as manager of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, taking over a rebuilding job that Eric Wedge walked away from.

McClendon becomes the third manager hired by general manager Jack Zduriencik. Wedge quit at the end of the Mariners’ fourth straight losing season, citing differences with the front office on how to move forward with improving the team. Wedge’s contract expired after the season.

The 54-year-old McClendon is the 16th full-time manager in club history. He takes over a club that went 71-91 last year. He will be formally introduced by the team on Thursday.

“I am extremely excited about the opportunity to manage the Seattle Mariners,” McClendon said in a statement. “Seattle has a tremendous group of talented players and the fans and city should be excited about the club’s future. I’m looking for this group to take a big step forward.”

Seattle is the fourth club to fill its managerial vacancy. The Washington Nationals hired Matt Williams to replace Davey Johnson. The Cincinnati Reds, who fired Dusty Baker after a 90-win season, went with pitching coach Bryan Price as their new manager and Detroit chose Brad Ausmus to take over for Jim Leyland.

McClendon was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2001-05, going 336-446 during the Pirates’ 20-year stretch of losing seasons. Pittsburgh never won more than 75 games or finished higher than fourth in the NL Central during his tenure and he was fired in early September of the 2005 season.

After Pittsburgh, McClendon settled into a stable role Leyland’s staff in Detroit. For eight seasons, McClendon was a coach for the Tigers, including the last seven as hitting coach. He interviewed for managerial positions in Seattle and Miami during that stretch, but never got an offer.

“Lloyd is a bright and articulate guy,” Zduriencik said in the statement. “He has major league managerial experience and has served in a vital capacity in Detroit under one of the game’s best managers. He is a tireless worker and is very respected by the players with whom he has worked. We look forward to Lloyd embracing our players as we move the Mariners forward.”

When Leyland announced his retirement last month, McClendon interviewed for the position with the Tigers that eventually went to Ausmus.