D3baseball.com Selects Behrend Lions to Repeat as AMCC Champs

In the 2010 AMCC conference preview written by d3baseball.com's John McGraw, the Penn State Behrend Lions have been selected to win the AMCC title.

A three-peat could be in store in 2010 for the Behrend Lions of Penn State Behrend. The school has won the last two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference titles and this year's team returns seven of nine starters from a squad that won 31 games in 2009.

D3baseball.com Preseason All-American and reigning AMCC Player of the Year Josh Fyffe (.406, 9 HR, 58 RBI) and all-region selection Jonathan Gray (.432, 30 RBI, 16 SB) could be Behrend's best ever according to head coach Paul Benim and 2010 marks their final hurrah in a Lions uniform. Behrend's batsmen ripped off a .360 team batting average last year; they may need just as much offense this year without their two top 2009 starters and relievers including graduated AMCC Pitcher of the Year Dave Koerbel (9-1, 3.56 ERA, 83 K). A replenishment of arms could come in the form of a strong freshmen class. Of Penn State-Behrend's conference opposition, Penn State-Altoona could be the toughest followed by Frostburg State and Mt. Aloysius.