Baseball Heads to Muskingum Sunday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will travel to New Concord, Ohio to face Muskingum in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday.

Schedule/Coverage
Sunday, Mar. 3              
Penn State Behrend vs. Muskingum, 1 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Penn State Behrend vs. Muskingum, 4 p.m. – Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions posted a 3-5 record over spring break in Fort Pierce, Florida
* Freshman pitcher Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) made two appearances in the week, pitching 11 innings and only allowing two earned runs on eight hits
* Zbezinski also struck out 15 batters and gave up just three hits in seven innings of work against Hood. For the week, he registered a 1.64 ERA
* Senior Scott Sada (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown), the current career doubles holder, led with nine hits including five doubles in eight games
* Senior hurler Phil Myers (DuBois, PA/DuBois Central Catholic) tallied a pair of wins on the mound last week
* Myers pitched 12.2 innings and struck out eight, allowing just two earned runs for a 1.42 ERA

Muskingum News & Notes:

* The Muskies opened their season with a 3-6 record in Fort Pierce, Florida over spring break
* Muskingum is hosting Hiram today in a doubleheader and then facing the Lions on Sunday
* Brett Carson leads the team with a .441 batting average, 15 hits, 10 RBIs and six doubles on the young season
* The Muskies are led by Gregg Thompson in his 24^th season

Series History

* The Lions and Muskingum are meeting for the fifth and sixth time in program history
* Behrend holds a 4-0 record since the all-time series began in 2013
* The Lions swept the Muskies 4-2, 6-5 last season