Baseball Splits With Alfred State; Lions Shut Out Pioneers in Opener
The Penn State Behrend baseball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader with Alfred State on Saturday afternoon. The Lions shut out the Pioneers 12-0 in game one, before falling 13-9 in the nightcap.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | X | 13 | 18 | 1 |
Team Stats
Game 1
Alfred St.
Game 2
Penn State Behrend
Alfred St.
ALFRED, NY – The Penn State Behrend baseball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader with Alfred State on Saturday afternoon. The Lions shut out the Pioneers 12-0 in game one, before falling 13-9 in the nightcap.
Game One (Seven Innings)
Scores: Penn State Behrend 12, Alfred State 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (16-8, 5-2 AMCC), Alfred State (14-12, 6-5 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* Phil Myers (DuBois, PA/Dubois Central Catholic) remained undefeated on the hill with his third complete game and first shut out of the season
* Myers pitched seven innings and allowed just two hits with a strike out for his fifth victory
* In Behrend's 13 hits, Scott Sada (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) and Justin Foreman (Oakdale, PA/South Fayette) each homered
* The Lions scored in five of the seven innings, plating five runs in the fourth for a 9-0 lead
* Sada and Joshua Wagner (South Park, PA/South Park) each drove in three runs. Wagner smacked two doubles to continue to lead the team in RBIs
* In a game of multiples, Behrend registered three stolen bases from Sada, Zack Bowen (Plum Borough, PA/Serra Catholic) and Ryan Weaver (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin)
* With three RBIs, Sada now has 150 career RBIs
Game Two (Nine Innings)
Scores: Penn State Behrend 12, Alfred State 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (16-9, 5-3 AMCC), Alfred State (15-12, 7-5 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions took a 5-1 run after four innings of baseball
* Alfred State slowly chipped away at the lead with a run in the fifth and sixth, before two five-run innings
* The Pioneers grabbed a 8-6 after the seventh, but Behrend added three in the top of the eighth for a one-run lead
* Alfred State tallied five more runs in the bottom of the eight for a 13-9 lead that would stand
* Behrend went through four pitchers, starting with Ben Ramey (Export, PA/Franklin Regional) and Weaver for the loss
* Weaver finished 3-for-5 with a double
* Sada extends his hitting streak to 17 straight contests
* Z. Bowen turned a pair of hit into a pair of runs on the day
* Jarrod Deaton pitched 1.1 inning and got the win to move to 4-0
Next Up
* The Behrend Lions return to action on Tuesday against Pitt-Bradford for an AMCC doubleheader at home , beginning at 1 p.m
