Behrend Offense Erupts in Non-Conference Win Over Franciscan
The Penn State Behrend baseball team totaled 30 hits in a win over Franciscan in a non-conference victory for a 21-7 victory to snap a five-game losing streak.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 2 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend baseball team totaled 30 hits in a win over Franciscan in a non-conference victory for a 21-7 victory to snap a five-game losing streak.
Final Score: Penn State Behrend 21, Franciscan 7
Records: Penn State Behrend 6-7, Franciscan 9-6
Key Moments:
* Juston Jones singled to score Zack Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic) in the top of the first frame to open the scoring
* Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) followed with an RBI-single to make for a two-run first inning
* The Barons responded with three in the third off of starter Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/ Our Lady of Sacred Heart)
* The Lion offense exploded for an eight-run inning in the second stanza, combining for eight hits
* Isaac Stouffer (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) highlighted the inning with a bases-clearing double, scoring three
* Behrend added on in the sixth with seven runs on seven hits
* Jake Deitz (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Stouffer each homered in the inning with both hitting two-run shots
* The homer gave Deitz his first round tripper of his career and Stouffer his second
Noteworthy:
* 15 different Lions registered a hit with eight having multi-hit performances
* Stouffer was 5-for-5 with 6 RBIs, a homerun and a double
* Ciocco finished the day with four hits in four at-bats with two doubles and a pair of RBIs
* CJ Weller (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny) hit a pair of two-baggers while driving in two in four at-bats
* Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) recorded his first career win, tossing one inning in relief and fanning one
Up Next:
* Behrend is set to open conference play at home against Pitt-Bradford on Saturday, April 2 with first pitch for the doubleheader scheduled for 1 p.m.