Behrend to Host Hiram for Non-Conference Contest on Thursday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team takes a pause in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action and will play host to Hiram on Thursday for a nine inning non-conference matchup beginning at 4 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions swept Medaille in a conference doubleheader on Tuesday, limiting the Mavericks to just two runs over two games
* Five different players registered a multi-hit ballgame in the nightcap against Medaille
* The Behrend pitching staff bolsters an AMCC-best ERA of 4.32
* Zack Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic) is sixth in the conference in runs scored (15) and second on the team in hits with 28
* Isaac Stouffer (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) continues to lead the Lions offensively with 29 hits and a .392 batting average, good for seventh in the AMCC
* The Lions now rank second in the conference in batting average, hitting .300 as a team

Hiram News & Notes:

* The Terriers claim a 9-12 overall record and enter off a win against Bluffton on Tuesday (5-3)
* Hiram lost two to common opponents Muskingum (2-0, 5-1) and Kenyon (17-0, 5-0) but took wins against Pitt-Greensburg (15-7, 17-9) and Pitt-Bradford (16-6)
* The Terriers have three players with averages above .340 with Kyle Workman leading with a 1.044 OPS
* Cody Wilson has swiped a team-high 10 bases this season
* The Hiram pitching staff carries a 6.31 ERA with opponents averaging .307 against them

Series History:

* This will be just the ninth matchup between the two with Behrend sweeping Hiram in 2021
* Last year was the first meeting since 2009 with the Lions holding the advantage 5-3 in the all-time series