Behrend Offense Erupts for 21 Hits in Non-Conference Win

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team collected 21 hits against non-conference opponent Thiel on Thursday as part of a 19-7 victory.

Final Score: Penn State Behrend 19, Thiel 7

Records: Penn State Behrend 22-10, Thiel 14-19

Key Moments:

* The Lions jumped on the Tomcats in the first inning, continuing the offensive onslaught through the third frame, combining for 11 runs through the first third of the game
* Thiel was able to scratch four across in the fourth, but Behrend continued to pad the lead, beginning with runs in the fifth and sixth inning
* A six-run seventh frame gave way to a 19-7 final
* Ben Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic) went seven innings, getting the non-conference start
* Bowen gave up five hits and just one earned run, earning his second win of the season
* Isaac Stouffer (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) hit his team-leading fifth homerun to leadoff the fifth inning
* Will Jamison (Shaler, PA/Shaler Area) and Nathan Campbell (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) each tossed an inning in relief, combining for three strikeouts

Noteworthy:

* Behrend had 12 players register a hit with six collecting multiple
* Stouffer and Juston Jones (Moon Township, PA/Moon) tied for the team lead in RBIs with four
* Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) and Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) came away with three hits each with both driving in a run
* The Lions had 11 different players drive in a run

Up Next:

* Behrend will head to La Roche for a conference finale with the Redhawks
* The doubleheader is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start