Behrend Baseball's 2024 Campaign Ends On Second Day of NCAA Regionals

The Penn State Behrend baseball team saw its season come to a close on the second day of the NCAA Division III Regionals, falling to Adrian and Catholic Saturday afternoon.

Behrend Baseball's 2024 Campaign Ends On Second Day of NCAA Regionals
May 18, 2024
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BEREA, Ohio - The Penn State Behrend baseball team saw its season come to a close on the second day of the NCAA Division III Regionals, falling to Adrian and Catholic Saturday afternoon.

Game One: Adrian 12, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Adrian (31-14), Penn State Behrend (29-12-1)

Key Moments:
* ​The Bulldogs plated the first two runs of the game in the second and third innings
* ​Adrian took a commanding lead (9-1) with a seven run fourth, highlighted a pair of RBI doubles and singles
* ​The Lions notched their first run of the game on an RBI single from Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) in the sixth inning
* ​Nic Bruder capped off the Bulldogs victory in the bottom of the seventh with a three-run home run
* ​Behrend's offense was shut down by starter Jaxon Clark and reliever Landon Kozlowski who surrendered only one run on four hits with a combined nine strikeouts
* Seniors ​Will Jamison (Shaler, PA/Shaler), Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park), and Nate Campbell (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) each threw a scoreless inning out of the bullpen for the Lions
* ​Adrian was led by David Kedrow's game-high three hits and three runs batted in

Game Two: Catholic 14, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Catholic (33-13), Penn State Behrend (29-13-1)

Key Moments:
* ​The Cardinals jumped out to a four-run advantage in the first, highlighted by a Jesse Lacefield three-run homer
* ​Catholic extended its lead with seven runs combined in the fourth and fifth innings
* ​A Spencer Deitz (Erie, PA/McDowell) stolen base in the bottom of the fourth led to Ionadi scoring the Lions first run of the contest
* ​Zach Burton tacked on a run for the Cardinals with an RBI double in the top of the seventh
* ​Deitz began the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff double and then was knocked in by a Thomas Nicely RBI single (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) to score Behrend's second run of the game
* ​Catholic stamped its victory with two more runs in the ninth inning
* ​Ionadi tallied a team-high three hits for the Lions
* ​Mitchell Johnson led the Cardinals with three hits to go along with four runs batted in, while Lacefield drove in a game-high four RBIs
* ​On the mound, Catholic's starter Danny Fitzgerald tossed seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits with six strikeouts. Ryan O'Keefe threw two scoreless/hitless innings in relief
* Nicely, Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle), and Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) were named to the Regionals All-Tournament Team
* ​Behrend finished the season with a 29-13-1 record, winning its seventh AMCC title and first regional tournament game since 2021