Behrend Baseball Celebrates Seniors in AMCC Sweep Over La Roche
The Penn State Behrend baseball team outscored La Roche 27-6 in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader while celebrating the seniors on Saturday afternoon. The Lions posted a 13-2 win in game one and 14-4 decision (8) in the nightcap.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | X | 13 | 11 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team outscored La Roche 27-6 in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader while celebrating the seniors on Saturday afternoon. The Lions posted a 13-2 win in game one and 14-4 decision (8) in the nightcap.
Game One: Penn State Behrend 13, La Roche 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (27-10, 12-4 AMCC), La Roche 12-24, 5-11 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions scored in four different innings and put the game away with a seven-run fifth
* Behrend jumped ahead in the first when Hank Shaffer delivered a two-run single
* Tyler Burick added an RBI double in the second to make it 3-0
* Spencer Deitz broke the game open further in the third with a three-run double, extending the lead to 6-0
* In the fifth, David Gibson sparked the big inning with a three-run triple and later scored on a passed ball
* Burick added another RBI double, Dylan Barnes drove in a run with a single, and Thomas Nicely capped the frame with a sacrifice fly
* Gibson went 2-for-2 with a triple, double, three RBI and three runs scored
* Burick went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored
* On the mound, Colin Bolla kept La Roche off the board through five while striking out seven including five in a row to improve to 7-1
* The Lions out-hit La Roche 11-5 and controlled the game from start to finish.
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 14, La Roche 4 (8)
Records: Penn State Behrend (28-10, 13-4 AMCC), La Roche 12-25, 5-12 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions scored 14 runs on 13 hits and took advantage of six La Roche miscues defensively for the conference sweep
* Behrend grabbed a 6-0 lead in the first two innings before the Redhawks got on the board in the fifth
* The Lions opened with a four-run first inning, highlighted by Gibson's two-run single and RBI hits from Silvio Ionadi and Jake Federouch
* Behrend added two more in the second, with Dylan Barnes driving in one and Hank Shaffer reaching on an error that plated another
* After a La Roche run in the fifth, the Lions answered with a six-run bottom half to take an 11-run lead
* Cayden Turner delivered a two-run single in the inning, while Adam Cooper added an RBI single and Barnes drew a bases-loaded walk
* Gibson also contributed a sacrifice fly during the rally as Behrend stretched the lead to 12-1
* Burick added an RBI single in the sixth, and Turner capped the scoring with an RBI single in the eighth
* Turner finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored, and Gibson went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored
* Burick collected three hits, scored three times and drove in one, and Ionadi added three hits and scored three runs as part of Behrend's 13-hit attack
* Andrew Bredel earned the win after tossing five innings, allowing just one run while striking out seven
* The bullpen combined to finish the final three innings and the Lions played error-free defense over the eight innings
Next Up:
* The Lions are back in action on Thursday in the AMCC Championship Tournament. Behrend will play at 1 p.m. against the winner of the No. 4 and No. 5 seed at the Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pa.