Behrend Softball Poised to Compete for AMCC Title

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team earned the No. 1 seed for the 2026 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships May 6-9 held at the Rose and Dennis Heindl Memorial Field in DuBois, Pa.

The Lions (25-11) will be making their 25^th appearance in the tournament. Behrend was named the Regular-Season Champions with a conference mark at 15-1 to secure the top-seed for the championships.

Behrend received a first-round bye and will face the winner of No. 4 Pitt-Bradford vs. No. 5 Pitt-Greensburg at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.

The double-elimination tournament continues through Friday and a possible two games on Saturday if necessary. The champion will receive the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Lions are going for their 12th overall conference championship. Behrend last won the championship in 2024.

Schedule of Events

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TICKET INFO: All tickets MUST be purchased in ADVANCE! There will be NO CASH ticket sales at the gate! All tickets must be purchased electronically.

Adults:  All Sessions Pass $30, Single Day Pass $10
Students with ID:  $5 Day Pass
Children 12 and under free!

Wednesday, May 6 - Saturday, May 9
Location: Rose and Dennis Heindl Memorial Field (DuBois, PA)
11 Parkway Dr. DuBois, PA 15801

Wednesday, May 6
Game 1 (2:00pm): #4 Pitt-Bradford vs #5 Pitt-Greensburg
Game 2 (4:00pm): #3 Alfred State vs #6 Mount Aloysius

Thursday, May 7
Game 3 (11:00am): Loser G1 vs Loser G2
Game 4 (1:00pm): #1 Penn State Behrend vs Winner G1
Game 5 (3:00pm): #2 Penn State Altoona vs Winner G2
Game 6 (5:00pm): Winner G3 vs lower seed loser from G4 & G5

Friday, May 8
Game 7 (12:00pm): Winner G4 vs Winner G5
Game 8 (2:00pm): Winner G6 vs higher seed loser from G4 & G5
Game 9 (4:00pm): Loser G7 vs Winner G8

Saturday, May 9
Game 10 (12:00pm): Championship Game - Winner G7 vs Winner G9
Game 11, if necessary (2:00pm): If loser of G10 earns first loss