Smith's Walk-Off Hit Sends Behrend Softball to AMCC Championship Game
Hannah Smith hit a walk-off single to left field to score Alexia Brown, leading the Penn State Behrend softball team past Mt. Aloysius 5-4 on day two of the 2026 AMCC Championships on Friday afternoon.
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DUBOIS, Pa. – Hannah Smith hit a walk-off single to left field to score Alexia Brown, leading the Penn State Behrend softball team past Mt. Aloysius 5-4 on day two of the 2026 AMCC Championships on Friday afternoon.
Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Mt. Aloysius 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (27-11), Mt. Aloysius (15-21)
Key Moments:
* For the second straight game, Behrend battled back for the come-from-behind walk-off win
* The Lions put themselves in the driver's seat for tomorrow's championship with a 2-0 record
* Behrend scored three runs on four hits in the bottom of the sixth to erase a 3-1 deficit to take the lead the Lions once had in the fourth frame
* The Mounties tied the game at 4-all in the top of the seventh
* Alexia Brown walked to put a batter on base in the seventh for Behrend
* Julia Jones reached on an error to push Brown to second
* With two outs, Smith ripped the fourth pitch she faced through the left side to bring Brown home from second for the game-winning run
* Abby Tingley threw the first five innings, striking out two and allowing two earned runs
* Alyssa Tingley recorded the win in the final two innings
* Smith led with two hits, while Brown and Nale registered back-to-back doubles to start the scoring in the sixth
Up Next:
* The Lions will play again tomorrow at 12 p.m. in the championship game