ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend baseball team swept a doubleheader against Waynesburg University on March 17. The team, which has built a 7-3 record, will travel to Franciscan on Wednesday.
Behrend’s softball, volleyball and tennis teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Baseball
Penn State Behrend 12, Waynesburg 4
Penn State Behrend 7, Waynesburg 2
David Gibson, a freshman from North East, hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the nightcap. Pitcher Ethan Tinker, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, struck out four batters and gave up just one hit in three innings of work.
Softball
Penn State Behrend 6, Hiram 1
Hiram 4, Penn State Behrend 3
Mt. Union 10, Penn State Behrend 1
Mt. Union 3, Penn State Behrend 2
Maria Jones, a senior from Wilcox, batted four-for-four in the second game against Hiram, including a long ball that was her 100th career hit.
Men’s volleyball
Penn State Behrend 3, Geneva 0
Nazareth 3, Penn State Behrend 0
Kyle Hoffman, a sophomore from Carlton, had 11 kills, three digs and three block assists against Geneva. Alex Jackson, a senior from Cochranton, had 30 assists.
Men’s tennis
Houghton 7, Penn State Behrend 2
Luke Vunora, a freshman from Natrona Heights, won a tiebreaker at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 3-6, 11-9. He partnered with William Thomas, a freshman from Greensburg, to win at No. 3 doubles, 8-6.
Women’s tennis
Penn State Behrend 7, Houghton 2
Grove City 8, Penn State Behrend 1
Erica Jasinski, a senior from Fairview, won at No. 1 singles against Houghton, 6-1, 6-0. Tamanna Sharma, a sophomore from Brampton, Canada, won at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-2. Rachel Fleming, a sophomore from St. Marys, won a tiebreaker at No. 5 singles against Grove City, 6-4, 0-6, 10-8.
Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.
Robb Frederick
Assistant director, news and information, Penn State Behrend
Jill Yamma
Sports information director, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College