The Penn State Behrend softball team won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular-season title and will enter the conference championship with the No. 1 seed.
ERIE, Pa. — Penn State Behrend’s baseball and softball teams won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) regular-season titles and will enter the conference championship tournaments with the No. 1 seeds. The baseball team has a 24-10 record and is 14-2 in conference play, with one game remaining. The softball team is 19-13, and 13-2 in conference play.
Behrend’s track and field teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:
Baseball
Penn State Behrend 7, La Roche 5
Penn State Behrend 15, La Roche 5
Penn State Behrend 19, Thiel 7
Penn State Behrend 13, Alfred State 3
Penn State Behrend 9, Alfred State 3
Isaac Stouffer, a junior from Punxsutawney, hit a leadoff home run in the first game against La Roche, opening a lead for the Lions. Thomas Zbezinski, a senior from Gibsonia, recorded his 200th career strikeout in the nightcap against Alfred State. He pitched five innings and allowed just three hits.
Softball
Penn State Behrend 8, Penn State Altoona 0 (5 innings)
Penn State Behrend 12, Penn State Altoona 3
Penn State Behrend 11, Alfred State 3
Penn State Behrend 8, Alfred State 0
Ashleigh Schmidt, a senior from Sarver, pitched 4.2 innings against Penn State Altoona without giving up a hit. She is tied for second in the AMCC for wins this season, with nine. Jocelyn McNany, a freshman from Cranberry Township, hit a three-run home run with two outs showing.
Men’s track and field
Samuel Hetrick, a sophomore from New Bethlehem, won the high jump at the Ashland Alumni Open, clearing a height of 2.00 meters. Aidan Domencic, a junior from Cranberry Township, placed third in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 10:14.40.
Women’s track and field
Ivy Laffan, a freshman from Waterford, placed eighth in the 400-meter race at the Ashland Alumni Open, finishing in 1:00.86. Megan Swanter, a freshman from Saxonburg, placed 11th in the 5K, finishing in 21:42.26.
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
