Behrend softball team ends season second in conference

ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend softball team lost to Penn State Altoona in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship series, falling 10-2 and 9-4. Jocelyn McNany, a sophomore from Cranberry Township, hit a two-run home run in the first game. Sierra Williams, a sophomore from Grove City, did the same in the nightcap.

Behrend’s baseball and track and field teams also were in action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Baseball

Alfred State 7, Penn State Behrend 4

Penn State Altoona 11, Penn State Behrend 9

Zac Bogats, a senior from Coraopolis, hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning against Alfred State. He drove in another run in the sixth.

Softball

Penn State Altoona 10, Penn State Behrend 2

Penn State Altoona 9, Penn State Behrend 4

Penn State Behrend 2, Mt. Aloysius 0

Penn State Behrend 10, La Roche 2

Abby Tingley, a freshman from Union City, pitched a four-hit shutout against Mt. Aloysius. She struck out seven batters.

Men’s track and field

Dan Dabrowski, a junior from Harborcreek, placed second in the discus at Allegheny with a 50.98-meter throw. Samuel Hetrick, a junior from New Bethlehem, placed second in the high jump, clearing a height of 2.04 meters.

Women’s track and field

Olivia Nola, a sophomore from Erie, set a school record in the 1,500-meter race at Baldwin Wallace. She finished in 4:35.00 — a qualifying time for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference.

Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.