Baseball Heads South For Spring Break
The Penn State Behrend baseball team will travel to Fort Pierce, Florida to compete in eight games over Spring Break, beginning on Sunday, March 3.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will travel to Fort Pierce, Florida to compete in eight games over Spring Break, beginning on Sunday, March 3.
Schedule/Coverage
Sunday, Mar. 3
Penn State Behrend vs. Wilkes, 10 a.m.
Monday, Mar. 4
Penn State Behrend vs. Lebanon Valley, 2 p.m., Live Stats
Tuesday, Mar. 5
Penn State Behrend vs. Houghton, 10 a.m., Live Stats
Wednesday, Mar. 6
Penn State Behrend vs. Monmouth (Ill.), 10 a.m.
Penn State Behrend vs. Monmouth (Ill.), 2 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 7
Penn State Behrend vs. Elizabethtown, 10 a.m.
Friday, Mar. 8
Penn State Behrend vs. Hood, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 9
Penn State Behrend vs. Eastern Nazarene, 9:30 a.m.
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions were chosen to finish second in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) 2019 Preseason Coaches Poll
* Behrend finished the 2018 campaign with a 25-17 overall record and a third-place finish in the AMCC
* Head coach Paul Benim is entering his 27th season at the helm with a 609-349-4 overall record
* The Lions return starting shortstop Scott Sada (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown). Sada led the team last season in hits, runs, batting average, and doubles
* Senior hurler Phil Myers (DuBois, PA/DuBois Central Catholic) returns after starting in 10 games in 2018, pitching 56 innings and tallied 34 strikeouts
* The Lions will rely on the 19 veterans while welcoming eight freshman to the 2019 squad