Lions to Open AMCC Tournament Against La Roche
The Penn State Behrend baseball team will play host to the remaining teams in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Baseball Tournament this weekend. The Lions received a first-round bye following a conference-best 14-2 record and will take on La Roche in the first game on Friday, May 13 at 10 a.m.
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ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will play host to the remaining teams in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Baseball Tournament this weekend. The Lions received a first-round bye following a conference-best 14-2 record and will take on La Roche in the first game on Friday, May 13 at 10 a.m.
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Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions closed out the regular season with a non-conference split, defeating Otterbein on Saturday and falling to No. 15 Baldwin Wallace in the finale on Sunday
* In the month of April, Behrend logged an overall mark of 18-3 with a team batting average of .340
* Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) led all hitters with a .492 average, collecting 32 hits and a team-high 12 doubles
* Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) finished the regular season 45th in the nation in earned-run average (2.08) and leads the AMCC
* The Lions had nine players finish with averages over .300 with five surpassing 30 hits on the season
* Juston Jones (Moon Township, PA/Moon) concluded with a team-leading 35 RBIs as Isaac Stouffer drove in 34 with six homeruns
* The Behrend pitching staff ranks 29th in NCAA Division III statistics in ERA (4.06) and 35th in hits per nine innings (8.55)
La Roche News & Notes:
* The Redhawks advance to the championship portion of the tournament following a sweep of Hilbert in the opening round of the postseason
* La Roche went 8-8 in conference play this year and ended the AMCC regular season with two losses to Behrend
* The Redhawks ranked sixth in the conference in batting average this season (.272) and seventh in ERA (7.97)
* Junior Nathan Stutz led La Roche in homeruns with six while driving in a team-best 35 runs
* Jackson Rogers served as the ace of the pitching staff, logging 4.31 ERA over a team-high 62.2 innings pitched
Series History:
* The game-one matchup is a rematch of the 2021 AMCC Title game
* The Lions swept the Redhawks in the regular season in 2022
* The all-time series, including playoffs currently sits at 35-35
Tournament Schedule:
Friday, May 13
Game 1: No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 4 La Roche, 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 2 Mount Aloysius vs. No. 3 Alfred St., 1 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 14
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 15 (AMCC Championship)
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 11 a.m.
Game 7 (if needed): Same as Game 6, 2 p.m.