Behrend Faces Altoona Sunday
The Penn State Behrend baseball team will battle Penn State Altoona in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Sunday, April 20.
Game 1
Game 1
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 7 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 11 | 1 |
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will battle Penn State Altoona in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Sunday, April 20. Game one is set for 2 p.m. at Behrend Field.
Coverage:
Video | Game One Live Stats | Game Two Live Stats
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are on a 10-game winning streak, most recently defeating Thiel 15-4 on Thursday
* This marked the second straight game that Behrend has scored 15 runs
* Chase Palmer (Brookville, PA/Brookville) and Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) recorded a game-high four hits against the Tomcats, while Tyler Burick (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) and Dylan Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) each drove in a game-high three RBIs
* Starter Alec Greenblatt (Oliveburg, PA/Punxsutawney) earned his second win of the season, hurling 6.1 innings to go along with three earned runs and two strikeouts
* During their winning streak, the Lions are outscoring their opponents 100-41
* Ciocco reached another milestone this season, recoding his 150th career hit vs. Fredonia on Wednesday
* Ciocco (.422 average) and Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle) (.398 average) sit fourth and fifth in the AMCC in batting average
* Ciocco also leads the team in hits (38) and on-base percentage (.491)
* Burick has tallied a team-high 20 runs batted in and a .536 slugging percentage in 56 at bats so far this season
* Andrew Bredel (Clinton, PA/Burgettstown) ranks second in the conference in wins (five), third in earned run average (2.40), and fourth in strikeouts (35)
* Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview) and Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) are tied for third in the AMCC with four wins apiece on the mound
* Relievers Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) and Jake Manendo (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) are second and third in the conference with four and three saves, respectively
* Bolla is currently six strikeouts away from 100 career K's, while Boehme stands four RBIs from 100 career runs batted in and eight hits away from 150 career hits
* As a team, Behrend leads the AMCC and ranks 18th in Division III with a .334 batting average
* Ciocco is currently 10th in Division III as one of the toughest hitters to strikeout with only three strikeouts this year
Meet the Opposition:
* Altoona sits fifth in the conference standings with a 3-5 record in AMCC play and a 12-18 overall record, most recently falling to Pitt-Greensburg in a twinbill on Thursday
* Jake Hillard (.365 average) and Brian Chelli (.361 average) lead the team in batting average and doubles (nine)
* Chelli has driven in a team-high 30 RBIs, while Fred Guarino IV and Zach Ingold have each smacked four home runs
* On the basepath, Tyreke Green is currently first in the conference with 21 steals, followed by Chelli who is tied for second (14 steals)
* In a team-high 11 appearances and 29.1 innings pitched, junior Sean Wing has registered three wins and one save to go along with 22 strikeouts
* As a team, Altoona ranks second in the AMCC in runs (212), doubles (58), and stolen bases (60)
* Altoona was picked to finish fifth in the 2025 Preseason Coaches' Poll. Hillard and Green were named Preseason Players to Watch
* Head coach RJ Barnard is in his ninth season at the helm of the baseball program
Series History:
* Behrend leads the all-time series 44-24, dating back to 1999
* Altoona has won two of the last three matchups