Behrend Baseball Hosts Medaille in AMCC Action Wednesday

Behrend Baseball Hosts Medaille in AMCC Action Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will host the Medaille Mavericks in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Schedule/Coverage

Wednesday, Apr. 10             
Medaille at Penn State Behrend, 1 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Medaille at Penn State Behrend, 4 p.m. – Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions started the week with a 7-4 win over Allegheny on Monday afternoon in a single nine-inning contest
* Behrend has won the last 12 of 14 to improve to 14-7 overall
* The Lions enter the doubleheader with a 3-1 mark in AMCC play and are two games behind with La Roche postponed
* Senior pitcher Brady Kress (Zelienople, PA/Seneca Valley) made his first collegiate start and had his longest appearance on the mound of his career for his second win of the season vs. the Gators
* Kress struck out three and allowed two earned runs in six innings of work
* Senior Scott Sada (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) continues to lead the conference in doubles (14) and in stolen bases (13), while ranking fourth in hits (31)

Medaille News & Notes:

* The Mavericks have lost five conference games in a row for a 1-7 AMCC mark
* Medaille is 0-4 when playing on the road and 5-11 overall
* On Saturday, the Mavericks combined for 10 hits in two games in 7-0 and 16-2 losses to undefeated Mt. Aloysius
* The lone win in AMCC play for Medaille was a 6-5 decision over D'Youville
* Infielder Shawn Filas is ranked third in the AMCC in batting average (.386)

Series History

* Behrend has won 17 of the last 18 contests against the Mavericks to improve to 27-5 overall
* The Mavericks ended a seven-year losing streak with a 4-3 win in 2017
* Last season, the Lions swept Medaille 18-2 and 11-6