ERIE, Pa, - The Penn State Behrend baseball team will honor eight individuals for Senior Day on Sunday, as part of a non-conference doubleheader with Westminster. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Coverage:
Penn State Behrend vs. Westminster, 1 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend vs. Westminster, 4 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are on the road Friday for a single-nine inning game with non-conference opponent Allegheny
* Prior to the doubleheader on Sunday, Behrend will honor Ben Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic), Zack Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic), Hunter Jamison (Allison Park, PA/Shaler Area), Jacob Lindow (Bridgeville, PA/Chartiers Valley), Jake Deitz (Erie, PA/McDowell), Donny Watters (Perry, OH/Perry), Ryan Weaver (North Huntogdon, PA/Norwin) and Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-RichLand)
* This year's class combined for 80 wins including a 44-18 record within the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC)
* In 2019, the team reached the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament and in 2021 brought the AMCC Championship back to Erie
* This year, the Lions are on track to make the AMCC Tournament once again, making for postseason appearances in each year they've been with the program
Westminster News & Notes:
* The Titans are 17-9 and have a three-game series against Geneva prior to the Sunday matchup with Behrend
* Westminster is hitting .304 as a team and carries an ERA of 5.64
* Five Titans claim an ERA under 4.00
* Westminster swept Pitt-Greensburg in a doubleheader earlier this season (5-0, 11-1)
* Seth Schrader leads the team in average (.344), hits (32), RBIs (33) and triples (2)
Series History:
* The two haven't squared off since 2014
* The Lions hold a 9-3 advantage in the all-time series
* Behrend has won the last five games
* The series began with a Westminster win in 1980