Softball

2016 Top Stories

  • Blagg, McDonnell Earn First-Team All-ECAC
    June 15, 2016
    Sophomore Sarah Blagg and junior Shannon McDonnell each earned spots on the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South First Team.
  • Blagg Named NFCA All-Region
    May 18, 2016
    Sophomore Sarah Blagg has been named to the 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-East Region Third Team.
  • Softball Eliminated From NCAA Tournament
    May 13, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team was eliminated from the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships after falling 3-0 to St. John Fisher and 8-0 (five innings) to Rochester on Friday afternoon.
  • Softball Heads to St. John Fisher for NCAA Regional
    May 11, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team will travel to Rochester, NY for a three-team NCAA Regional hosted by St. John Fisher on May 13-15. The Lions (27-11) will face the Cardinals (33-10) in the first round on Friday at 1 p.m.
  • Six Named All-Conference; Nichols Earns Newcomer of the Year
    May 11, 2016
    Six members of the Penn State Behrend softball squad were selected to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Team while freshman catcher and pitcher AJ Nichols (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) was named Newcomer of the Year.
  • Three Named AMCC Athletes of the Week
    May 09, 2016
    Justin Rohrer, Rachel Miller and Sarah Blagg were all named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week for the week ending May 8.
  • Softball Repeats as AMCC Champions; Lions Win Seventh Title
    May 08, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team won its seventh Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship with a 4-0 win over D?Youville on Sunday morning.
  • Softball Advances to AMCC Championship Game
    May 07, 2016
    The No. 3 Penn State Behrend softball team defeated top-seed D’Youville 4-3 on day two of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament to advance to championship game on Sunday morning.
  • Softball Wins Twice on Day One of AMCC Championships
    May 06, 2016
    The No. 3 seed Penn State Behrend softball team earned a 2-0 win over No. 6 Mt. Aloysius and a 3-2 victory against No. 2 Penn State Altoona on the first day of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships on Friday.
  • Softball Looks to Defend AMCC Title
    May 04, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team will travel to Buffalo, NY this weekend for their 16th appearance in the double-elimination Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament hosted by top-seeded D’Youville.
  • Softball Earns No. 3 Seed for AMCC Tournament; Share Regular-Season Championship
    April 30, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team split their final regular-season Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader with Penn State Altoona, falling in game one 4-0 and bouncing back for a 7-1 game-two victory.
  • McDonnell Named ECAC South Region Player of the Week
    April 29, 2016
    Junior catcher Shannon McDonnell was named the ECAC South Region Player of the Week for the week ending April 24, 2016.
  • Blagg Lifts Softball Past Medaille
    April 27, 2016
    Sarah Blagg went a combined 7-for-8 with seven RBI and four runs to lead Penn State Behrend softball team past Medaille 13-4 (six innings) and 7-1 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday.
  • Softball Stays Hot; Takes Two From Mt. Aloysius
    April 24, 2016
    After dropping their first two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) contests, the Penn State Behrend softball team has won 12 straight conference games with recent 7-2 and 4-0 victories over Mt. Aloysius on Sunday.
  • Softball Sweeps Pitt-Greensburg in AMCC Action
    April 23, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team swept Pitt-Greensburg in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader 8-0 in six innings and 11-1 in five innings on Saturday afternoon.
  • Softball Keeps Bats Hot Against La Roche
    April 20, 2016
    Alexa Bupp hit a two RBI triple to score the game-winning runs in a 2-0 victory over La Roche in game two of an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Wednesday.
  • Miller, Nichols Shut Down Pitt-Bradford
    April 19, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team posted its sixth straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) win with a pair of victories over Pitt-Bradford on Tuesday afternoon.
  • Softball Splits With Washington & Jefferson
    April 17, 2016
    Junior Rachel Miller came in as a pinch runner and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning of game two to lead Penn State Behrend past W&J 5-4 in non-conference softball action on Sunday.
  • Bupp Throws Perfect Game; Lions Take Two From Franciscan
    April 16, 2016
    Alexa Bupp threw a perfect game in five innings of work, while striking out a career-high 11 batters to lead Penn State Behrend past Franciscan 19-0 in game two of an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) softball doubleheader on Saturday.
  • Miller, Zimmer Help Shut Out Hilbert
    April 14, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team recorded their fourth straight win, defeating Hilbert 8-0 and 6-0 in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Thursday night.
  • Softball Sweeps Thiel
    April 13, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team picked up a pair of non-conference wins, posting a 7-2 game-one victory and a 6-1 decision in the nightcap to defeat Thiel on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Softball Doubleheader Postponed
    April 07, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) softball doubleheader against La Roche, scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to anticipated weather.
  • D'Youville Edges Softball in AMCC Opener
    March 30, 2016
    Kalie McHenry picked up two wins in the circle and also drove in the game-winning runs in game two to help the D’Youville softball team defeat Penn State Behrend 6-3 and 6-5 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday.
  • Softball Splits Home Opener; Lions Take Game One
    March 23, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Westminster in their home opener, winning game one 7-2 and falling in the nightcap 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Blagg Named AMCC Athlete of the Week
    March 14, 2016
    Penn State Behrend softball catcher Sarah Blagg was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) softball Athlete of the Week for the week ending March 13.
  • Softball Defeats Bethany; Falls to Alfred
    March 11, 2016
    AJ Nichols went 3-for-3, while also striking out eight batters in 3.2 innings for a 2-0 win over Bethany on the final day of the Penn State Behrend softball spring break trip to Clermont, Florida. The Lions fell to Alfred in game two, 2-0.
  • Banta Helps Lions Split in Florida
    March 10, 2016
    Allania Banta went 5-for-7 with two doubles and an RBI to the Penn State Behrend softball team split a pair of games on the fourth day of competition in Clermont, Florida.
  • Softball Falls Twice on Day Three in Florida
    March 08, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team dropped a pair of games on the third day of competition in Clermont, Florida. The Lions fell to Manhattanville 9-5 and then lost to WPI 3-0 in game two on Tuesday.
  • Softball Defeats Lebanon Valley; Falls to Alvernia
    March 07, 2016
    The Penn State Behrend softball team tallied their second win of the season with a 4-2 over Lebanon Valley on Monday in Clermont, Florida. The Lions (2-2) fell in game two, 6-3, to Alvernia.
  • Softball Splits Opening Day in Florida
    March 06, 2016
    Sarah Blagg went 2-for-4 with RBIs and one run scored to lead the Penn State Behrend softball team past Waynesburg 11-2 in the season opener on Sunday in Clermont, Florida.