Softball Set for Two Doubleheaders This Weekend

Softball Set for Two Doubleheaders This Weekend

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will play two Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheaders this weekend. The Lions travel to Penn State Altoona on Saturday for a doubleheader at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. On Sunday, Behrend will host Pitt-Greensburg at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Schedule of Events/Coverage
Saturday, April 10
Penn State Behrend at Penn State Altoona, 1 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend at Penn State Altoona, 3 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
Sunday, April 11
Penn State Behrend vs Pitt-Greensburg, 1 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend vs Pitt-Greensburg, 3 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are coming off a split to Carnegie Mellon on Monday
* Behrend fell in game one, 6-2 and took down the Tartans, 5-4 in an abbreviated game two due to darkness
* Sophomore Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) leads the Lions with 10 hits and 11 RBIs on the season
* McNany and Mackenzie McIntire (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) are tied for first in the AMCC in RBIs
* Freshman Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) has five stolen bases on the season, good for first in the conference
* As a team, the Lions lead the AMCC in runs (52), RBIs (49), and home runs (5)

Penn State Altoona News & Notes
* The Altoona Lions have a 3-4-1 overall record this season and a 2-2 mark in the AMCC
* Altoona is coming off two losses to Wilson on Thursday
* The Lions fell 2-1 and 11-3
* Kristen Hewitt leads Altoona with 14 hits; batting .560 in 25 at-bats
* Pitcher Casey Reese is first in wins in the AMCC with three
* Reese and Hewitt were both named AMCC Players of the Week last week

Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes
* Pitt-Greensburg is coming into the game with a 4-7-1 mark overall and a 1-1 record in the AMCC
* The Bobcats swept La Roche on Thursday, winning 9-1 and 19-13, scoring 28 runs on the day
* Hannah Corvin went 5-for-5 hitting and 3-for-3 stealing bases
* Ashley Noel and Corvin both have 10 hits on the season and are batting over .400
* Pitcher Lailia Smith leads the team with 17 strikeouts for fifth best in the conference