ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team swept Alfred State on Monday in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) tournament quarterfinal. The Lions will go on to play the winner of No. 4 Medaille and No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday.
Scores
Penn State Behrend 9, Alfred State 1 (5 innings)
Penn State Behrend 10, Alfred State 2 (5 innings)
Key Moments
* The Lions won the best two out of three series, 9-1 and 10-2 with each game ending in five innings
* Behrend will advance to the semifinal round of the AMCC tournament to take on the winner of No. 4 Medaille and No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday
* Senior Mackenzie McIntire (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) went 6-for-6 on the day
Game 1
* In game one, Behrend took down the Pioneers, 9-1 in a five inning game
* The Lions came out strong, taking a 7-1 lead by the end of the second inning
* Behrend scored five runs in the first inning after having two outs and no one on base
* McIntire went 3-for-3, hitting three singles and tallying two RBIs
* Samantha Manioci (Rochester, NY/Odyssey Academy) had a triple and a double, sending home three batters
* Ashleigh Schmidt pitched her ninth complete game of the season, giving up just two hits
* She improved to 9-1 on the season
Game 2
* Behrend won the second game of the series against the Alfred State Pioneers, 10-2
* Alfred State scored their only two runs in the first inning of the game
* Behrend tallied one run in the first and five in the second to take an indefinite lead
* The Lions scored in each of the four innings they hit in
* Mackenzie McIntire went 3-for-3 again, with two doubles and one RBI
* Manioci contributed three runs and three stolen bases
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) chipped in two hits, a double, two RBIs, and a stolen base
* On the mound, Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) improved to 6-3, pitching the complete game and facing 20 batters
Up Next
* Penn State Behrend will host the winner of No. 4 Medaille and No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday in the AMCC Semifinal with a best two out of three series beginning at 12 p.m.