Softball Opens Conference Play at Pitt-Greensburg Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play on the road at Pitt-Greensburg for a pair of games on Saturday afternoon.

Schedule of Events
Penn State Behrend at Pitt-Greensburg, 1 p.m.
Penn State Behrend at Pitt-Greensburg, 3 p.m.

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions split a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday at Mt. Union
* Behrend is now 6-7 overall after winning game one 4-2 and falling in the nightcap, 8-0 (5)
* In game one, Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) led with three hits, two runs and a double
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) added two more to her conference-leading RBI total of 14
* Pitcher Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) threw a complete game for her third win, allowing five hits and two runs
* Schmidt threw 63 strikes in 89 pitches over the seven innings
* Jones leads the AMCC in stolen bases (5) and McNany is first in home runs (2)
* Jones, Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) and Schmidt each have three doubles
* Head coach Ashley Gruber is now five wins away from 200 career victories

Pitt-Greensburg News & Notes
* The Bobcats are 2-13 overall this season, falling in their last four
* Thursday's doubleheader against Carlow was postponed due to rain
* Last time out, Pitt-Greensburg fell 2-0 and 7-1 to non-conference Westminster
* Haley Liccketto ranks third in the AMCC in batting average (.450)
* Liccketto has 18 hits in 40 at-bats with two doubles and a home run
* The Bobcats lone wins are against Waynesburg and Penn State Greater Allegheny

Series History
* Behrend holds a 41-7 advantage in the all-time series
* The Lions won three of the four meetings last season
* The teams split in the first doubleheader and Behrend swept 8-0 and 12-2 at the second outing