ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will play the John Carroll Blue Streaks in a non-conference doubleheader at Mercyhurst on Thursday. The first pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
Schedule of Events/Coverage
Penn State Behrend vs. John Carroll at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. John Carroll at Mercyhurst, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are coming off a pair of wins at Marietta on Sunday in non-conference action
* Behrend won the opener 7-2 and posted a 6-0 shutout in the nightcap
* Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) was named the AMCC Pitcher of the Week for recording the win in the circle in game two vs. the Pioneers
* Lindberg allowed six hits and fanned six in the complete game effort
* Lindberg currently leads the conference with 33 strikeouts
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) went 5-for-9 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs on Sunday
* Jones hit .556 and scored three runs, also going 3-for-4 with two extra base hits in game two
* Jones and Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) are first and second, respectively, in the AMCC in RBIs
* Pitcher Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) is seven strikeouts away from 100 for her career
* Tingley registered 68 K's last season and has 25 spread over 10 appearances this season
John Carroll News & Notes
* The Blue Streaks last played on Saturday, March 16 against Waynesburg
* John Carroll fell 3-1 and 4-0 against the Yellow Jackets to drop them to 1-8 overall this season
* The Blue Streaks lone win was a 11-7 victory against La Verne over Spring Break in California
* John Carroll has cranked out 41 hits and 17 runs in the first nine games
* Kendall Trunzo leads the team with eight hits, three RBIs and four runs
* Last season, the Blue Streaks posted a 17-17 record
Series History
* John Carroll leads the all-time series 12-9
* The Blue Streaks posted a pair of wins over the Lions last season (7-2, 4-2)
* Behrend's last win was a 9-6 decision back in 2017
