ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will host the 2016 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Southwest Championship Tournament. The Lions have five ECAC Championships in program history and are making their 10th appearance in the event. The Lions have competed in the ECAC Tournament in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 and have taken home the championship in their last three appearances.
ECAC Championships
- 2002
Penn State Behrend d. Delaware Valley 9-6
Penn State Behrend d. Franklin & Marshall 3-1
MVP: Jake Boyle
- 2003
Penn State Behrend d. Misericordia 11-9
Penn State Behrend d. Waynesburg 7-5
MVP: Brent Gabel
- 2012
Penn State Behrend d. Waynesburg 8-7
Penn State Behrend d. Penn State Abington 8-1
Penn State Behrend d. Wesley 13-10
MVP: Joe Paterniti
- 2014
Penn State Behrend d. Bethany 8-2
Penn State Behrend d. Gallaudet 7-3
MVP: Matt Wolczko
- 2015
Penn State Behrend d. Waynesburg 8-2
Penn State Behrend d. Waynesburg 10-1
MVP: Brian Bohman
Behrend will take the field Thursday at 1 p.m. for a best-of-three series against Grove City. Game three will take place Friday, if necessary, at noon.
