ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will travel to Waynesburg, PA to face the Yellow Jackets in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday.
Schedule/Coverage
Wednesday, Mar. 20
Penn State Behrend vs. Waynesburg, 1 p.m. – Live Stats
Penn State Behrend vs. Waynesburg, 4 p.m. – Live Stats
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions evened their record at 5-5 after a pair of wins at Muskingum on Sunday
* Senior shortstop Scott Sada (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) went 4-for-8 with a double and home run vs. the Fighting Muskies
* Sada's long ball drove in the game-winning runs in the top of the sixth in game two on Sunday
* Freshman pitcher Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) and senior Brady Kress (Harmony, PA/Seneca Valley) picked up their first wins on the mound
* In game one, senior Justin Foreman (Oakdale, PA/South Fayette) smacked a double and scored the eventual game-winning run in the 10th inning
* Zbezinski ranks third in the conference with a 1.42 ERA, while Sada leads the league in stolen bases (7)
Waynesburg News & Notes:
* The Yellow Jackets are 6-6 overall on the young season
* Waynesburg traveled south for spring break and posted a 6-4 record in Winter Haven, Florida
* The Yellow Jackets fell to Allegheny 9-3 and 5-3 in non-conference action last Tuesday in their home opener
* Mason Miller has a 0.64 ERA in two complete games, allowing just one earned run and striking out 23
* Tyler Woodrow is batting .464 in nine games, leading with 13 hits and 11 RBIs
Series History
* The Lions and Waynesburg began their all-time series in 2003
* Behrend holds an 11-2 overall record against the Yellow Jackets, winning the last eight straight
* Last season, the Lions earned an 8-1 and 14-5 decision
* Waynesburg's last wins came in 2013 (3-0, 10-3)