ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will host the La Roche Redhawks in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader today at the Behrend Field.
Schedule/Coverage
Thursday, April 25
Penn State Behrend vs. La Roche, 2 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Penn State Behrend vs. La Roche, 5 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions improved to 10-4 in the AMCC with a pair of wins over D'Youville yesterday
* Behrend has recorded four shut outs this season, all by a 12-0 score
* Scott Sada (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) went 4-for-7 in game two vs. the Spartans to reach 250 career hits
* Sada is the second player in program history to reach 250 hits and 150 RBIs
* In game one, Mason McGuire (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) went 3-for-4 with three RBIs
* Freshman pitcher Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine Richland) got his sixth win in the opener, while senior Eric Mikulan (Pittsburgh, PA/Hampton) earned his third victory in game two
La Roche News & Notes:
* The Redhawks, the defending AMCC Champions, were the top pick in the Coaches Preseason Poll
* La Roche is in the driver's seat in the AMCC standings with a 12-2 conference mark
* The Redhawks are 19-10 overall and recently swept D'Youville on Monday afternoon
* La Roche posted 10-0 and 5-1 victories against the Spartans thanks to three home runs on the day
* Senior Joe Professori tied the school's all-time hits record with a single in the bottom of the fifth in game two vs. D'Youville
* Professori leads the AMCC in batting average (.417) and home runs (8), while ranking tied for third with 37 RBIs
Series History
* The Lions and Redhawks all-time series dates back to the 1987 season
* Behrend holds a slight 31-29 lead yet La Roche is 9-1 against the Lions in the last 10 contests
* Behrend and the Redhawks have met four times in the AMCC Championship Game
* Last season, La Roche posted 9-3, 12-7 victories over the Lions
