Baseball Heads to La Roche for Two
The Penn State Behrend baseball team will head to La Roche to take on the Redhawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
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La Roche
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0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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La Roche
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 |
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will head to La Roche to take on the Redhawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday afternoon.
Schedule/Coverage
Saturday, April 17
Penn State Behrend at La Roche, 1 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Penn State Behrend at La Roche, 3 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Behrend Lions enter the doubleheader with a 12-4 overall record and 5-1 conference mark
* Behrend dropped a non-conference single nine-inning game 13-4 to Fredonia on Wednesday
* The Lions held a 4-3 lead through seven innings before the Blue Devils combined for 10 runs in the final two innings
* Senior outfielder Tanner Cicchini (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) led with a 2-for-5 showing while Zac Bogats (Corapolis, Moon) had two stolen bases
* Earlier in the week, sophomore Derrick Shields (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) was named AMCC Pitcher of the Week
* Shields threw a three-hit complete game shutout with eight strikeouts last week against Pitt-Bradford. He is ranked second in the AMCC in total strikeouts with 26
La Roche News & Notes:
* The Redhawks are undefeated on the season at 6-0 overall and in the AMCC
* La Roche is coming off 7-1 and 14-1 wins over Altoona to remain in first place in the conference standings
* The Redhawks posted 11 extra-base hits in the doubleheader (five home runs, five doubles and a triple)
* Senior Dylan Urban was named the AMCC Player of the Week
* Urban recorded eight hits with three doubles and two home runs in four games last week
* La Roche holds four of the five top spots in batting average in the AMCC led by Jay Novak (.640)
* Jake Seymour is the lone pitcher in the AMCC with a 0.00 ERA after hurling 13.1 innings and collecting a pair of wins
* La Roche, the winner of the past six league titles, was chosen to finish first in the 2020 Preseason Coaches Poll
Series History
* With three wins during the 2019 season, the La Roche Redhawks are now ahead 32-31 overall against the Lions
* The all-time series began in 1987
* The Behrend Lions last win was a 3-1 decision in 2017