Behrend Baseball Takes on Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Semifinals

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend baseball team faces No. 3 Mt. Aloysius Mounties in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) semifinals on Thursday. The series is best two out of three and the winner advances to the championships.

Schedule/Coverage
Thursday, May 13            
No. 3 Mt. Aloysius at No. 2 Penn State Behrend, 1 p.m. – Live Stats | Video
No. 3 Mt. Aloysius at No. 2 Penn State Behrend, 4 p.m. – Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions defeated Pitt-Bradford 2-1 in the AMCC quarterfinals to advance
* Behrend posted 6-0 and 24-3 wins in games one and three
* Junior pitcher Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) threw a no-hitter and senior infielder Braden Paulinellie (DuBois, PA/DuBois) reached 100 career hits
* Zbezinski was named AMCC Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season
* In game three, starting pitcher Ryan Weaver collected his fifth win, pitching seven innings and fanning five
* Colin Harger (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) and Anthony Slate (Hopewell, PA/Hopewell) each managed three hits and a double in the contest
* The Lions are in the hunt for their sixth AMCC Championship
* Behrend last won the title in 2013

Mt. Aloysius News & Notes:

* The Mounties swept Pitt-Greensburg 9-7 and 3-2 in the AMCC quarterfinals
* Mt. Aloysius enters the series with an 18-12 overall record
* Cody Smith hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to score Trap Wentling for the game winner in the nightcap against the Bobcats
* Jeremy Iellimo leads the team with in hits (37) and runs (30)
* Douglas Cannon is first in the AMCC in saves this season with seven