FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team dropped a nine-inning contest to Messiah on Wednesday, falling by a score of 5-1.
Final Score: Messiah 5, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Penn State Behrend 4-2, Messiah 7-5
Key Moments:
* The Lions were held without a run until the ninth inning
* CJ Weller (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny) walked to lead off the eighth frame and would score on a single from Hunter Jamison (Allison Park, PA/Shaler Area)
* Behrend managed just five hits with Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) leading the Lions with two base-knocks
* Messiah took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first and added two insurance runs in the eighth to close out the victory
* Behrend went down in order in the ninth to give the Falcons their seventh win of the season
Up Next:
* The Lions are back at it tomorrow or another single nine-inning game with Drew
* First pitch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in Fort Pierce, FL
