Behrend Baseball Splits With Hilbert; Lions Take Game Two

HAMBURG, NY – The Penn State Behrend team posted an 8-3 victory over Hilbert in game two of an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Saturday. The Hawks took game one, 6-2.

Game One:
Final Score: Hilbert 6, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-11, 1-2 AMCC), Hilbert (13-12, 2-3 AMCC)

* The Lions scored one run in the second and one in the third
* Anthony Slate (Hopewell, PA/Hopewell) smacked his first home run of the season
* The leadoff hitter in the second inning, Slate got Behrend on the board with a long ball off the second pitch
* Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) led off the third inning with a double and scored off a sacrifice fly by Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle)
* Boehme finished 3-for-3 with the RBI

Game Two:
Final Score: Penn State Behrend 8, Hilbert 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-11, 2-2 AMCC), Hilbert (13-13, 2-4 AMCC)

* Boehme went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, while Shaun Mikulan (Allison Park, PA/Hampton) tallied three hits including a home run
* Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) came in to pitch with the game tied at 3-all
* Lang goes six innings, strikes out five and walks two for the win
* The Lions scored three runs in the eighth inning with two outs showing
* With runners on first and second, Boehme hit a double to add two more runs
* Bogats and Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) each scored a pair of runs

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Monday at Hiram for a non-conference doubleheader, beginning at 2 p.m.