Behrend Baseball Hosts Pitt-Bradford in AMCC Action

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will host Pitt-Bradford in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader today at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Coverage:
Penn State Behrend vs. Pitt-Bradford, 2 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Pitt-Bradford, 4:30 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions are 12-13 overall and 3-3 in the AMCC
* Behrend split a conference doubleheader with Mt. Aloysius on Saturday, winning 4-2 and then falling, 9-6
* The Lions went 4-2 last week, sweeping Waynesburg at home on Tuesday
* Senior outfielder Colin Harger (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) posted a .444 batting average over five games for the Lions, tallying eight hits, including four doubles, to drive in 11 runs
* Freshman pitcher Ethan Tinker (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) threw a complete seven-inning game, fanning 10 batters in a 4-1 win over Waynesburg, as he walked two and allowed one run on four hits
* Senior pitcher Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) registered his 100^th career strikeout in game one vs. Mt. Aloysius on Saturday
* Sophomore Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) leads the team with a .444 batting average, good enough for fourth in the conference
* Senior hurler Derek Shields (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) is first on the team and AMCC with 51 strikeouts

Pitt-Bradford News & Notes:

* The Panthers are seventh in the AMCC with a 3-5 conference mark (6-19 overall)
* Pitt-Bradford has dropped their last eight games, falling to Penn State Altoona on Sunday
* Junior catcher Evan Fragela leads the team in hits (35), RBIs (18) and runs (25)
* Fragela is hitting .417 on the season, ranking fifth in the AMCC
* Junior outfielder Nico Hall is first in the conference in stolen bases with 12

Series History

* Behrend and Pitt-Bradford have an all-time series dating back to 1999
* The Lions are 43-22-1 against the Panthers
* Behrend is 21-2-1 in the last 24 contests vs. Pitt-Bradford