Behrend Baseball Faces Case Western Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will Case Western for a single non-conference game on Saturday. First pitch is at 11:30 a.m.

Coverage:
Penn State Behrend vs. Case Western, 11:30 a.m. (Live Stats)

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions clinched the No. 2 seed for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) playoffs
* Behrend will receive a first-round bye and travel to No. 1 Alfred State next weekend to compete for the AMCC title
* Freshman infielder Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) was named the AMCC Player of the Week
* Ionadi hit .526 in a 4-1 week for the Lions, going 10-for-19 with 12 RBI, two doubles and two home runs
* Ionadio had multiple hits in four of the five games, scored nine runs and stole two bases
* The Lions are on a three-game winning streak, recently sweeping Penn State Altoona in AMCC action
* Last week, Juston Jones (Moon Township, PA/Moon) went 4-for-8 with one home run, a double to drive in seven runs

Case Western News & Notes:

* The Spartans are 26-12 overall and have won 12 in a row
* Case Western is coming off a 15-5 win over Mt. Union on Sunday
* The Spartans are hitting .332 as a team and are outhitting their opponents 455-329
* Case Western boasts a 4.38 earned-run average, led by Patrick O'Connor with a 4-1 record and 2.45 ERA
* Senior catch Jack Anderson has 77 hits, 37 RBIs, 23 doubles and 15 stolen bases this season

Series History

* Case Western holds a 9-7 lead in the all-time series
* Behrend's last win was a 4-2 victory in 2006