Behrend Baseball Faces Altoona in AMCC Championship Series Thursday

ERIE, Pa. – The No. 2 Penn State Behrend baseball team will face No. 6 Penn State Altoona in the double-elimination championship series of the 2023 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament hosted by No. 1 Alfred State on Thursday.

Schedule/Coverage 
No. 2 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 6 Penn State Altoona, 4 p.m. – Live Stats | Video

No. 2 Penn State Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions are looking to capture their seventh AMCC Championship
* Behrend last won the title in 2021
* Behrend earned the No. 2 seed with a 9-5 conference record
* In 2022, the Lions fell 5-3 to Mt. Aloysius in AMCC Finals 
* Sophomore INF Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) leads the Lions, and ranks fifth in the AMCC, with a .427 batting average, while also adding 32 RBIs
* Freshman infielder Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) is second on the team with a .382 batting average and has also driven in 21 runs while scoring 30 of his own
* Senior pitcher Derrick Shields is tied for first in the conference with 63 strikeouts on the year, as he is averaging 11.34 strikeouts per game, and has earned three wins
* Junior Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) has recorded five wins on the mound

No. 6 Penn State Altoona News & Notes:

* The Lions pulled off a pair of upset victories over No. 3 Mt. Aloysius in the first round
* Altoona fell in game one 10-6 and then registered an 11-10 victory and a 10-4 decision to advance to the championship round and eliminate the 2022 AMCC Champions
* The Lions are in search of their third overall AMCC Crown and first since 2011
* Pitcher Sam Homan ranks tied for third in the conference with six wins this season
* Sophomore Corey Chamberlain leads the team with 55 hits, including 13 doubles and 30 RBIs

Series History

* The Lions swept Altoona during the regular season (10-9, 9-7)
* Behrend is 43-22 against the Lions since the all-time series began in 1999
* The Behrend Lions have won eight straight against Altoona

Tournament Schedule

Thursday, May 11 at Alfred State (Alfred, NY)
1pm - Game 1: #1 Alfred State vs. #5 Hilbert
4pm - Game 2: #2 Penn St. Behrend vs. #6 Penn St. Altoona

Friday, May 12 at Alfred State (Alfred, NY)
10am - Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
1pm - Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
4pm - Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Saturday, May 13 at Alfred State (Alfred, NY)
11am - Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
2pm - Game 7 (if needed): Same as Game 6

Sunday, May 14 - inclement weather date