Penn State Altoona Edges Behrend Baseball in AMCC Tournament

ALFRED, NY – The No. 6 Penn State Altoona Lions scored nine unanswered runs in the first five innings to defeat No. 2 Penn State Behrend 11-9 in the first-round game of the 2023 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

Final Score: No. 6 Penn State Altoona 11, No. 2 Penn State Behrend 9
Records: Penn State Behrend (20-17), Penn State Altoona (19-25)

Noteworthy:

* Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) registered his 100th career hit in the final inning

Key Moments:

* Down 9-1 after five innings, the Behrend Lions rallied with four runs in the eight and ninth innings
* In the ninth with bases loaded and two outs, Bogats hit a stand-up double down left-field line to get two more runs at 11-7
* Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) followed with a two-RBI single to center field
* Isaac Stouffer (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) headed to the plate as the game-tying run with Ionadi on first
* Altoona's last relief pitcher (Alex Kitko) retired Stouffer for the save
* Bogats and Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) each had three hits for Behrend
* Bogats drove in four runs and scored a pair behind two doubles
* Starting pitcher, Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel) went 2.1 innings and fanned two while allowing four earned runs for the loss
* Each team utilized four pitchers
* Eli Wiles records the win, going six innings and striking out five
* The Lions tallied nine runs on 13 hits, while Altoona managed 11 runs on 15 hits

Up Next:

* Behrend returns to action on Friday against No. 1 Alfred State in an elimination game, beginning at 10 a.m.