ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend baseball team will take on Wells for the first time in program history in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Thursday, April 25. Game times are 2 and 5 p.m.
Coverage:
Game One Live Stats | Game Two Live Stats | Video
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions split a doubleheader at Alfred State on Tuesday
* Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA /Seton LaSalle) led Behrend in game one with three hits and two runs scored, while Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) drove in two runs
* Senior Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) tossed five shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out six to earn his fifth win of the season
* In game two, Anthony Slate (Hopewell, PA/Hopewell) finished with a team-high two hits and Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) delivered two RBIs for the Lions
* Boehme, Nicely, and Ionadi all tallied home runs for Behrend against the Pioneers
* Three Lions are currently on the 100 career hit watch: Slate (99 hits), Boehme (97 hits), and Chase Palmer (Brookville, PA/Brookville) (95 hits)
* Slate is first in the AMCC and on the team with a .427 batting average, while David Gibson (North East, PA/North East) leads the conference with 39 RBIs and has hit a team-high four home runs
* On the mound, Jake Manendo has registered a 0.96 ERA in eight appearances. Zick has delivered a conference-high and team-high five wins in seven starts
* Freshman Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview) leads the Lions with 37 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched
* As a team, Behrend leads the AMCC in average (.337), slugging (.499), RBIs (251), home runs (19), triples (17), hits (350), and runs (288)
Meet the Opposition:
* Wells enters Thursday's matchup with a 17-13 overall record and 4-6 record in AMCC play, defeating Alfred (35-0) in its last game on Monday
* Shortstop Mark Maybee finished with a game-high four hits and six RBIs against the Saxons. Nick Manee threw four shutout innings, only allowing two hits and striking out four
* Sophomore Jacobi James leads the team in batting average (.415) and hits (39), while Max Odum has drove in a team-high 28 runs
* On the mound, Manee, Mike Nascimento, and Mason Smith have all recorded three wins. Zack Cronk has tallied a 2.37 ERA in 15 relief appearances so far this year
* In their inaugural season as a member of the AMCC, the Express were projected to finish ninth in the 2024 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
* M. Odum and Nascimento were tabbed as Preseason Players To Watch
* Zack Odum was selected to the 2023 All-United East Second Team
* Head coach Ryan Stevens is in fifth season at the helm of the baseball program
Series History:
* This is the first matchup in program history between Wells and Behrend
April 23, 2024
Behrend vs. Wells Moved To Thursday
April 22, 2024
Behrend Collects 20th Win vs. Hiram Monday
April 21, 2024
Lions Welcome Hiram To Begin Four Game Week
April 16, 2024
Behrend Takes Home I-90 Cup From Fredonia
April 14, 2024
Two Three-Run Homers Propel Behrend Past Thiel
April 12, 2024
Time Change: Behrend Baseball vs. Thiel Noon Start
April 10, 2024
Behrend Takes First Game At Hilbert; Falls in Game Two
April 9, 2024
Lions Push Across 22 Runs in Home Opener
April 8, 2024
Behrend Baseball Prepped for Home Opener vs. Alfred
April 7, 2024
Behrend Splits With Mounties To Begin Conference Play
April 6, 2024
Behrend Falls At Westminster Saturday
April 3, 2024
Behrend Baseball Announces Schedule Updates
April 3, 2024
Yellow Jackets Prove Too Much for Lions
April 1, 2024
Baseball Conference Opener vs. Pitt-Bradford Postponed
March 30, 2024
Behrend Baseball Against Grove City Postponed
March 26, 2024
Behrend Baseball vs. Fredonia Postponed
March 25, 2024
Trio of Behrend Athletes Garner Conference Weekly Honors
March 17, 2024
Lions Sweep Doubleheader from Waynesburg
March 15, 2024
Behrend Baseball vs. Mount Union Postponed
March 8, 2024
Bolla Punches Out 10 in 9-2 Victory
March 7, 2024
Delaware Valley Scores Walk-Off Win Over Lions
March 6, 2024
Lions Take Down Elizabethtown, 8-3
March 5, 2024
Behrend Scores 19 vs. Ursinus; Falls To Wilkes Tuesday
March 4, 2024
Dutchmen Sneak By Lions on Second Day in Florida
March 4, 2024
Trio of Behrend Athletes Secure AMCC Weekly Honors
March 3, 2024
Lions Shutout Wilkes To Start Spring Break Trip
February 26, 2024
Behrend Baseball Plates 12 At Lancaster Bible To Begin 2024 Campaign
February 7, 2024
Behrend Tabbed AMCC Runner-Up in Baseball Preseason Poll
December 14, 2023
Behrend Baseball Announces Upcoming Prospect Camp
November 20, 2023
Behrend Baseball Announces 2024 Schedule
November 7, 2023
Behrend Baseball Apparel Team Store Now Open
September 20, 2023
Behrend Baseball to Face Gannon in Fall Doubleheader
September 5, 2023
Behrend Baseball Golf Outing Registration