Behrend Baseball's 2024 Campaign Ends On Second Day of NCAA Regionals
The Penn State Behrend baseball team saw its season come to a close on the second day of the NCAA Division III Regionals, falling to Adrian and Catholic Saturday afternoon.
Penn State Behrend
29-12-1
1
Adrian
31-14
12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Adrian
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0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 12 | 15 | 1 |
Catholic
33-13
14
Penn State Behrend
29-13-1
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Catholic
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
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Penn State Behrend
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
May 18, 2024
BEREA, Ohio - The Penn State Behrend baseball team saw its season come to a close on the second day of the NCAA Division III Regionals, falling to Adrian and Catholic Saturday afternoon.
Game One: Adrian 12, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Adrian (31-14), Penn State Behrend (29-12-1)
Key Moments:
Game One: Adrian 12, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Adrian (31-14), Penn State Behrend (29-12-1)
Key Moments:
* The Bulldogs plated the first two runs of the game in the second and third innings
* Adrian took a commanding lead (9-1) with a seven run fourth, highlighted a pair of RBI doubles and singles
* The Lions notched their first run of the game on an RBI single from Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) in the sixth inning
* Nic Bruder capped off the Bulldogs victory in the bottom of the seventh with a three-run home run
* Behrend's offense was shut down by starter Jaxon Clark and reliever Landon Kozlowski who surrendered only one run on four hits with a combined nine strikeouts
* Seniors Will Jamison (Shaler, PA/Shaler), Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park), and Nate Campbell (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) each threw a scoreless inning out of the bullpen for the Lions
* Adrian was led by David Kedrow's game-high three hits and three runs batted in
Game Two: Catholic 14, Penn State Behrend 2
Game Two: Catholic 14, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Catholic (33-13), Penn State Behrend (29-13-1)
Key Moments:
* The Cardinals jumped out to a four-run advantage in the first, highlighted by a Jesse Lacefield three-run homer
* Catholic extended its lead with seven runs combined in the fourth and fifth innings
* A Spencer Deitz (Erie, PA/McDowell) stolen base in the bottom of the fourth led to Ionadi scoring the Lions first run of the contest
* Zach Burton tacked on a run for the Cardinals with an RBI double in the top of the seventh
* Deitz began the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff double and then was knocked in by a Thomas Nicely RBI single (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) to score Behrend's second run of the game
* Catholic stamped its victory with two more runs in the ninth inning
* Ionadi tallied a team-high three hits for the Lions
* Mitchell Johnson led the Cardinals with three hits to go along with four runs batted in, while Lacefield drove in a game-high four RBIs
* On the mound, Catholic's starter Danny Fitzgerald tossed seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits with six strikeouts. Ryan O'Keefe threw two scoreless/hitless innings in relief
* Nicely, Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle), and Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) were named to the Regionals All-Tournament Team
* Nicely, Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle), and Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) were named to the Regionals All-Tournament Team
* Behrend finished the season with a 29-13-1 record, winning its seventh AMCC title and first regional tournament game since 2021