Bredel Tosses Six Scoreless Innings vs. Merchant Marine

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team registered a 3-2 win over Merchant Marine behind strong pitching performances on Friday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 3, Merchant Marine 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (7-4), Merchant Marine (3-6)

Key Moments:

* The Lions plated two runs in the first inning on a pair of wild pitches
* This was the only scoring for either team in six innings as starters Andrew Bredel (Clinton, PA/Burgettstown) and Cody White shut down both offenses
* Behrend extended its lead to 3-0 with Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) scoring on a passed ball in the seventh inning
* Merchant Marine cut its deficit to one (3-2) with a two-run double off the bat of Christian Gamez in the bottom of the eighth
* Senior Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) came in out of the bullpen and stranded the tying run at second with a strikeout
* Lang picked up his second save of the season, throwing a scoreless ninth inning
* Bredel tossed six scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and two walks with five strikeouts
* His counterpart, White, pitched seven innings to go along with three hits, five strikeouts, and three runs which were all unearned
* At the plate, Nicely, Cayden Turner (Stoystown, PA/North Star), and Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) recorded the three hits for Lions
* Six Mariners each tallied a hit in Friday's contest

Up next:

* Behrend will play its Spring Break finale tomorrow against Wheaton (Ill.). First pitch is slated for 9:30 a.m.