2017 Softball Top Stories

Junior shortstop Alexa Bupp and sophomore pitcher AJ Nichols have been named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-East Region softball team.
The Penn State Behrend softball team defeated William Paterson 2-0 in game one of the NCAA Division III Tournament, before falling in the elimination game 4-1 to Manhattanville on Saturday afternoon at St. John Fisher.
Lindsey Thayer threw a one-hit shutout to lead nationally-ranked St. John Fisher past Penn State Behrend 2-0 in the NCAA Division III first-round regional game on Friday afternoon.

Junior shortstop Alexa Bupp was named the 2017 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Player of the Year and was one of eight members of the Penn State Behrend softball team to be selected to the All-AMCC Team, announced on Wednesday.

The Penn State Behrend softball team will travel to Rochester, NY for the 2017 NCAA Division III Regional on May 12-14. The Lions (26-12) will face the hosts St. John Fisher (36-6) in the first round on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
The 2017 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Softball Championship, scheduled for May 5-7 at Penn State Behrend, has been cancelled due to the current and forecasted weather conditions.
The Penn State Behrend softball team earned the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the 2017 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships this weekend, beginning Friday, May 5.

Two Penn State Behrend athletes were named Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athlete of the Week, announced Monday. Phil Myers of the baseball team was named Pitcher of the Week and Alexa Bupp earned Player of the Week for Softball.
The Penn State Behrend softball team clinched the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) regular-season championship and the top seed for playoffs with 10-2 and 13-3 five-inning victories over Franciscan on Saturday.
The Penn State Behrend softball team remains undefeated at home this season with 8-0 (6) and 5-1 victories over D'Youville in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Penn State Behrend softball team recorded a pair of 3-0 wins over Fredonia in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon.

Penn State Behrend softball player AJ Nichols has been named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Pitcher of the Week.
The Penn State Behrend softball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader with Penn State Altoona on Saturday afternoon. The Lions earned a 3-1 win in the nightcap but fell in the opener, 3-2 (9).

The Penn State Behrend non-conference softball doubleheader against Hiram, scheduled for Sunday, April 23, has been cancelled.

Allania Banta hit a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to help the Penn State Behrend softball team defeat Medaille 6-4 in game one of an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Tuesday. The Lions picked up the sweep with a 13-0 win in the nightcap.

Senior outfielder Allania Banta has been named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Player of the Week for helping the Penn State Behrend softball team record six wins last week.