Lions Hit Seven Homeruns Against Hawks; Behrend Sweeps Hilbert

HAMBURG, Ny. – The Penn State Behrend softball team swept Hilbert on Wednesday in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader. The Lions hit a season high seven homeruns against the Hawks.

Scores

Penn State Behrend 13, Hilbert 5 (5 innings)
Penn State Behrend 10, Hilbert 3

Records

Penn State Behrend (23-9, 14-2 AMCC)
Hilbert (8-18, 3-13 AMCC)

Game 1
* Behrend took on the Hawks in game one, winning 13-5
* The Lions had a season-high five homeruns in the first game
* Katie Gozzard (Pittsburgh, PA/Deer Lakes) hit a solo homer in the first along with a two run homerun in the third inning
* AJ Nichols (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) blasted one right after Gozzard in the first
* Alayna Derzak (Seven Fields, PA/Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic) and Kristen Kargol (Saegertown, PA/Cambridge Springs) each hit one over the fence in the fifth inning
* Along with a homer, Nichols pitched all five innings for the Lions

Game 2
* The Lions took down Hilbert in game two, 10-3
* Behrend hit two more homeruns in game two against the Hawks
* Kylee Bundy hit a bomb to center field in the six inning to give the Lions a 8-2 lead
* Following Bundy was Nichols hitting another to center field
* Carson Hauser (Westfield, NY/Westfield Academy), Gozzard, Nichols, and Kargol each registered two RBIs
* Brittney Williams (Atlantic, PA/Conneaut Lake) pitched all seven innings against the Hawks

Up Next

* The Lions take on Franciscan in a AMCC doubleheader on Saturday at home at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.