Softball Opens 2021 Season at Allegheny Wednesday
The Penn State Behrend softball team will open the 2021 season at Allegheny on Wednesday for a double-header at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
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Allegheny
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
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Allegheny
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1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will open the 2021 season at Allegheny on Wednesday for a double-header at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Schedule of Events/Coverage
Penn State Behrend at Allegheny, 3 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend at Allegheny, 5 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions were chosen to finish second in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) 2021 Preseason Coaches Poll
* Behrend ended the shortened 2020 season with a 2-10 overall record after finishing 28-12 overall and taking in first place in the regular season in 2019
* Ashley Gruber begins her eighth season as head coach for Behrend
* The Lions are returning 13 players and welcoming six newcomers
* Behrend is led by AMCC players to watch senior Marissa Torretti (DuBois, PA/DuBois) junior Kylee Bundy (DuBois, PA/DuBois)
Allegheny News & Notes
* The Gators will be playing their season opener against the Lions
* Allegheny's last game was March 7, 2020 where they went 0-4 at the Beach Blast in Virginia Beach
* In 2019, the Gators finished with a 8-23-1 record overall
* Allegheny is returning 12 players and adding three newcomers
Series History
* Allegheny and Behrend will be meeting after a 17-year hiatus
* The teams have not met since 2004
* The Gators have a 33-10 lead in the all-time series, dating back to 1979
* Behrend's last win was a 3-2 victory in 2004