ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend softball team is set to host No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday in a best two out of three series in the 2021 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship Semifinals beginning at 12 p.m.
Schedule of Events/Coverage
Wednesday, May 12
No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 5 Penn State Altoona, 12 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 5 Penn State Altoona, 2 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
No. 1 Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions are the No. 1 seed in the AMCC tournament and looking to capture their ninth conference championship
* Behrend last won the title in 2017
* The Lions fell to Franciscan in the AMCC semifinals in 2019
* Behrend took down No. 8 Alfred State on Monday in the AMCC Quarterfinal round to advance to the semifinal
* The Lions defeated the Pioneers, 9-1 and 10-2 in two five-inning games
* Mackenzie McIntire (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) went 6-for-6 in the doubleheader
* McIntire leads the league in batting average with a .573 as well as hits (51), and RBIs (36)
* The Lions hold six of the seven top spots in hits this season. McIntire, Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg), Kylee Bundy (DuBois, PA/DuBois), Samantha Manioci (Rochester, NY/Odyssey Academy), Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley), and Marissa Torretti (DuBois, PA/DuBois) each have over 30 hits this season
* As a team, Behrend leads the conference in runs (236), hits (329), doubles (78), triples (18), and RBIs (217)
* The Lions have a conference best team batting average of .382 and slugging percentage of .538
No. 5 Penn State Altoona News & Notes
* Penn State Altoona is the No. 5 seed in the tournament with a 11-11-1 overall record
* The Lions advanced to the quarterfinal after upsetting No. 4 Medaille on Monday
* Altoona fell in game one 8-2 then took two straight wins, 10-7 and 11-3
* The Lions are led by junior Kristen Hewitt. Hewitt is batting .386 with 27 hits and nine RBIs
Series History
* Behrend leads the all-time series 30-14
* The series dates back to 2001
* The teams split this season. Penn State Altoona won game one, 6-3 and the Behrend Lions won game two, 10-0
