ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend softball team is set to host No. 3 Mt. Aloysius on Saturday in a best two out of three series in the 2021 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship beginning at 12 p.m.
Schedule of Events/Coverage
Saturday, May 15
No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 3 Mt. Aloysius, 12 p.m. (Video/Live Stats)
No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. No. 3 Mt. Aloysius, 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
* Behrend took down No. 5 Penn State Altoona on Wednesday in the AMCC Semifinal round to advance to the championship series
* The Lions defeated Altoona, 8-0 in a five inning first game and 6-1 in game two
* Mackenzie McIntire (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) hit her 50th career double in game one. She is now holding the Behrend record at 51 career doubles
* McIntire leads the league in batting average (.563), on base percentage (.583), slugging percentage (.865), hits (54), doubles (17), home runs (4), RBIs (37), and total bases (83)
* 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
No. 3 Mt. Aloysius News & Notes
* Mt. Aloysius is the No. 3 seed in the tournament with a 15-8-1 overall record
* The Mounties advanced to the championship after taking down No. 7 La Roche in the semifinal on Wednesday
* Mt. Aloysius took down the Redhawks, 4-0 and 2-0
* The Mounties are the reigning 2019 AMCC Champions
Series History
* Behrend leads the all-time series 30-8, dating back to 2003
* This season, the Lions took down the Mounties, 10-6 and 4-1 on May 1
* Mt. Aloysius defeated Behrend in the 2018 AMCC Championship title game
