Softball Home Opener Against Hilbert Wednesday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will host the Hilbert Hawks for their home opener on Wednesday. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader begins at 2 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage
Penn State Behrend vs. Hilbert, 2 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Hilbert, 4 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions are coming off a pair of losses to non-conference Westminster on Monday
* Behrend fell 7-2 in game one and 8-0 in the nightcap
* In game one, Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) registered her first collegiate home run
* McNany smacked it over the left-field fence in the fourth inning
* In game two, Sierra Williams (Grove City, PA/Lakeview) hit her second double of the season
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) continues to pace the conference with 19 RBIs
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) leads the team and is fifth in the conference in batting average (.407)
* Behrend is outscoring AMCC opponents, 25-2
* Head coach Ashley Gruber is now three wins away from reaching 200 career victories

Hilbert News & Notes
* The Hawks are 0-8-1 on the season and will open conference play against Behrend
* Hilbert will face Elmira today before traveling to face the Lions
* Last time out, the Hawks got swept by D'Youville (24-2, 9-0)
* Emma McNamara leads the team with seven hits, including two doubles and a triple
* Hilbert was chosen to finish in ninth place in the AMCC Preseason Coaches Poll

Series History
* The Lions have won 14 straight against Hilbert, improving their all-time record to 28-6
* The last Hawks wins came in 2014 (12-11, 7-5)