Behrend Softball Takes Two From La Roche; Bundy Collects 100th Hit, Gruber Records 200th Win
The Penn State Behrend softball team tallied two wins against the La Roche in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday. The Lions tallied a 5-0 victory and an 11-8 decision in game two.
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
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La Roche
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
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La Roche
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6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team tallied two wins against the La Roche in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday. The Lions tallied a 5-0 victory and an 11-8 decision in game two.
Noteworthy:
* Head coach Ashley Gruber reached 200 career wins in game one
* Senior infielder Kylee Bundy (DuBois, PA/DuBois) amassed 100 career hits in game two with a 3-for-4 performance
Game One: Penn State Behrend 5, La Roche 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (11-11, 5-2 AMCC), La Roche (5-8, 0-3 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) collected her third shutout of the season, fanning nine and allowing just two hits for her seventh win
* Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four runs scored
* The Lions scored runs in the odd innings for their fifth conference victory
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) started the game with a single and scored on J. McNany's first double
* J. McNany came home on Cami McNany's (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) single to center field for a 2-0 lead
* J. McNany scored the next three runs for the Lions, one in each inning for a 5-0 margin
* C. McNany, Jones and Samantha Manioci (Rochester, NY/Odyssey Academy) tallied two hits apiece
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 11, La Roche 8
Records: Penn State Behrend (12-11, 6-2 AMCC), La Roche (5-9, 0-4 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* La Roche jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first frame
* Behrend managed to get on the board in the third with a run from Jones off a C. McNany RBI single
* The Lions added another run the fourth and then returned the favor with six runs in the fifth inning to take the lead for good at 8-7
* Behrend added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh inning for the sweep
* Bundy had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two
* Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) registered her fourth win in relief, pitching 6.2 innings and striking out three
* Kayla Salvini (McDonald, PA/Fort Cherry) tallied two hits, while Nadia Bongiorni (Avella, PA/Avella) made her hit a double
Next Up:
* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Mt. Aloysius. The AMCC doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.