Softball Battles La Roche on Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will welcome the La Roche Redhawks for an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Saturday. The first game is set for 1 p.m.

Schedule of Events/Coverage
Penn State Behrend vs. La Roche, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. La Roche, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are coming off a non-conference split with Alfred on Wednesday
* For the week, Behrend is 3-1, sweeping Hilbert and taking game one vs. the Saxons, 5-2
* The Saxons halted the Lions nine-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in game two
* Meghan Petitte (Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a double in game one
* Tingley registered the win in game one, while Julia Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) tallied her second save in relief
* Lexi Edgett (Frisco, TX/Lone Star) registered two RBIs in the night cap
* Petitte kept her bat hot for game two, smacking a double and a triple
* Pettite ranks fifth in the conference with a .459 batting average
* Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley), the current AMCC Player of the Week, lead the conference with 25 RBIs and home runs (5)

La Roche News & Notes

* The Redhawks are 6-14 overall and 1-1 in the AMCC
* La Roche is is 1-3 on the week, falling in a doubleheader with Penn State Beaver and splitting with Penn State DuBois
* The Redhawks posted an 10-8 eight-inning win over Penn State DuBois on Monday
* Ashtin Hoover is third in the conference with a .537 batting average, while ranking fourth in stolen bases with six
* La Roche has four freshman pitchers, led by Maura Wade with 13 strikeouts in 45.2 innings pitched
* Makenzie Formeck is first on the team with 12 RBIs on 11 hits in 50 at-bats
* The Redhawks were picked to finish fourth in the AMCC Preaseaon Coaches Poll

Series History

* Behrend have won the last eight contests vs. the Redhawks
* The Lions are 35-24 against La Roche dating back to 1997