Behrend Softball Faces La Roche Saturday in AMCC Doubleheader
The Penn State Behrend softball team will face La Roche in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Saturday at the Behrend Field. The first game is at 1 p.m.
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ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will face La Roche in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Saturday at the Behrend Field. The first game is at 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 host the Redhawks in their third home doubleheader of the season
* On Wednesday, Behrend fell to Hilbert 10-9 and 12-10 (6) on the road
* The second game vs. the Hawks was called due to darkness in the top of the seventh inning
* In 26 combined hits in the doubleheader, the Lions registered 12 extra-base hits to go with 18 RBIs
* Megan Petitte (Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway) went 6-for-8 with four RBIs, three runs, a double and her second home run of the season
* Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) tallied five hits, four of which were extra-base hits (three doubles, one home run)
*Last week against Pitt-Bradford, Sierra Williams (Grove City, PA/Lakeview) tallied two doubles on three hits and drove in four runs
* Williams is nine hits away from reaching 100 career and Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) is five strikeouts away from 100 career K's
* McNany leads the AMCC in batting average (.484) and ranks second in RBIs (21) and home runs (5)
La Roche News & Notes
* The Redhawks are 5-17 overall and 0-4 in AMCC action
* La Roche is coming off a split with Penn State DuBois on Monday
* The Redhawks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-2 (6) win vs. DuBois in game two
* In conference play, La Roche got swept by Altoona and Hilbert
* Maura Wade is fifth in the AMCC in batting average (.421) and is third in stolen bases (10)
* The Redhawks were picked to finish ninth in the AMCC Coaches Preseason Poll
* Senior shortstop Emma Bizay was named to the All-AMCC Third Team last season
Series History
* The Lions and La Roche series dates back to 1997
* Behrend holds a 37-24 all-time record vs. the Redhawks
* The Lions have won 10 in a row dating back to 2019
* La Roche's last win was a 5-1 decision in 2018 in game two