After taking a one run loss to Fredonia State a day ago the
Behrend Lions would get back on track and improve to 11-2 on the
year after a two game sweep of Medaille College in AMCC play.
The blue and white won game one 13-2 and game two 4-1.
Starting pitcher Charles Zimoski (Oil City, PA/Oil City) would
start the day off fanning the first two batters and getting the
third to ground out to the second baseman. The blue and white would
then jump on the Mavericks in the bottom of the first inning
scoring three runs on four hits. That would be all that the Behrend
Lions would need, as Zimoski would pitch a complete game four
hitter allowing only two earned runs. Zimoski would also strike out
10 and walk none to improve to 3-0 on the year.
The Behrend bats were alive, as they would score 13 runs on 18
hits. Dave Miller (St. Marys, PA/St. Marys) and Geoff Lang
(Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) both contributed 3 hits apiece.
Lang would drive in six runners, as Miller would bring in five,
three of which on a homerun to left center. Adding to the hit total
was Ed Kessler (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) and Adam Hartwig
(Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) who both went 3-for-4.
The Behrend Lions bats went silent throughout game two. The blue
and white would get on the board first as Harry Latta (Waterford,
PA/Fort LeBouf) would reach on an error and advance to third after
an hit-by-pitch and a double play. With two outs and a man on third
junior Dustin Dubensky (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) would single
to drive in Latta. Medaille (2-8, 0-4) would answer in the top of
the fourth when Mike Kogut would single to start the inning and
then be driven in by Jeffrey Cox.
The blue and white would answer in the bottom of the fourth, as
they would plate one runner on two hits to bring the score to 2-1.
Zach Sheffer (Cranberry, PA/Cranberry), who entered the game in the
top of the fourth, would shut the door in the fifth sitting down
the Mavericks one, two, three. He would do the same in the sixth
striking out two and getting a ground ball to the shortstop.
The blue and white would get two more runs in the bottom of the
sixth to go up 4-1. Behrend senior closer Ryan Smith (Franklin,
PA/Franklin) would come in to close the game in the top of the
seventh. Smith would get ahead of the Medaille hitters and pitch a
clean inning for the save.
The Behrend Lions are now 4-0 in the conference. They will take on
Mt. Aloysius in an AMCC match-up on March 28 at 1:00 p.m. on the
Behrend diamond. The blue and white will then travel to
Pitt-Bradford on March 31.
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