ERIE, Pa. - The Allegheny Mountain collegiate Conference (AMCC) office released its weekly awards on Monday, naming Chase Palmer (Brookeville, PA/Brookeville) and Ryan Weaver (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) of the Penn State Behrend baseball team player and pitcher of the week, respectively. 

Palmer made his collegiate debut on Saturday in a doubleheader against Eastern Mennonite University, helping Behrend collect its first win on the season while tallying three hits in seven at-bats. Palmer finished the day with five RBI and a slugging percentage of .857. With the Lions and Royals tied in the fifth inning of game one, Palmer broke the stalemate with his first-career homerun - a two-run shot to give Behrend the victory. Four of Palmer's five RBI occurred in his debut. Palmer collected a base hit in game two to cap off opening day.

Weaver picked up his first win on the season this weekend, pitching three-scoreless innings in relief against Eastern Mennonite. Weaver allowed just two hits while striking out one. In the sixth inning with the Lions leading 5-3 and EMU knocking on the door, Weaver picked off the runner on first to end the inning, preserving the Behrend lead.

The Lions head to Florida this weekend for their annual spring trip where they will participate in eight ballgames spanning from March 6 through March 12.