Lions Travel to Muskingum for Three-Game Weekend Series

Lions Travel to Muskingum for Three-Game Weekend Series

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will hit the road to New Concord, Ohio for a three-game series with Muskingum, starting on Saturday.

Schedule/Coverage:

Saturday, March 19: Nine-Inning Game vs. Muskingum, 3:30 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)
Sunday, March 20: Doubleheader vs. Muskingum, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. (Video | Live Stats)

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions dropped a non-conference matchup with Waynesburg on Wednesday (4-2)
* Behrend mustered just five hits in nine innings
* Jake Deitz (Eerie, PA/McDowell) is leading the Lions with a .471 batting average
* Zack Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic) has collected a team-high 14 hits through the first 11 games while also having a team-best seven stolen bases
* Freshman Chase Palmer (Brookeville, PA/Brookeville) is tied atop the team ranks joining Deitz for the most RBIs with seven

Muskingum News & Notes:

* The Fighting Muskies begin the weekend with a record of 7-4
* Muskingum is coming off an extra-inning clash with Oberlin, falling 10-9 in 11 innings
* The Muskies opened the season with a 9-3 loss to Washington & Jefferson
* Devin Ryan leads Muskingum with a .455 batting average and 20 hits
* The Muskies carry a team batting average of .307

Series History:

* Muskingum is winless against Behrend, dating back to the start of the series in 2013
* The Lions are 6-0 and have most recently swept the Muskies in a doubleheader in 2019

Weekend Schedule Changes
March 24, 2022 Weekend Schedule Changes