Behrend Softball Heads to Medaille Saturday

Behrend Softball Heads to Medaille Saturday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team travels to Buffalo, NY to face the Medaille Mavericks on Saturday at the Medaille Sports Complex at Buffalo Color Park. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage
Penn State Behrend at Medaille, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend at Medaille, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* On Wednesday, the Lions posted a pair of shutout victories over Hilbert in five innings
* Pitchers Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) and Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) each threw three-hit shutouts
* Schmidt and Lindberg fanned six batters apiece on the day
* In game one, Sierra Williams (Grove City, PA/Lakeview) tallied her first collegiate home run
* Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) got her second home run of the season in game two
* Overall, Behrend scored 19 runs on 18 hits with no errors to move to 4-0 in AMCC play
* The Behrend Lions have 137 hits on the season, 34 of which are extra-base hits including 25 doubles
* Head coach Ashley Gruber is now one win away from reaching 200 career victories

Medaille News & Notes
* The Mavericks are 12-8 overall and 1-1 in the AMCC
* Medaille split with Pitt-Bradford in its conference opener this week
* The Mavericks won 12-5 in game one and fell 2-0 in the nightcap
* Shay Sommer led Medaille in game one with a three-run homer
* Sommer ranks second in the league in RBIs (16)
* Sisters Alexis Alguire and Kaitlyn Alguire are tied for first with five wins each

Series History
* The Lions have a 28-6 all-time record against Medaille
* Behrend has won the last three doubleheaders
* Medaille posted a 1-0 win over the Lions in 2018
* Last season, Behrend won 21-4 and 11-0 in five innings

Weekend Schedule Changes
March 24, 2022 Weekend Schedule Changes