Softball Travels to La Roche for AMCC Doubleheader

Softball Travels to La Roche for AMCC Doubleheader

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball will head to Pittsburgh, Pa. today to face the La Roche Redhawks in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action. The doubleheader begins at 3 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage
Penn State Behrend at La Roche, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend at La Roche, 5 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Lions sit at 10-11 overall after a 2-4 record last week
* Behrend swept Hilbert, before falling to Medaille 4-3 and 3-2
* Pitchers Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) reached 100 strikeouts for her career on Saturday
* Schmidt threw a season-high 11 strikeouts to hit the milestone
* Schmidt leads the AMCC in strikeouts with 34 this season
* Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) registered at least one hit in all but one game this week, getting seven hits, six runs, two home runs and four RBIs
* J. McNany recording a .438 batting average and .875 slugging percentage in six games
* Senior infielder Kylee Bundy (DuBois, PA/DuBois) is two hits away from 100 for her career
* Head coach Ashley Gruber is now one win away from reaching 200 career victories

La Roche News & Notes
* The Redhawks enter the doubleheader with a 5-7 overall record and 0-2 AMCC mark
* La Roche is coming off a pair of losses to Medaille on Monday (11-1, 11-9)
* Garrah Milochik tallied three hits with three RBIs vs. the Mavericks
* Kelly Denk and Alexis Myers tie for eight RBIs this season
* In the circle, Carlie Dillon has a 3-3 record with 22 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched

Series History
* The Lions is 31-24 overall against the Redhawks, dating back to 1997
* Behrend has won four in a row
* The last La Roche win was a 5-1 decision in 2018
* Last year, the Lions posted 9-1 and 4-3 victories on April 17

Weekend Schedule Changes
March 24, 2022 Weekend Schedule Changes