ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team earned the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships this weekend, beginning Thursday, May 9.
The Lions (30-8), the 2023 AMCC Runners Up, will be making their 23rd appearance in the tournament. Behrend was named the Regular-Season Champions for a fourth straight year with an undefeated conference mark at 18-0 to secure home-field advantage for the championships. It marks the first undefeated AMCC season for the Lions since 2009.
Behrend received a first-round bye and will face the winner of No. 4 Penn State Altoona vs. No. 5 Pitt-Greensburg at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The first game will feature No. 3 Mt. Aloysius and No. 6 Hilbert at 10 a.m. The winner of the first game takes on No. 2 Pitt-Bradford in the third game of the day.
The double-elimination tournament continues with five games on Friday and a possible two games on Saturday if necessary. The champion will receive the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Lions are going for their 11th overall conference championship. The Lions last won the championship in 2022.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 9
First game at 10am; subsequent games to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of the previous game.
Game 1 – No. 3 Mt. Aloysius vs. No. 6 Hilbert (Video | Live Stats)
Game 2 – No. 4 PS Altoona vs. No. 5 Pitt-Greensburg (Video | Live Stats)
Game 3 – No. 2 Pitt-Bradford vs. Winner of Game 1 (Video | Live Stats)
Game 4 – No. 1 PS Behrend vs. Winner of Game 2 (Video | Live Stats)
Friday, May 10
First game at 9am; subsequent games to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of the previous game.
Game 5 - Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 - (Video)
Game 6 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4 - (Video)
Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - (Video)
Game 8 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - (Video)
Game 9 – Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - (Video)
Saturday, May 11
First game at 10am; Game 11 to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of Game 10 if needed.
Game 10 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 - (Video)
Game 11 - Same as Game 10 (if first loss for loser of Game 10) - (Video)
