2016-17 AMCC Baseball News

Season
BEHREND BASEBALL HONORED WITH TEAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
BEHREND BASEBALL HONORED WITH TEAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Penn State Behrend baseball team was honored with this year's American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award. This award recognizes teams coached by ABCA members that posted a GPA over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2016-17 academic year.

2017 SPRING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS ANNOUNCED
2017 SPRING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAMS ANNOUNCED

All institution sport teams which compete for an AMCC championship may select one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-AMCC Sportsmanship Team.

RUSZCZYK, WOOD EARN FAR AWARDS
RUSZCZYK, WOOD EARN FAR AWARDS

Medaille College's Amanda Ruszczyk and Pitt-Bradford's Brody Wood have been selected as the recipients of the 2017 AMCC Faculty Athletics Representatives Award.

AMCC LANDS TEN ON BASEBALL'S ALL-MIDEAST REGION TEAMS
AMCC LANDS TEN ON BASEBALL'S ALL-MIDEAST REGION TEAMS

The AMCC has landed ten student-athletes between the D3baseball.com and the ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region Teams.

PENN ST. ALTOONA'S HUNTER BREON NAMED ECAC DIVISION III SOUTH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
PENN ST. ALTOONA'S HUNTER BREON NAMED ECAC DIVISION III SOUTH ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Penn State Altoona freshman shortstop Hunter Breon was announced as the Eastern College Athletic Conference's Division III South Region Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, when the organization released its postseason All-Star Team.

PENN ST. ALTOONA COACHING STAFF PARTICIPATES IN HOME RUN DERBY WITH JOSE CANSECO
PENN ST. ALTOONA COACHING STAFF PARTICIPATES IN HOME RUN DERBY WITH JOSE CANSECO

Penn State Altoona’s baseball coaches took the field on Saturday for a unique event at Peoples Natural Gas Field prior to the Altoona Curve’s game that evening.

KEYSTONE SLOWS DOWN REDHAWK OFFENSE IN NCAA REGIONAL
KEYSTONE SLOWS DOWN REDHAWK OFFENSE IN NCAA REGIONAL

The La Roche College baseball team dropped their opening game of the NCAA Mideast Regional falling to Keystone 5-2 on Thursday evening.

LA ROCHE BASEBALL SEASON CONCLUDES IN NCAA REGIONAL
LA ROCHE BASEBALL SEASON CONCLUDES IN NCAA REGIONAL

The La Roche College baseball team's season came to an end after falling to Cortland State 10-2 in an NCAA Mideast Regional elimination game on Friday afternoon

McCOURT, TUNSTALL TAKE TOP BASEBALL HONORS
McCOURT, TUNSTALL TAKE TOP BASEBALL HONORS

Mount Aloysius College sophomore shortstop Matthew McCourt has been tabbed as the 2017 AMCC Baseball Player of the Year.

LA ROCHE HEADING TO W&J FOR NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL, OPENING WITH KEYSTONE
LA ROCHE HEADING TO W&J FOR NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL, OPENING WITH KEYSTONE

The La Roche College Redhawks are heading to the NCAA Mideast Regional looking to defend their title. The Redhawks will face Keystone College in their opening game on Thursday at Washington & Jefferson in a rematch of last year's College World Series Semifinal.

Ryan Boyer, Pitt-Bradford, Baseball - Pitcher
Ryan Boyer, Pitt-Bradford, Baseball - Pitcher

Boyer went 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 15 innings pitched ... in game three of the Panthers' opening round series versus Penn State Altoona, tossed eight scoreless innings to lead the team to a 10-0 victory ... went seven innings in the Panthers' 9-7 win over Mt. Aloysius ... it was his third straight win in an elimination game for the Panthers ... tied a career-high with nine punchouts against the Mounties.

Corey Lazor, La Roche College, Baseball - Player
Corey Lazor, La Roche College, Baseball - Player

Lazor hit .556 (10 for 18) with a home run, six RBI, five runs and two walks as the Redhawks earned their fourth straight AMCC Championship. Lazor, a senior, was a part of all four championship teams.

LA ROCHE CAPTURES FOURTH STRAIGHT AMCC TITLE
LA ROCHE CAPTURES FOURTH STRAIGHT AMCC TITLE

The La Roche College Redhawks survived a late game rally by Penn State Behrend to win their fourth straight AMCC baseball championship.

LA ROCHE, BEHREND FAMILIAR FOES IN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
LA ROCHE, BEHREND FAMILIAR FOES IN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Two teams well familiar with each other will face off in the championship game of the AMCC baseball tournament on Sunday.

BEHREND, LA ROCHE EARN WINS ON DAY ONE OF BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
BEHREND, LA ROCHE EARN WINS ON DAY ONE OF BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

The top two seeds scored solid wins on day one to advance in the AMCC baseball championship tournament.