The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced the Penn State Behrend baseball team as recipients of the 2022 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award.
Ryan Boyer, a 2020 alum of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, has continued his rise through the ranks of professional baseball as the Toronto Blue Jays organization has promoted him to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the AA Eastern League.
The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced Mount Aloysius College freshman Tyler Quade and Penn State Behrend junior Isaac Stouffer as Division III All-Region selections, representing Region 7.
The postseason honors continue to roll in for Mount Aloysius College freshman baseball player Tyler Quade, as he was was most recently named the D3baseball.com Rookie of the Year.
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.
The AMCC saw four baseball players selected to the D3baseball.com All-Region 7 Second Team, which include Penn State Behrend second baseman Zack Bowen, Alfred State College outfielder Matteo Avallone, Hilbert College designated hitter Patrick Whelan, and Mount Aloysius College outfileder Tyler Quade.
Hilbert College baseball alum Aydan Rolph has signed a professional contract to play this summer for the Bakersfield Train Robbers of the Pecos League.
On Saturday, the Mount Aloysius College baseball team played in the first Marietta Regional Elimination game at 11 a.m. against Kalamazoo College, with the winner moving on and the loser going home.
The Mount Aloysius College baseball team opened up their 2022 NCAA Regional appearance on Friday as they battled the Captains of Christopher Newport University.
Mount Aloysius College freshman Tyler Quade makes history by becoming the first player in AMCC history to be named the AMCC Baseball Player, Pitcher, and Newcomer of the Year in the same season.
The Penn State Behrend baseball team will head to Madison, New Jersey on Thursday for a three game-series with FDU-Florham for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship beginning on Friday.
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has named Zack Bowen a selection to the 2022 Academic All-District baseball team as an infielder.
On Sunday, the Mount Aloysius College baseball team won their first-ever AMCC Championship in program history. The championship earned them the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
No. 2 Mount Aloysius College entered Sunday needing to win two games over top-seed Penn State Behrend on the Lions' home field in order to claim their first AMCC baseball championship title.
#3 Alfred State College and #4 La Roche University each swept Sunday's double headers in the First Round of the AMCC Baseball Championship Tournament to advance to the Championship Round May 12-14 at Penn State Behrend.
The AMCC Baseball Championship Tournament begins this weekend with first round games when No. 6 Penn State Altoona travels to No. 3 Alfred State College and No. 5 Hilbert College travels to No. 4 La Roche University
Quade threw two complete games that earned the Mounties two victories, both in crucial series against AMCC Tournament qualifiers. He won his first start against La Roche, on Tuesday, where he allowed three hits and one run, also striking out four batters. He followed that up by winning his second start, allowing four hits and a run, while striking out nine batters. On the week, the freshman threw 14.0 innings, pitching to a 1.29 ERA and striking out 13 batters. He leads the AMCC in conference play in wins (4) and batting average against (.157) and is second in ERA (1.29).
Stouffer helped the Lions to a 5-0 week to clinch the AMCC Regular Season and the rights to host the Conference Tournament. Stouffer logged an RBI in all but one game this past week and drove in multiple runs in three contests. He finished the week with 10 RBIs and having had a hit in each game, he increased his hitting streak to seven games. Offensively, he registered four multi-hit ballgames with six going for extra bases, including two homeruns with a round-tripper against Thiel and La Roche. The homerun against the Redhawks proved to be the game-winning RBI as Stouffer left the yard to give the Lions a 6-5 lead in the top of the seventh. His week concluded with a slash line of .550/.542/1.100, making for a 1.642 OPS.
The Penn State Behrend baseball team hosts the Alfred State College Pioneers for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Games of the Week on Tuesday, April 26 at the Behrend Baseball Field.
Glass recorded his fourth win of the season in game one of Saturday's doubleheader against Hilbert, tossing his team-best sixth complete game of the spring. The right-hander pitched all nine innings, allowing just one run on three hits and a walk, and he fanned a career-high 10 batters. Glass took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, before it was broken up on a two-out double.
Bonadio batted .565 and drove in nine runs for the Bobcats in six AMCC games last week. He was the table setter in the leadoff position and scored seven runs and added four extra base hits for the Bobcats. On top of playing a solid center field, he came in and pitched 4.1 innings of relief for his first pitching appearance of the year. He gave up just three earned runs and struck out two batters.
The Penn State Behrend (15-9, 8-2) at Hilbert College (13-13, 5-3) baseball game originally scheduled for April 20 at Hilbert has been flipped to take place on the campus of Behrend.
Zick earned his second win of the season over Medaille last Tuesday, tossing seven-strong innings in his lone start of the week. Zick improved on his conference-leading mark in ERA, keeping the Mavericks scoreless through seven innings of work. Zick registered a dozen strikeouts and allowed just two hits with the 12 strikeouts being a new career high. Following the start, his ERA dropped to 1.53 and continue to lead the AMCC.
Bowen registered a hit in all five games last week including multi-hit performances in four, helping the Lions to a perfect 5-0 record. Bowen collected 12 hits in 22 at bats (.545) and hit for extra bases seven times including two homeruns. He finished the week with an astounding 1.091 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.674. Bowen produced 13 runs and drove in eight while swiping six bags without getting caught. Bowen was on cycle watch in both victories over Altoona, completing three legs of the rare accomplishment while combining for six hits in the conference sweep. In addition, Bown picked up the save on the mound in the Lions' 6-1 victory over Medaille.
On April 13th, Hilbert College catcher Samuel Mullen joined John Riviere-Vejas as the second Hawk this season to be selected to the D3Baseball National Team of the Week.
McAndrews played a vital role this week for the Hawks out of the bullpen, picking up both a win and save. On Tuesday, he tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief to pickup the win at Pitt-Bradford. Then on Saturday, McAndrews came in with the Hawks leading La Roche 4-2 and the bases loaded and got a big strikeout to get out of the jam. He proceeded to throw the final 10 outs of the game, striking out five batters and did not allow a single run to earn his second save of the season. The right-hander finished the week with a .167 batting average against after allowing just three hits over two appearances. McAndrews is now 1-0 with a pair of saves over 8.0 innings pitched in conference play and has yet to allow a run.
Barinas was a dominant force in the Pioneers' double AMCC sweep last week to extend their win streak to 10 and remain undefeated in conference play. In four games, Barinas went 9-for-10 at the plate, recorded a .900 batting average, 1.400 slugging percentage, seven RBIs, five runs, two triples, one double and stole five bases. In their sweep over Medaille, he went a perfect 6-for-6 at the plate. In their 11-5 win in game one he had two RBIs and scored one run. In game two, they won 12-2 and he contributed three RBIs, one run and one triple. Against Penn St.-Altoona, Barinas was a combined 3-for-4 at the plate. In their 4-0 shutout in game one, he had one run and one triple. In their 13-3 win in game two he was 1-for-1 at the plate and recorded two RBIs and two runs.