Behrend and Thiel to Meet for Non-Conference Action on Thursday

Behrend and Thiel to Meet for Non-Conference Action on Thursday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team will host Thiel for a nine-inning non-conference game on Thursday, April 28 at 4 p.m.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* Behrend is on a four-game win streak and victorious in 12 of their last 13 contests
* Over the last 12 games, John Berger (Wexford, PA/Pine-Richland) has led the Lions in batting average (.516) with 16 hits over that span
* Over that same stretch, Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) has collected 17 hits, six doubles, 11 RBIs and 14 runs scored
* Juston Jones (Moon Township, PA/Moon) moved himself into sixth in the conference in RBIs with 26
* The Lions hold a plus-89 run differential and lead the AMCC with a .314 batting average
* The Behrend pitching staff continues to stay atop the conference with a 3.92 ERA

Thiel News & Notes:

* Thiel is currently 14-17 with a 10-10 mark in the Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC)
* Anthony Rago is 11th in NCAA Division III with a .475 batting average and tied for 27th with 57 hits
* The Tomcats have won five straight, including a three-game series with Chatham and a doubleheader sweep of Westminster
* Thiel holds a team batting average of .309 and an ERA of 6.96
* Five-different players have left the yard this season, totaling 16 homeruns

Series History:

* The all-time series began with two Thiel victories in 1987
* The Lions hold the edge with a 22-12 record
* The last six contests, both sides are 3-3 with Behrend winning the last meeting in 2018, 9-1

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