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Behrend Halted in Game One At Altoona; Long Ball Propels Behrend To Game Two Victory

The Penn State Behrend baseball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader at Penn State Altoona Saturday afternoon.

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Behrend Halted in Game One At Altoona; Long Ball Propels Behrend To Game Two Victory
April 20, 2024
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend baseball team split an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader at Penn State Altoona Saturday afternoon.

Game One: Penn State Altoona 9, Penn State Behrend 2 (7 inn.)
Records: Penn State Altoona (14-14, 5-4 AMCC), Penn State Behrend (18-9, 5-4 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* ​Behrend got on the board first on an RBI double from Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle)
* ​Altoona responded with three runs in the bottom of the first
* ​Freshman David Gibson (North East, PA/North East) cut Behrend's deficit to one (3-2) with an RBI single in the top of the third
* ​Altoona added six runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, highlighted by a trio of RBI doubles from Jake Hillard, Tyreke Green, and Corey Chamberlain to cap off its game one victory
* ​Green led Altoona with two hits, while Chamberlain drove in a game-high three runs
* ​On the mound for Altoona, Eli Wiles picked up his second win on two earned runs in 4.2 innings pitched. Sean Wing threw 2.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn his first save of the year
* ​Senior Will Jamison (Shaler, PA/Shaler) allowed one run in 1.2 innings pitched with two strikeouts in relief for Behrend

Game Two: Penn State Behrend 24, Penn State Altoona 6
Records: Penn State Altoona (14-15, 5-5 AMCC), Penn State Behrend (19-9, 6-4 AMCC)

Key Moments:

* ​Behrend hit six home runs to help them take game two from Altoona
* ​Behrend used three home runs in the first two innings to take a 5-0 lead
* ​Gibson and Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) went back-to-back in the top of the first, while Dylan Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) hit a two-run shot in the top of the second
* ​Altoona notched two runs in the bottom of the second on a two-run single from Green
* ​Behrend tacked on four more runs in the third inning, highlighted by a two RBI single from Boehme
* ​However, Altoona climbed back in the game with a three-run bottom of the third on a two-run homer from Jonathan Rauch and RBI single from Green
* ​Zach Ingold cut Behrend's lead to two (9-7) with an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth
* ​Behrend exploded for 10 runs in the fifth inning
* ​The inning began with RBI singles from Gibson and Anthony Slate (Hopewell, PA/Hopewell)
* ​Freshman Hank Shaffer (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) hit his first collegiate home run, a three-run blast, in the inning to give Behrend a 15-6 advantage
* ​The 10-run fifth was capped off by a grand slam off the bat of Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum)
* ​Shaffer hit his second homer of the game, a two-run shot, in the sixth inning
* ​Boehme and Shaffer each tallied three hits for Behrend at the plate. Shaffer recorded a game-high six RBIs, followed by Gibson's five runs batted in
* ​Reliever Jake Manendo (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) tossed 4.1 innings to earn his fourth win of the season, surrendering only one run on three hits and striking out a career-high 10 batters
* ​Altoona was led Green's two hits and three RBIs

Up Next:

* ​The Lions will come back home to take on Hiram in a single non-conference on Monday, April 22. Game time is slated for 4 p.m.