Behrend Sweeps Medaille in Midweek Doubleheader

Behrend Sweeps Medaille in Midweek Doubleheader

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Penn State Behrend baseball team took two games on the road from Medaille in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Tuesday, ending the day allowing a combined two runs during the sweep. 

Final Scores: 

Game One: Penn State Behrend 7, Medaille 1 
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 6, Medaille 1 

Records: Penn State Behrend 12-9 (6-2 AMCC), Medaille 1-14 (0-6 AMCC)

Game One Key Moments: 

* The first-inning woes contuned for the Lions as the Mavericks scratched a run across to open the scoring in the bottom half of the opening frame 
* The tally proved to be the only offense Medaille would muster as starter Derrick Shields (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) went all seven innings, holding the Mavs to just five hits while striking out a career-high 11 batters 
* Zack Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic) propelled the offense in the fourth inning with a one-out walk and a stolen base to get himself into scoring position for Juston Jones (Moon Township, PA/Moon), who doubled him home for the Lions' first run of the day 
* The Behrend bats got going the following inning as Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle) led the inning off with a single with Colin Harger (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) following up with a base hit of his own 
* Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) deleivered a two-RBI double with a drive to left-center field to give the Lions the advantage 
* Bowen capped the three-run fourth with a run-scoring single, bringing home Bogats 
* Another three spot in the seventh helped close the victiry as Jones, Isaac Stouffer (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) and Austin Thellman (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) each registered RBIs in the inning 

Game Two Key Moments: 

* Jones helped Behrend strike first with a lead-off single in the second frame and scoring on a Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) single 
* Ciocco would later score via base knock off the bat of Harger 
* With the Lions leading 3-0 in the sixth, a triple for Medaille set a runner in scoring position with just one out with the heart of the order waiting
* Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) slammed the door on a potential scoring opportunity, registering consecutive strikeouts to escape without a run 
* Zick ended the following inning with a punch out, concluding his day with 12-total strikeouts for a new career best 
* Behrend added some insurance in the ninth with RBIs from Jones and Dylan Hetrick (Mercer, PA/Mercer)

Noteworthy: 

* The Lions combined for 24 hits in the doubleheader, registering 11 in game one and 13 in the nightcap
* Jones led the team offensively with five hits while driving in three runs in the wins 
* Bogats registered two-hit performances in both games and totaled three RBIs
* Five players collected multiple hits in game two 
* Zick lowered his AMCC-leading ERA to 1.53 after today's effort 

Up Next: 

* Behrend will host Hiram for non-conference action this Thursday, April 14 with a 4 p.m. first pitch 

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