ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team hosts the Alfred State Pioneers for the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Games of the Week on Tuesday, April 26 at the Behrend Baseball Field.
Schedule/Coverage:
Penn State Behrend vs. Alfred State, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Alfred State, 4 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions are winners in nine of their last 10 games
* Behrend is coming off a Senior Day sweep over non-conference opponent, Westminster
* Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon) enters fifth in the AMCC in batting average, boasting a .394
* Zack Bowen (Pittsburgh, PA/Serra Catholic) remains in the top-10, sitting eighth with a .376 average and is third in hits with 41
* Bowen currently ranks 45th in NCAA Division III in stolen bases per game (.68) and has swiped 19 bags this season
* During his last start, Thomas Zbezinski (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) got the win against Penn State Altoona, tossing six-quality innings while striking out nine
* Zbezinksi is second in the conference with a strikeouts per nine of 11.08
Alfred State News & Notes:
* The Pioneers are tied atop the league standings with the Lions, holding a conference record of 10-2 while having an overall mark of 16-17
* In conference play, Alfred State is slashing .357/.436/.507, all top marks in the AMCC
* Matteo Avallone leads the conference in hits (53), homeruns (8) and slugging percentage (.674) and is second in RBIs (35)
* Last time out, the Pioneers split a twin bill with La Roche with their previous conference loss coming against Hilbert
Series History:
* Behrend is 7-1 against Alfred State with the series beginning in 2016
* The only Lion loss occurred in the 2019 season with the Pioneers on the winning end of a 13-9 decision
