ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team earned the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the 2023 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championships this weekend, beginning Thursday, May 11.
The Lions (19-17), the defending AMCC Champions, will be making their 22nd appearance in the tournament. Behrend was named the regular-season champions with a 12-2 conference mark to secure home-field advantage for the championships.
The Lions received a bye and will face the winner of No. 4 La Roche vs. No. 5 Pitt-Bradford at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The first game will feature No. 3 Penn State Altoona and No. 6 Pitt-Greensburg at 10 a.m. The winner of the first game takes on No. 2 Mt. Aloysius in the third game of the day.
The double-elimination tournament continues with five games on Friday and a possible two games on Sunday if necessary. The champion will receive the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Behrend is going for its third straight and 10th overall conference championship.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 11
First game at 10am; subsequent games to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of the previous game.
Game 1 – No. 3 Penn State Altoona vs. No. 6 Pitt-Greensburg - (Video | Live Stats)
Game 2 – No. 4 La Roche vs. No. 5 Pitt-Bradford - (Video | Live Stats)
Game 3 – No. 2 Mt. Aloysius vs. Winner Game 1 - (Video | Live Stats)
Game 4 – No. 1 Penn State Behrend vs. Winner Game 2 - (Video | Live Stats)
Friday, May 12
First game at 9am; subsequent games to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of the previous game.
Game 5 - Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 - (Video)
Game 6 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4 - (Video)
Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - (Video)
Game 8 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - (Video)
Game 9 – Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - (Video)
Saturday, May 13
First game at 10am; Game 11 to follow 30 mins. after the conclusion of Game 10 if needed.
Game 10 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 - (Video)
Game 11 - Same as Game 10 (if first loss for loser of Game 10) - (Video)