Behrend Combines for 39 Runs in Twinbill Sweep At Franciscan; Ciocco Delivers 100th Career Hit
The Penn State Behrend baseball team combined for 39 runs on 37 hits in a doubleheader sweep at Franciscan Wednesday.
Game 1
Game 1
Penn State Behrend
8-3
14
Franciscan
2-4
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn State Behrend
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
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Franciscan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
Penn State Behrend
10-3
25
Franciscan
2-6
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penn State Behrend
|
2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 0 |
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Franciscan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
March 20, 2024
Steubenville, Ohio - The Penn State Behrend baseball team combined for 39 runs on 37 hits in a doubleheader sweep at Franciscan Wednesday.
Game One: Penn State Behrend 14, Franciscan 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-3), Franciscan (2-5)
Key Moments:
* Behrend scored eight runs on six hits to begin Wednesday's contest
Game One: Penn State Behrend 14, Franciscan 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-3), Franciscan (2-5)
Key Moments:
* Behrend scored eight runs on six hits to begin Wednesday's contest
* Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) kicked off the scoring with an RBI double, followed by RBI singles from Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional), David Gibson (North East, PA/North East), and Dylan Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills)
* The top of the first inning was finished off by an RBI triple off the bat of Anthony Slate (Hopewell, PA/Hopewell)
* The Lions added three more runs in the fourth inning, thanks to a Slate RBI single and a two-run double from Barnes
* In the top of the sixth, Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) drove in a run with a double
* Franciscan got on the board with a run in the bottom of the sixth
* Freshman Trent Burchanowski (Clymer, NY/Clymer Central) capped off Behrend's scoring and delivered the 13th and 14th runs of the game one with his first career RBIs. Burchanowski and fellow freshman Hank Shaffer (Saegertown, PA/Saegertown) recorded their first collegiate multi-hit game
* Ciocco went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Slate and Ionadi tallied a pair of hits. Slate and Barnes drove in a game-high three runs
* In his first collegiate start, freshman pitcher Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview) hurled four shutout innings, surrendering three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts
* Relievers Nathan Campbell (Wexford, PA/North Allegheny) and Evan Del Signore (Trafford, PA/Penn Trafford) each threw a scoreless inning out of the bullpen
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 25, Franciscan 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-3), Franciscan (2-6)
Key Moments:
Game Two: Penn State Behrend 25, Franciscan 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (10-3), Franciscan (2-6)
Key Moments:
* The Lions continued to pour on the runs in Steubenville, taking a 5-0 lead in the first two innings
* RBI doubles from Ciocco and Gibson registered a 2-0 Behrend advantage in the top of the first
* Behrend plated five runs in the second inning, started by a two-run double from Ciocco. This extra-base hit by the junior marked his 100th career hit
* Behrend plated five runs in the second inning, started by a two-run double from Ciocco. This extra-base hit by the junior marked his 100th career hit
* A Chase Palmer (Brookville, PA/Brookville) two-run single and a Barons error put the finishing touches on the seven-run inning
* The Lions went on to score 10 more runs on 10 hits in the next two innings to grab a 17-0 lead
* In the bottom of the fourth, Franciscan put across three runs; however, Behrend tacked on eight more runs for a 25-3 lead
* In the bottom of the fourth, Franciscan put across three runs; however, Behrend tacked on eight more runs for a 25-3 lead
* Senior relief pitcher Will Jamison (Shaler, PA/Shaler) capitalized on his second collegiate at bat by driving in his first two runs with a double in the fifth inning
* To go along with his career milestone, Ciocco had a career day against the Barons. In two games, he finished 6-for-7 with three doubles and five runs batted in
* 13 Behrend hitters registered a hit with Ciocco leading the way with three knocks and four RBIs. Palmer drove in three RBIs for the Lions
* On the mound, Alec Greenblatt (Oliveburg, PA/Punxsutawney) threw three shutout innings in the start, only allowing one hit to go along with three strikeouts
* Sophomore reliever Jack Baumgartel (Sewickley, PA/North Allegheny) tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts
* As a team, Behrend crossed the plate 19 times on 18 hits
* This marks the second time this season that Behrend has notched 15 or more runs with the first instance coming against Ursinus (19-1) on March 5
* The last time the Lions scored 20 or more runs was during the 2021 season in a 23-4 win over Pitt-Bradford
Up Next:
Up Next:
* Behrend's originally scheduled conference opener doubleheader at Alfred State has been moved from Saturday to Sunday with game one beginning at 1 p.m. at a neutral site of Finger Lakes Community College