Behrend Lions Head to Marietta Sunday

Behrend Lions Head to Marietta Sunday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team heads to Marietta, Ohio to battle the Marietta Pioneers in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday. Game times are 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage
Penn State Behrend at Marietta, 1 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)
Penn State Behrend at Marietta, 3 p.m. (Live Stats | Video)

Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* Behrend swept Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday for its sixth-straight conference win
* The Lions shut out the Panthers 5-0 in game one and registered a 17-4 victory in game two
* Ashleigh Schmidt (Sarver, PA/Freeport) threw a one-hit shutout, fanning nine for her seventh win
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) went 5-for-9 on the day with five RBIs
* McNany tallied three hits in game one and registered four RBI in game two
* McNany leads the AMCC with 31 RBIs and has extended her hit streak to 10 games
* Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) smacked her first collegiate home run in game one

Marietta News & Notes
* The Pioneers host John Carroll on Saturday before welcoming the Lions on Sunday
* Marietta is 11-19 overall, falling in the last six contests
* Rachel Kazmirski leads the team with 37 hits, including eight home runs and 24 RBIs
* Hurler Jill Middleton is 9-7 in the circle, throwing six complete games for a 4.14 ERA and striking out 69
* The Pioneers defeated Penn State Altoona 16-4 on March 8 in Florida

Series History
* Behrend and Marietta are meeting for the third time in program history
* The Pioneers posted a 3-2 win in 2004 and a 7-1 decision in 2005

Weekend Schedule Changes
March 24, 2022 Weekend Schedule Changes