ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend softball team will head to Mount Union to face the Purple Raiders in a non-conference doubleheader at the 23rd Street Softball Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Schedule of Events/Coverage
Penn State Behrend at Mt. Union, 3 p.m. (Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend at Mt. Union, 5 p.m. (Live Stats)
Penn State Behrend News & Notes
* The Behrend Lions are 5-6 overall, recently sweeping Geneva in non-conference action on March 19
* The Lions posted a 6-1 victory in game one and then edged the Golden Tornadoes 3-2 in 10 innings
* In game two, Alaina Wyckoff (Elma, NY/Iroquois Central) hit the game-winning RBI to score Jocelyn McNany (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) in the top of the 10th
* Samantha Manioci (Rochester, NY/Odyssey Academy) went 3-for-4 with a double in game two
* Cami McNany (Emlenton, PA/Allegheny-Clarion Valley) and Maria Jones (Wilcox, PA/Johnsonburg) each had three hits in the opener vs. Geneva
* C. McNany leads the team with 12 RBIs and two home runs, while Jones paces the squad with 14 hits and nine runs
* Jones also is first in the AMCC in earned-run average at 2.10
* Head coach Ashley Gruber is now six wins away from 200 career victories
Mt. Union News & Notes
* The Purple Raiders are 10-10 overall this season
* Mt. Union split its conference opener with Heidelberg Tuesday
* The Purple Raiders dropped game one 7-6 in nine innings and then posted an 11-4 victory in OAC action
* Senior Peyton Morrison pitched a complete game, giving up four runs and striking out five for her fourth win in the circle
* Megan Zody leads the team with a 1.40 ERA while Alyssa Rose has struck out 34 batters in six appearances
* Grace Heath has 14 extra-base hits in her team-leading 31 hits, registering a .492 batting average in 19 games
Series History
* Mt. Union holds a 15-5 lead in the all-time series that dates back to 1988
* The Purple Raiders have won nine straight, including an 11-2 victory back in 2020
* The last Behrend win was a 5-4 decision in 1996
