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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

BENIM EARNS 500TH CAREER COACHING WINS

With the ECAC tournament win over Bethany College on Saturday, Penn St. Behrend head coach Paul Benim earned his 500th career win. Benim is in his 22nd year as the Lions' head coach. Under his guidance, the Behrend baseball program has accrued Over the past six seasons, the Lions have posted 183 wins while earning an AMCC-best 88 victories. Benim has established the Behrend Lions as one of the best programs in the Mid-Atlantic Region, earning regional and national attention. In the thirteen years prior to taking over, the program had won only 24% of its contests. During Benim's tenure, the program has earned victories in 63 percent of its games, with nearly every school record being broken. The program has made the conference tournament 13 times, won three regular season and five conference tournament titles, and finished as runner-up four times. Benim, the all-time leader in baseball coaching victories at Behrend, is 471-269-3 during 21 seasons and posts a career head coach mark of 553-306-3.