Behrend Softball Splits Pair of Games to Open AMCC Tournament
The Penn State Behrend softball team began AMCC
Tournament
play on Friday, May 2 at Hilbert College. The blue and white opened
the conference championship tournament by defeating Pitt-Greensburg in the
first game before losing a close contest to Lake Erie later in the day.
In the first game the #3 seed Behrend Lions rallied from a big 8-0 deficit
in the fourth inning, coming all the way back to eventually win by a score
of 15-8 over the # 6 seed Bobcats. Behrend next faced the #2 seed Lake
Erie Storm in the second game of the day for Behrend. The Storm had
earned a bye into the second round of games with a second-place regular
season finish. The Behrend Lions battled back after trailing 6-3, but
fell just short against the Storm, losing 8-7.
The blue and white continue play in the double-elimination tournament on
Saturday. Behrend (28-12) will challenge the #4 seed Pitt-Bradford
Panthers at 9:00 a.m. The Panthers were defeated 9-2 in their only game on Friday
9-2 by the #5 seed Frostburg State Bobcats.