Behrend Baseball Battles Wells for First Time In Program History

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend baseball team will take on Wells for the first time in program history in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) doubleheader on Thursday, April 25. Game times are 2 and 5 p.m.

Coverage:

Game One Live Stats | Game Two Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions split a doubleheader at Alfred State on Tuesday
* Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA /Seton LaSalle) led Behrend in game one with three hits and two runs scored, while Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) drove in two runs
* Senior Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) tossed five shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out six to earn his fifth win of the season
* In game two, Anthony Slate (Hopewell, PA/Hopewell) finished with a team-high two hits and Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) delivered two RBIs for the Lions
* Boehme, Nicely, and Ionadi all tallied home runs for Behrend against the Pioneers
* Three Lions are currently on the 100 career hit watch: Slate (99 hits), Boehme (97 hits), and Chase Palmer (Brookville, PA/Brookville) (95 hits)
* Slate is first in the AMCC and on the team with a .427 batting average, while David Gibson (North East, PA/North East) leads the conference with 39 RBIs and has hit a team-high four home runs
* On the mound, Jake Manendo has registered a 0.96 ERA in eight appearances. Zick has delivered a conference-high and team-high five wins in seven starts
* Freshman Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview) leads the Lions with 37 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched
* As a team, Behrend leads the AMCC in average (.337), slugging (.499), RBIs (251), home runs (19), triples (17), hits (350), and runs (288)

Meet the Opposition:

* Wells enters Thursday's matchup with a 17-13 overall record and 4-6 record in AMCC play, defeating Alfred (35-0) in its last game on Monday
* Shortstop Mark Maybee finished with a game-high four hits and six RBIs against the Saxons. Nick Manee threw four shutout innings, only allowing two hits and striking out four
* Sophomore Jacobi James leads the team in batting average (.415) and hits (39), while Max Odum has drove in a team-high 28 runs
* On the mound, Manee, Mike Nascimento, and Mason Smith have all recorded three wins. Zack Cronk has tallied a 2.37 ERA in 15 relief appearances so far this year
* In their inaugural season as a member of the AMCC, the Express were projected to finish ninth in the 2024 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
* M. Odum and Nascimento were tabbed as Preseason Players To Watch
* Zack Odum was selected to the 2023 All-United East Second Team
* Head coach Ryan Stevens is in fifth season at the helm of the baseball program

Series History:

* This is the first matchup in program history between Wells and Behrend