Behrend Matches Up With Pitt-Bradford Monday; Game Times Adjusted To 2 and 5 PM

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend baseball team will take on conference foe Pitt-Bradford in a doubleheader on Monday, April 15. Game times are now scheduled for 2 and 5 p.m.

Coverage:

Game One Live Stats | Game Two Live Stats | Video

Behrend News & Notes:

* Behrend is coming off a 3-0 weekend, sweeping La Roche on Saturday and taking a single non-conference game from Thiel on Sunday
* In six games last week, sophomore Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) finished the week 13-for-17 for a .765 batting average with 11 RBIs, three triples, three doubles, and 13 runs scored
* The second year infielder went 3-for-3 in three different contests
* Ionadi is first in the AMCC in average (.470) and on-base percentage (.586). He is also tied for second in the conference with a .682 slugging percentage
* David Gibson (North East, PA/North East) is tied for second in the conference with 29 runs driven in, while holding a .415 batting average
* Pitchers Jake Manendo (Erie, PA.Mercyhurst Prep), Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny), and Sawyer Prince (Shinglehouse, PA/Port Allegany) all threw scoreless innings in relief this past week. Starters Alec Greenblatt (Oliveburg, PA/Punxsutawney), Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview), Andrew Bredel (Clinton, PA/Burgettstown), and Ethan Tinker (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) each picked up their second win on the mound
* Manendo has only allowed one run in 10.1 innings pitched, while Bolla has struck out a team-high 25 hitters

Meet the Opposition:

* Pitt-Bradford enters Monday's twinbill with a 9-17 overall record and a conference record of 2-4, falling in a doubleheader at Penn State Altoona on Sunday
* Evan Fragela leads the team with a .348 batting average, while Maxwell Rogers has recorded a team-high 20 RBIs
* Starting pitchers Shawn Mannering and Patrick Synan have registered 3.55 and 3.68 ERAs in seven starts. Mannering has struck out a team-high 44 batters
* Fragela and senior Andrew Bokulich were named Preseason Players to Watch after earning First Team All-Conference honors last season
* The Panthers were selected to finish eighth in the 2024 AMCC Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll

Series History:

* Behrend has won the past four matchups against Pitt-Bradford and leads the all-time series 45-22, dating back to 1999
* The Panthers last victory vs. the Lions came in game two of the 2021 season (9-8)