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No. 1 Behrend Starts AMCC Baseball Tournament vs. No. 4 Hilbert

The No. 1 Penn State Behrend baseball team opens the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament against No. 4 Hilbert on Thursday, May 8.

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No. 1 Behrend Starts AMCC Baseball Tournament vs. No. 4 Hilbert
May 7, 2025
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend baseball team opens the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament against No. 4 Hilbert on Thursday, May 8. First pitch at Point Stadium in Johnstown is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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No. 1 Behrend News & Notes:
 
* The Lions ended the regular season with a doubleheader sweep of Mount Aloysius on Sunday to be named Regular Season Champions and claim the first seed in the tournament
* Senior Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA / Peters Township) went 4-for-8 in the twinbill, while five Behrend pitchers threw in game two and only allowed two hits with a combined 11 strikeouts
* Ciocco ranks second in the AMCC and 10th in the nation with a .459 batting average (62-for-135). He is also first in the conference in hits (62), third in runs batted in (40), third in on-base percentage (.519), tied for fourth in doubles (12), and fourth in slugging percentage (.630)
* Ciocco is currently on a 15-game hitting streak and has reached base in 35 of Behrend's 36 contests this season
* Cayden Turner (Stoystown, PA/North Star) (.395), Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) (.372), Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle) (.364), Silvio Ionadi (Pittsburgh, PA/Plum) (.333), Tyler Burick (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) (.326), and Chase Palmer (Brookville, PA/Brookville) (.301) are the other Lions hitting over .300
* Starter Andrew Bredel (Clinton, PA/Burgettstown) is tied for first in the conference and ninth in the nation in wins (eight), while also leading the AMCC in earned-run average (2.22) and tied for fourth in strikeouts (46)
* Evan Bromley (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) and Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview) are tied for fourth in the AMCC with five wins apiece on the mound, while Bolla is tied for fourth with 49 strikeouts in 45.0 innings pitched
* Relievers Jake Manendo (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) and Joe Lang (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) are second and third in the conference with five and four saves, respectively
* Dylan Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) is three hits away from 100 career hits
* Behrend is competing for its eighth and second consecutive AMCC title and seventh NCAA appearance
* Bredel (87 strikeouts) and Ethan Tinker (Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth) (92 strikeouts) are on the verge of 100 career K's
* The Lions are also looking for 30-plus wins for the ninth time in program history and first since 2016
* Behrend received 10 votes in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 Week 10 Poll
 
No. 4 Hilbert News & Notes:
 
* Hilbert dropped a doubleheader to Pitt-Bradford on Thursday to conclude the season with an 18-17 overall record
* Sophomore Joey Haynes reached base safely in 8-of-9 plate appearances in Thursday's twinbill, recording three hits, two runs, two walks, and a run batted in. He finished last week with a .750 batting average, .889 on-base percentage, and 1.639 OPS
* The Hawks defeated No. 5 Mount Aloysius by a score of 9-8 in extras in their first game of tournament, thanks to a walk-off single by Garrett Brink in the bottom of the 10th 
* Haynes is tied for second in the conference rankings in batting average (.459), fifth in hits (51), fifth in slugging percentage (.595), and fifth in stolen bases (16)
* Along with Haynes, Jack Duffek (.336), Harley Hoag (.324), Dustin Hendrix (.318), Nolan Evans (.310), and Alex Ellison (.305) are all hitting over .300
* Duffek is sixth in the conference in doubles (11) and RBIs (34), while Hoag is sixth with a .479 on-base percentage
* Starting pitcher Dylan Moorhouse is sixth in the AMCC in strikeouts (43) and seventh in earned run average (5.05) with four wins in eight starts. Fellow starter Nolan Evans has notched 37 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched
* Head coach Drew Fittry is in his ninth season at the helm
 
Series History:
 
* Behrend leads all-time series 50-5, dating back to 1996
* The Lions have won 11 of the past 13 matchups vs. the Hawks 
 
Tournament Schedule:

Wednesday, May 7
1p: Game 1 - #6 Pitt-Bradford d. #3 Pitt-Greensburg, 15-4
4p: Game 2 - #4 Hilbert d. #5 Mount Aloysius, 9-8 (10 innings)

Thursday, May 8
10a: Game 3 - #6 Pitt-Bradford 1 vs #2 Alfred State
1p: Game 4 - #4 Hilbert vs #1 Penn St. Behrend
4p: Game 5 - #5 Mount Aloysius vs Loser Game 3
7p: Game 6 - #3 Pitt-Greensburg vs Loser Game 4

Friday, May 9
12p: Game 7 - Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4
3p: Game 8 - Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6
6p: Game 9 - Loser Game 7 vs Winner Game 8

Saturday, May 10
1p: Game 10 - Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 9
4p: Game 11 (if necessary) - Winner Game 10 vs Loser Game 10 (if first loss)

Sunday, May 11 - inclement weather date

Tickets:

*NO CASH admission at the gate*
A QR code will be available at the gate for anyone who does not purchase tickets in advance
 
Adults: All Sessions Pass $30, Single Day Pass $10
Students with ID: $5 Day Pass
Children 12 and under free
 
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