Baseball Grabs Two Non-Conference Victories Over Fredonia State
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State Behrend baseball took both games of a doubleheader against
non-conference opponent Fredonia State on Thursday, April 19.
Behrend improves to 17-8 overall and remains tied for second place
in the AMCC at 7-5.
Fredonia jumped out early in game one, going up 3-0 in the first
inning off three straight base hits. Behrend got one run back
in the fourth as Tim Nebel (Butler/Butler)
drove in Jonathan Gray (State College/State College) when he golfed
a single into left field. The blue and white then rallied in
the bottom of the seventh inning, getting three more runs and the
win. The scoring in the seventh began when Josh Fyffe
(Fredonia/Sharpsville) produced his fourth hit of the game
and drove in pinch-runner Jarryd Pearson (Erie/Iroquis). Then with two
runners on Gabe Stephenson (State College/State College)
lined the game-winning double just inside the third base line that scored both Mike Stetz (Johnstown/Bishop McCort)
and Fyffe for the 4-3 victory. Fyffe was 4-4 in game one and scored the game-winning run from first
base.
Behrend went up two runs in the first inning of game two when three
straight hitters reached base. The blue and white struck again with
two more runs in the fourth. Behrend capitalized off a Fredonia
error and then Ryan Liddle (DuBois/DuBois) knocked Andrew McNelly
(Somerset/Somerset) in with a sacrifice fly. Brian Hart
(Valencia/Mars) then drove Jason Bartlett (Erie/Iroquois) home with
a double just inside the first base line. The blue and white used
three pitchers to complete the one-hit shutout as Charles Zimoski
(Oil City/Oil City), Ben Cain (Venetia/Peters Township), and Ryan
Smith (Franklin/Franklin) all appeared in the 4-0 victory.
Next up for Behrend baseball will be a doubleheader on the road
against first-place La Roche. The game is scheduled for Saturday,
April 21 at 1:00 p.m.