Behrend Baseball
Collects Six Wins During Spring Break Competition
The Penn State Behrend
baseball team won six of eight games over spring break, during early season
competition in Florida. The Behrend Lions smashed opposing pitching in
the six wins, outscoring opponents 48-13, and were competitive in both
losses, falling by one run and two runs in those games.
Coach Paul Benim stated, "Our
program's spring training week was really a good test for our squad.
The week itself is demanding and when you play good teams it makes it much
more challenging. In six of our eight games we were tested by facing
the opponent's number one or two pitchers, and we survived and at times
excelled in those situations."
Offensively, Behrend got strong production from Adam Martin (Rochester/Rochester),
Dustin Dubensky (Punxsutawney/Punxsutawney),
Geoff Lang (Pittsburgh/North Allegheny), and
Josh Fyffe (Fredonia/Sharpsville). Martin, a senior, knocked out 11
hits, with 15 total bases, and 11 RBIs. Dubensky, a sophomore, had six
hits and eight RBIs. Lang, a sophomore, scored nine runs, had six
hits, and walked eight times. Fyffe, a sophomore, scored six runs on
six hits.
Behrend also got strong pitching on the trip, as Benim said, "Our pitching
was a real positive, the staff really stepped up. We played strong
defensively and made only one physical error over the final four games and
both pitching and defense were a key to a successful week."
Andrew Chrobak (New Castle/Laurel), David Koerbel (Pittsburgh/Central Catholic), and Blake
Pavlik (Apollo/Kiski Area) each picked up two wins on the trip. All
three lead
the pitching staff in key categories early in the season. Pavlik is tops in ERA at
0.87, Koerbel leads in strikeouts with 22, and Chrobak holds opponents to just a
.183 batting average.
Behrend is next scheduled to play a doubleheader on March 26 at AMCC
opponent Medaille. The first game is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.
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