Behrend Advances in 2006 AMCC Softball Tournament
The
#1 seeded Penn State Behrend softball team (32-7) defeated #4
seed Frostburg State (21-16) by a score of 3-0 in the first game of the AMCC
Championship Tournament on Friday at the Behrend Fields.
Freshman pitcher Julie Koman (McKees Rocks/Montour) controlled the
game as she has done all season for the Behrend Lions. Koman
pitched a complete game shutout to pick up the win. She
gave up only two hits with zero
walks, while striking out 11 Bobcat batters.
Behrend scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the
lead. Junior infielder Kristen Macha (Export/Franklin) started
it off with a walk. Freshman Kelly Irish (State College/State
College) then entered the game as a pinch runner. Freshman
shortstop
Rachelle Lawrence
(Warren Center/Northeast Bradford) reached on an error as Irish
advanced to third. With runners on the corners freshman
Lindsay Baughman (Warren/Warren) doubled to score both runners as
Behrend took the 2-0 lead.
The blue and white would add to their lead in the bottom of the
sixth inning. Lawrence singled and reached third on a
sacrifice by Baughman. Sophomore outfielder Lauren Lubic
(Bridgeville/South Fayette) then singled home Lawrence to make it
3-0.
Frostburg would threaten in the seventh inning as Behrend errors had
Bobcat runners on second and third. Koman would respond
however, striking out Sarah Savoye to end the game.
For Behrend, Lawrence went 1-for-3, reached base twice, and scored
two runs. Baughman went 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBIs.
For Frostburg, Kaitlyn Wagner was 1-for-2 with a double and Lydia
Ratliff earned the Bobcats other hit.
In the second game on Friday,
#2 Pitt-Bradford (32-5) edged # 3 Lake Erie by a 1-0 score
in extra innings. Starting pitchers Kristy Zavinski for
Pitt-Bradford and Ashley Johnson for Lake Erie were both
magnificent. Each hurler held their opponent scoreless through
the first seven innings of play, and Zavinski would add a scoreless
eighth inning of work.
Pitt-Bradford would finally get on the scoreboard in the bottom of
the eighth as senior Michelle Pushinsky made it to second on an
error. Junior Brittany McLean then came up big for the
Panthers as she slammed a walk-off triple, scoring McLean and
earning the win for Bradford.
In the third game of the day on Friday, it was the Lake Erie Storm
(25-14-1) getting past the Frostburg State Bobcats 3-1 in an
elimination game. The Storm made several terrific defensive
plays and capitalized on six Frostburg errors to get the win and
knock the Bobcats out of the AMCC Tournament. Frostburg falls
to 21-17 on the season, while Lake Erie advances to Saturday play
and will face the loser of the Behrend vs. Bradford game which will
kick off Saturday play at 10:00 a.m.
AMCC Tournament Schedule
(All Games at Penn State Behrend)
Friday, May 5
12:15 p.m. Game 1 #1
Behrend def. # 4 Frostburg State (3-0)
2:45 p.m. Game 2
#2 Pitt-Bradford def. #3 Lake Erie (1-0)
5:15 p.m. Game 3
#3 Lake Erie def. #4 Frostburg State (3-1)
Saturday, May 6
10:00 a.m. Game 4
Penn State Behrend vs. Pitt-Bradford
12:30 p.m. Game 5
Loser of Game 4 vs. Lake Erie
3:30 p.m. Game 6
Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
Sunday, May 7 (if necessary)
11:00 a.m. Game 7
Same as Game 6