Penn State Behrend Eliminated at NCAA Regional
Penn
State Behrend dropped a 5-2 decision to Buffalo State in the first game of
the NCAA Tournament regional hosted by Ithaca College on Thursday, May 7.
#5 Behrend had a 2-1 lead but the #4 Bengals put up four runs in the bottom
of the fifth, and would secure the 3-run win.
Behrend was trailing 1-0 heading into the fifth inning. Rachelle
Lawrence (Warren Center/Northeast
Bradford) started the rally by leading off with a single before advancing to
second on an error. She advanced to third on a sacrifice fly.
Laura Frischcorn (Beaver Falls/Beaver Falls) reached base on an error before
Stacy Peterson (Meadville/Cochranton) entered the game as a pinch runner and
stole second base. With runners on the corners and two outs, Lia Sorce
(Glenshaw/Shaler) reached on an error which brought home both Lawrence and
Peterson and gave Behrend a 2-1 lead.
Buffalo State responded immediately putting up four runs in the bottom of
the inning to make it 5-2. The blue and white were able to get a
runner to second base in both the sixth and seventh innings, but each time
the runner was stranded and Buffalo State closed out the opening game of the
regional with a win.
Julie Koman got the loss, pitching four innings giving up five run, four of
them earned.
The blue and white entered a pitching duel in their next game against the number one seeded Cortland State. The Behrend Lions would drop a 1-0 decision to end their season at 33-8.
Freshman Emma Hahn (Smethport/Smethport) pitched a
solid game going six innings giving up only three hits and one earned run.
However, the Behrend Lions bats went silent in their elimination game.
Amy Greene (Erie/Strong Vincent) had the only hit of the game for the blue
and white in the fifth as the Behrend Lions season ended with a 1-0 loss.