Penn State-Behrend athletic photo

CRESSON, Pa. - The No. 2 Penn State Behrend baseball team won its seventh Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship in program history with a 7-1 victory over No. 6 La Roche Sunday afternoon.

Noteworthy:
* ​For their efforts all weekend, freshmen Dylan Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills), Andrew Bredel (Clinton, PA/Burgettstown), and Spencer Deitz (Erie, PA/McDowell) were named to the AMCC All-Tournament Team
* ​This is the first conference title for the Lions since 2021

Score: Penn State Behrend 7, La Roche 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (28-11-1), La Roche (16-24)

Key Moments:

* ​David Gibson (North East, PA/North East) got the Lions on the board first with an RBI single in the bottom of the first
* ​Behrend took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, thanks to a run batted in from Barnes
* ​In the bottom of the fourth, the Lions scored a pair of runs off an error by La Roche to extend their advantage to four (4-0)
* ​Christian Melendez plated the first run of the game for the Redhawks with an RBI single in the top of the sixth
* ​Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional) tacked on two more runs for Behrend in the seventh inning with a two-run single
* ​Barnes capped off Behrend's conference championship with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth
* ​In his first collegiate postseason start, Bredel threw 7.2 innings, allowing only one run on eight hits with six strikeouts to earn his fourth win of the season
* ​Fellow freshman Jake Manendo (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) came on in relief and tossed 1.1 hitless innings with no walks and a strikeout
* ​Barnes recorded a game-high three hits and two runs batted in, while Deitz tallied two doubles for the Lions
* ​For La Roche, Casey Jones and Brandon Snyder each delivered two hits apiece

Up Next:
* ​The Lions have earned the AMCC automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and await the NCAA Division III selection show this Monday at noon