Penn State Behrend Baseball Ranked Sixth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region
After registering a 17-1 mark during the AMCC regular-season, and a 31-9 overall record the Behrend Lions are ranked sixth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region after the most recent poll.
"It is nice to be recognized," said head coach Paul Benim. "Our players deserve the attention since they have carved out such a fine season. They play hard and are focused on the 2008 AMCC Tournament this weekend."
The number one team in the region is Kean out of New Jersey. Kean is the defending 2007 National Championship and boast a 34-9 record. Earlier this season, Kean was swept by Manhattanville, NY, in the clubs openers. Behrend opened its Florida spring training schedule by bouncing Manhattanville in a pair of games 4-2, and 12-7. Last Saturday, Behrend handed Ithaca College, ranked second in the New York region, a 6-5 set back.
Ranked one through eighth in the region are TCNJ, Kean, Johns Hopkins, Rowan, Montclair State, Penn State Behrend, Manhattanville, and Elizabethtown.
NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings
as of May 1, 2008
#1 TCNJ (28-10)
#2 Kean (34-9)
#3 Johns Hopkins (34-5)
#4 Rowan (30-12)
#5 Montclair State (26-16)
#6 Penn State Behrend (31-9)
#7 Manhattanville (28-13)
#8 Elizabethtown (26-12)
Behrend is set to host the 2008 AMCC Baseball Championships on the Behrend diamond, May 9-11.
The first game of the tournament is scheduled for Friday, May 9, when second seeded Frostburg State (21-13, 14-4) will play third seeded Lake Erie (17-25, 10-8) at 9:30 a.m. The blue and white will begin tournament play against the fourth seeded Pitt-Bradford (20-16, 10-8) at 1:00 p.m. Earlier this season, Behrend (31-9, 17-1) dropped Bradford by scores of 11-4 and 7-2, while Lake Erie also swept Frostburg 5-3, and 8-6. Bradford advanced to the second round after defeating Pitt-Greensburg 4-0 and 6-4, while Lake Erie handled Penn State Altoona 2-0, 6-4.
Game three on Friday will feature the
losers of game one and two, while the winners will meet Saturday, May 10 at
9:00 a.m. Play will continue throughout Saturday with the 2008 AMCC
Championship game (if necessary game) slated for 12:00 noon on Sunday, May
11, with the winner receiving the league's automatic qualifier for the NCAA
Tournament.
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Updated May 8, 2008
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