The Behrend Beacon I 10
Softball remains unbeaten in AMCC play
By Nick Blake
sports editor
npb5041,,/ psu.edu
April 19 was Senior Day for
the Behrend Lions softball
team, and what a great day it
was with a doubleheader
sweep of Frostburg State to
stay perfect in AMCC play.
In game one, the Lions came
out of the gates fast and didn't
look back. Katie Whitby dou
bled in the bottom of the first
and Allison Babish followed
with a double of her own.
Whitby scored on the hit giv
ing Behrend a 1-0 lead.
Senior Nikki Kaschauer
stepped to the plate and
wrapped a single to score
Babish to increase the lead to
two.
In the bottom of the third the
Lions blew the game open.
With the bases loaded, Kimmy
Pol ripped a two-out grand
slam to give the Blue and
White a 6-0 lead.
Frostburg would produce a
little offense in the top of the
fifth inning by scoring a run,
making it a 6-1 game.
In the bottom half of the
inning, the Blue and White
would smash any thoughts of a
rally from Frostburg State.
After scoring two runs to
make the lead 8-1, Maddie
Wieser bombed a solo home
run, extending the lead to eight
and ending the game with a
final score of 9-1.
Senior pitcher Julie Koman
earned her eleventh win of the
season, pitching five innings
Athlete Spotlight:
NAME: Elliot Blackstone
SPORT: Men's Tennis
CLASS: Sophomore
DATE: April 24, 2009
Elliot Blackstone has been named the Enterprise RENT-A-CAR and the AMCC men's tennis athlete of the week for the week of April
20, 2009.
Blackstone led the Behrend Lions to his second championship in as many years. Blackstone did not lose a set in AMCC play all
year and continued his dominance in the conference championship. Blackstone captured the 2009 number one singles champi
onship by a 6-3, 6-2 score over the number two seeded Greg Shedd.
This is the second conference championship that Blackstone has won. Last year he won the number two singles championship
Blackstone teamed up with Jon Henderson (Upper St. Clair/Upper St. Clair) to win the number one doubles. They defeated the
number one seeded team from Frostburg 8-3.
and tallying seven strikeouts
Kaschauer went 3-for-3,
scored a run and had an RBI.
Pol had two hits in the game
and tallied four RBI.
"I just try to play consistent
ly and go with the flow,"
Kaschauer said. "I was happy
to play that way and con
tribute."
The Lions had contributions
from everyone in game one.
"We knew who we were up
against, we knew how we had
to play and we played at our
level."
In the second game, the
Lions would strike first in the
bottom of the second inning.
Amy Greene singled early in
the inning, then scored on a
triple, hit by Laura Frischkorn.
In the bottom of the third
inning, the Blue and White
added another run when
Rachelle Lawrence drove in
Whitby to take a 2-0 lead.
Behrend pitcher Emma
Hahn was throwing a no hitter
in the sixth inning, but gave up
a single to Frostburg's second
batter of the inning.
Hahn finished the game giv
ing up only one hit and striking
out six.
Whitby was 2-for-3 in the
game in the game while scor
ing a run, and Frischkorn went
1-for-2 with with an RBI.
Game two was much closer,
but the Blue and White
answered the call.
"The second game was a lot
closer, but everyone con
tributed to get the win."
The Behrend Lions will take
Elliot Blackstone
ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
SPORTS
on Washington and Jefferson finish the week with
at home on April 23, and will Franciscan on April 24.
Nikki Kaschauer rips a pitch against Frostbrug State
Penn State
Erie set to
welcome
back alumni
for Spring
Alumni Day
By Shawn Annarelli
contributing' writer
smaslB9y, psu.edu
On April 25 Penn State
Behrend will host "Welcome
Back Alumni" for Spring
Alumni Day.
Behrend's former soccer
teams, basketball teams and
the volleyball and softball team
will take part in the alumni
games scheduled.
Alumni from the dance and
cheerleading squad will also be
returning.
Certain Behrend teams will
be competeing against the
alumni, like the soccer teams.
Others, such as the basket
ball teams, will feature the
alumni competing against
each other.
The competition should be
spirited either way.
When asked if she was look
ing forward to seeing her for
mer players returning women's
basketball coach, coach
Fornari, commented on the fes
tivities.
"All of them. They all have
contributed to my program and
I am thankful for that," said
Fornari, " I enjoy seeing them
and spending time catching up
with them and hearing about
their families. It's a great day
for Behrend Basketball,and I
love seeing them back here."
The days events will begin at
Friday, April 24, 2009
Allison Babish puts her bat on the ball
the Behrend fields where the
softball alumni game will
begin at 10 a.m.
This will be followed by the
men's and women's soccer
alumni games at 12 and 2 p.m.
At 4 p.m. attention will shift
to the Junker Center when the
women's alumni game will
take place, as will the dnce and
cheerleading squad reunion.
The men's basketball alumni
game will start at 5 p.m. on the
main court, and the volleyball
alumni game will start at 5:30
p.m. on court three.
From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. there
will be food and drinks avail
able in the Junker Center
lobby from the Penn State
Behrend Alumni Office and the
Behrend Athletic Department.
This is also a chance to see
those that paved the way for
our sports teams to be as suc
cessful as they are today.
"[This is a chance for
Behrend students to] recon
nect with alumni they may
have seen play or knew from
the past who have recently
graduated," said coach
Fornari." "Also see some play
ers who have contributed to
the successes of some of the
best teams in the history of our
school. A lot of alumni will be
back this weekend in several
sports."
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