Sports
PSB baseball grabs three this week
Thursday, April 16, 1992
The Penn State-Behrend
baseball team finished last week's
schedule 3-5 overall, and set to
make the final push toward the
end of their regular season
schedule.
Lions -vs- Allegheny
The Gators made their way to
Erie to take on the Lions in their
first home date. The talented
Allegheny group took a pair from
the club, 9-1 and 10-6.
In the first game, the Lions ran
into a hot pitcher, Brian Cuomo.
Cuomo pitched five perfect
innings but was relieved in the
sixth. Dan Shrock rapped a
single in the sixth frame off the
Gator bullpen.
Behrend ace Scott Frantz
pitched well allowing just three
earned runs in seven innings of
work. The Lions made four
errors behind Frantz. Cuomo
struck out seven in five innings.
The Lions' bats came to life in
the second game rapping out
eight hits. Bill Weimer picked
up two singles and scored twice
while Shawn Krepps and Shrock
also collected two hits.
Dan Shrock went the distance
giving up nine earned runs on ten
hits. Once again the defense
faltered a bit, committing five
errors. Shrock, Chris Myers, and
Andy Wheeling picked up RBl's
Pm the nightcap.
Lions -vs- Bethany
The Lions of coach Dennis
Grace brought the brooms out
and swept a visiting Bison team,
12-2 and 5-3.
The Behrend bats remained hot
Yikes: Casey Putteman winds up and delivers a
burner for the Lady Lions. Putteman is 4-2 and
has a 2.53 ERA.
after the Allegheny twinbill,
banging out nine hits. A white
hot Dan Shrock, Dave Mazur,
and backstop Bill Graham each
earned two safeties. Shrock,
Myers (triple), and Frantz each
brought home two teammates in
the first game. Jim Tibor added a
double to the cause. Frantz went
the distance limiting the Bison to
two on four hits.
The Lions picked up their first
sweep of the season, again by
swinging big bats. Wheeling
was a perfect 3x3 on the day
while Myers was equally tough
picking up two hits, including a
dinger. The ccnterficldcr from
Erie, Myers plated two RBl's.
Bill Weimer went five innings
for his first win. The crafty
hurlcr with a hook scattered four
hits, giving up just one earned
run. Shrock mopped up for the
save pitching two no-hit innings.
Lions -vs- Westminster
Ten more hits in the first game
against Westminster got the
Lions off to a good start grabbing
the opener 8-3. The Titans came
back on their home field to take
the nightcap 11-2.
In the lidlifter, Weimer,
Shrock, and Frantz (three hits
including two doubles), each
recorded multi-hit games.
Weimer and Shrock knocked in a
pair each. Frantz notched another
win hurling seven innings of
nine hit ball, giving up just three
earned runs while striking out
six.
The second game saw the
Titans' bats come to life. The
Greg Oeibcl/TAe Collegian
Swing level: Chris Myers takes a swing during the Allegheny game last
Thursday. Myers picked up a few more RBl's in the effort, and now leads
the team in RBl's with six.
New Wilmington clan banged out
12 safeties, including three fence
clearers on their way to the 11-2
win. Bill Graham picked up a
pair of hits as did Shawn Krepps.
Frantz and Wheeling picked up an
RBI each.
Diamond Notes
Lady Lions
after Keuka
Matt Cissne
The Collegian
Today's lesson: Stay away
from hungry Lady Lions.
The Lady Lions softball team,
who had their previous two
doubleheaders cancelled because
of wet fields and a broken bus,
crushed Keuka college in a
doubleheader Tuesday.
With two outs in the fourth inning, Behrend came to life and
picked up five runs . The Lady Lions success has been due in a
large part to the play of Coach Banker's "Fab Five."
The Lady Lions won both
games in five innings. They won
the first game 11-1 and shutout
Keuka 10-0 in the second game.
Senior Beth Balizet pitched a
two-hitter and gave up no earned
runs in five innings to pick up
the win in game one. Balizet got
plenty of support.
The Lady Lions collected 10
hits. Senior Melanie Dunn,
freshman Karen Strait,
sophomore Lori Wolfe and
fteshman Sue Mazur each had
two hits. Strait knocked in four
runs and Dunn picked up two
The Lions have an overall
mark of 3-4 entering yesterday's
doubledip with Case Western
Reserve. Wheeling (.375),
Krepps and Graham (.368 each),
Shrock (.333), and Weimer (.300)
are all above the .300 level.
Myers has a team high six RBI.
softball 10-4
sweep
RBl's.
With two outs in the fourth
inning, Behrend came to life and
picked up five runs. The Lady
Lions rally started when freshman
Terry Pegher reached base on a
walk. Pegher's walk was followed
by six straight hits including
back-to-back double's by Dunn
and Strait. Wolfe increased her
record to 4-1 with a five inning
two-hit shutout. Once again the
offense provided plenty of
support for the pitching staff.
Pegher had two hits and two
RBl's, Junior Darcie Bradley had
two hits and four RBl's and
freshman Casey Putteman added
two hits.
Behrend scored three runs in the
first and four runs in the third.
The big hit in the third was
Bradley's two run double.
The sweep of Keuka increased
the Lady Lions record to 10-4 on
the season. The Lions success
has been due in a large part to the
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Shrock leads in hits with eight.
Weimer has scored seven runs in
seven ball games.
On the mound Frantz is 2-2
overall tyi.th a 3.35 ERA.
Weimert ERA is a solid 1.40
and he owns the other victory for
the Lions.
play of Coach Banker's "Fab
Five".
Three of the four leading hitters
on the team are freshmen and the
co-leader in wins is a freshman.
Strait leads the team in both
batting average (.469) and RBl's
(14), Pegher leads the team in
hits with 21 in 14 games and has
knocked in 12 runs while scoring
19 and Mazur has the fourth best
batting average (.379).
Putteman is 4-2 and has a team
low 2.53 ERA.
Two other players who have
made a huge impact are Bradley
who is hitting .386 and Wolfe
who is 4-1 andbas a 2.69 ERA.
The Lady Lions next home
games are today against Buffalo
State and Monday when Behrend
hosts Gannon University.