Bullpen Struggles Plague Lions in Conference-Opening Series Loss (Series Recap)

Recaps

FRIDAY: Penn State 4, Michigan 3

• Penn State allowed 0 hits through 7 1/3 innings, but they ended up walking 14 overall batters. Grant Norris walked it off in the bottom of the 9th via an error by the pitcher, sending home Tayven Kelley.W: Chic DeGaetano (0.1 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, 4 pitches)

SATURDAY: Michigan 9, Penn State 6

• The turning point was a 4-run 7th that was delivered by a Stephen Hrustich RBI single and a 3-run double by Will Rogers. JT Marr broke his 6-game hitting streak, going 0-for-3 with an RBI.L: Mason Butash (2.2 IP, 1 SO, 3 ER, 46 pitches)

SUNDAY: Michigan 11, Penn State 6

• Frankie Sanchez left the game after 3 innings despite striking out 3 batters and allowing 0 runs. The turning point was a 9-run 7th without any home runs, which was too much of a hole for the Nittany Lions to come back from.L: Will Perkowski (0.0 IP, 0 SO, 3 ER, 10 pitches)

Player of the Weekend (Offense): C Matt Maloney [2-for-10, 3 RBI]

• Despite his low average, Maloney came in clutch when needed this weekend. With runners in scoring position, just call on Matt Maloney to get the job done.

Pitcher of the Weekend (Defense): RHP Travis Luensmann [4 IP, 6 SO, 0 ER]

• Even with 7 walks to his name, Luensmann continues to be the most reliable arm in the rotation. In his last three starts, he's pitched 16 innings, struck out 17 batters, and allowed only 3 earned runs.

Next Weekend

Penn State travels to Urbana-Champaign to face Illinois. Friday's game will start at 7:00 PM, Saturday's game will start at 4:00 PM, and Sunday's game will start at 3:00 PM. On Friday and Saturday, the games will be streamed live on BTN+ ($), and on Sunday, the game will be streamed live on the Big Ten Network. Listen live to all games this season on LionVision, and track live stats all year on StatBroadcast.