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Nittany Lions Close Out Big Ten Play in Piscataway (Series Preview)


Penn State (27-19, 13-14 Big Ten) at Rutgers (25-24, 12-12 Big Ten)

Dates: May 9-11

Times (EST): 6:00 PM (Fri), 6:00 PM (Sat), 2:00 PM (Sun)

Location: Bainton Field (Piscataway, NJ)

  • Average Home Attendance (2025): 472.68

  • Highest Home Attendance (2025): 722 (April 19, vs. Minnesota)

  • Capacity: 1,500

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Storylines

Tale of the Tape: Getting to Omaha

The Penn State Nittany Lions have been on a slide for a while, going 1-5 in their last two weekends with Big Ten Tournament hopes hanging in the balance. As for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, sweeping the Illinois Fighting Illini gave them a boost, jumping to ninth place in the conference standings with two weeks left for them.


Paying Home a Visit

In the final Big Ten weekend series of the season, a few Nittany Lion players get to come back to their home state of New Jersey for a three-game set. Five rostered players come from Pennsylvania’s bordering state to the east, including shortstop Ryan Weingartner and left-handed pitcher Harrison Lollin. (Source: Penn State - Official Athletics Website)


Mack Making Early Waves

Freshman right-handed pitcher has made his way to becoming the Friday ace in less than one season in Piscataway, making his presence felt quickly in his collegiate career. He has added to this success with Big Ten Pitcher of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades. (Source: Rutgers University Athletics)


Penn State at Rutgers: By The Numbers

Penn State

Offense

Rutgers

.274

Batting Average

.283

.388

On-Base Pct

.372

68 (1.48)

Home Runs (per game)

32 (0.65)

104-107-89

Total Runs (Fri-Sat-Sun)

66-83-72


Penn State

Defense

Rutgers

5.98

Earned Run Avg

5.65

.278

Opponent Batting Avg

.270

377 (8.20)

Strikeouts (per game)

394 (8.04)

216 (4.70)

Walks (per game)

241 (4.92)



The Head-to-Head History of Penn State-Rutgers (Source: 2025 Penn State Baseball Record Book)

Penn State is 51-41 against Rutgers all-time. Penn State last played Rutgers on the weekend of May 10-12, 2024, taking two-of-three from the Scarlet Knights at home. Penn State is 17-22 against Rutgers on the road all-time. Penn State has won the last one series dating back to May 10-12, 2024. Rutgers most recently won a series over Penn State on the weekend of May 5-7, 2023, sweeping the Nittany Lions at home.


Probable Starting Pitchers

Penn State

  1. LHP Ryan DeSanto, Jr. (7-2, 4.18 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (9 games/starts): 5-2, 4.53 ERA

    2. Away Splits (6 games/starts) : 4-0, 4.02 ERA

    3. Career vs. Rutgers: No Stats

  2. LHP Logan Olson, Jr. (0-3, 9.45 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (7 games/starts): 0-3, 9.95 ERA

    2. Away Splits (3 games/starts): 0-1, 7.04 ERA

    3. Career vs. Rutgers: No Stats

  3. To be announced.

Rutgers

  1. RHP Landon Mack, Fr. (4-5, 4.04 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (8 starts): 3-4, 4.40 ERA

    2. Home Splits (5 starts): 2-2, 3.86 ERA

    3. Career vs. Penn State: No Stats

  2. RHP Justin Shadek, R-Fr. (3-3, 6.93 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (8 starts): 3-1, 6.03 ERA

    2. Home Splits (5 starts): 1-2, 6.85 ERA

    3. Career vs. Penn State: No Stats

  3. To be announced.


Top Bullpen Pitchers

Penn State

  • LHP Anthony Steele, Sr. (21 app, 32.1 IP, 2.78 ERA, 1.43 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (12 games): 12 app, 23 IP, 2.74 ERA, 1.48 WHIP

    • Away Splits (9 games): 9 app, 15 IP, 1.80 ERA, 1.27 WHIP

    • Career vs. Rutgers (4 games): 4 app, 2 IP, 36.00 ERA, 5.00 WHIP

  • RHP Dimond Loosli, Jr. (16 app, 24 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.46 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (12 games): 12 app, 18 IP, 4.50 ERA, 1.39 WHIP

    • Away Splits (9 games): 9 app, 11 IP, 4.09 ERA, 2.09 WHIP

    • Career vs. Rutgers: No Stats

  • RHP Chase Renner, R-So. (13 app, 17.2 IP, 3.57 ERA, 1.51 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (7 games): 7 app, 11.2 IP, 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP

    • Away Splits (6 games): 6 app, 7.2 IP, 4.70 ERA, 0.91 WHIP

    • Career vs. Rutgers (1 game): 1 app, 1 IP, 27.00 ERA, 5.00 WHIP

Rutgers

  • RHP Matthew Cruz, Fr. (12 app, 15.1 IP, 2.35 ERA, 1.30 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (5 games): 5 app, 5 IP, 1.80 ERA, 1.60 WHIP

    • Home Splits (4 games): 4 app, 4 IP, 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP

    • Career vs. Penn State: No Stats

  • RHP Nolan Peel, Fr. (11 app, 24 IP, 2.63 ERA, 1.46 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (6 games): 6 app, 14 IP, 1.93 ERA, 1.29 WHIP

    • Home Splits (6 games): 6 app, 11.2 IP, 3.09 ERA, 1.71 WHIP

    • Career vs. Penn State: No Stats

  • LHP Hunter Hoxie, Fr. (13 app, 12.1 IP, 3.65 ERA, 1.46 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (4 games): 4 app, 1.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3.75 WHIP

    • Home Splits (6 games): 6 app, 8.2 IP, 4.15 ERA, 1.62 WHIP

    • Career vs. Penn State: No Stats


Top Hitters/Runners

Penn State (8.67|8.23|8.09 Runs per Game)

  1. CF/DH Paxton Kling, Jr. (.339|.444|.622, 12 hr, 46 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (27 games): .356|.454|.577, 4 hr, 25 rbi

    2. Away Splits (20 games): .370|.476|.716, 7 hr, 24 rbi

    3. Career vs. Rutgers: No Stats

  2. LF Jesse Jaconski, Jr. (.305|.379|.573, 10 hr, 47 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (27 games): .356|.432|.644, 6 hr, 33 rbi

    2. Away Splits (19 games): .384|.465|.740, 6 hr, 26 rbi

    3. Career vs. Rutgers: No Stats

  3. SS Ryan Weingartner, Jr. (.253|.391|.484, 9 hr, 33 rbi, 26 sb)

    1. Conference Splits (27 games): .205|.328|.366, 3 hr, 18 rbi, 10 sb

    2. Away Splits (20 games): .264|.396|.552, 5 hr, 15 rbi, 12 sb

    3. Career vs. Rutgers: No Stats

Rutgers (4.71|6.38|7.20 Runs per Game)

  1. RF Trevor Cohen, Jr. (.368|.437|.483, 1 hr, 32 rbi, 14 sb)

    1. Conference Splits (24 games): .453|.522|.589, 1 hr, 20 rbi, 7 sb

    2. Home Splits (21 games): .368|.412|.494, 1 hr, 16 rbi, 6 sb

    3. Career vs. Penn State (6 games): .211|.348|.316, 0 hr, 6 rbi, 0 sb

  2. 1B Ty Doucette, So. (.335|.413|.517, 10 hr, 46 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (24 games): .367|.453|.592, 6 hr, 28 rbi

    2. Home Splits (21 games): .402|.485|.549, 3 hr, 17 rbi

    3. Career vs. Penn State (3 games): .143|.200|.143, 0 hr, 3 rbi

  3. DH Brennan Hyde, Gr. (.269|.375|.433, 5 hr, 22 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (22 games): .299|.400|.433, 2 hr, 13 rbi

    2. Home Splits (17 games): .326|.450|.522, 2 hr, 11 rbi

    3. Career vs. Penn State: No Stats


Game Promotions

  • Friday: N/A

  • Saturday: N/A

  • Sunday: Senior Day


Quick Picks: Expert Analysis

Bryan: Penn State heated up at the right time last season, and just like this year it was the penultimate series of 2024 against Rutgers. I think this will extend into a much-needed series victory on the road for the Nittany Lions. Penn State 2, Rutgers 1.

 
 
 

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