Nittany Lions Finish Regular Season in College Park (Series Preview)

Penn State (15-33, 8-19 Big Ten) at Maryland (25-28, 7-20 Big Ten)

Dates: May 14–16

Game Times (EST): 6:00 PM (Thu & Fri), 1:00 PM (Sat)

Location: Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium (College Park, MD)

• Average Home Attendance (2026): 871.55

• Highest Home Attendance (2026): 1,339 (April 14, vs. Towson)

• Capacity: 2,500

Coverage

• TV: B1G+ ($) (free on-campus)

• Radio

  • CommRadio (Luke Stefanisko & Adam Pietrzak)

  • Maryland Baseball Network

  • Penn State Sports Network

• Live Stats/Pregame Lineups: StatBroadcast

Storylines

Quick Preview: Playing for Pride

With postseason implications out of the picture, the Nittany Lions and Terrapins have one more series to go in the 2026 season.

Penn State was last in College Park in 2024, using a sweep of Maryland to earn a spot in the Big Ten Tournament to make it to the title game against Nebraska.

Power Bats on Display

Second baseman Bryce Molinaro is the only player in Division I to average 415 feet or longer on 15 or more home runs.

Designated hitter Michael Anderson is the only player in Division I to average 414 feet or longer on 19 or more home runs.

Source: Penn State Baseball on X

Terrapins Ranked on D1Baseball

Brayden Martin, David Mendez and Ty Kaunas were all mentioned as part of D1Baseball’s Top 50 Positional Rankings.

Martin was ranked as the No. 18 third baseman, Mendez was the No. 42 second baseman and Kaunas was the No. 47 shortstop.

Source: University of Maryland Athletics

Head-to-Head History

Penn State is 23-25 against Maryland all-time.

Penn State last played Maryland on the weekend of May 2–4, 2025, taking one-of-three at home.

Penn State is 9-9 against Maryland on the road all-time.

Penn State last won a series over Maryland on the weekend of May 16–17, 2024, sweeping the Terrapins on the road.

Source: 2026 PSU Baseball Record Book

Penn State at Maryland: By The Numbers

Penn State	Offense	Maryland
.273	Batting Average	.297
.363	On-Base Pct	.420
64 (1.33)	Home Runs (per game)	86 (1.62)
82-55-70	Total Runs (Fri-Sat-Sun)	73-96-88

Penn State	Defense	Maryland
7.37	Earned Run Avg	7.25
.305	Opponent Batting Avg	.290
350 (7.29)	Strikeouts (per game)	430 (8.11)
243 (5.06)	Walks (per game)	277 (5.23)

Probable Starting Pitchers

Penn State

1. RHP Colin Fitzgerald, R-Sr. (2-6, 6.45 ERA)

2. RHP Benjamin Hudson, So. (2-9, 7.38 ERA)

3. RHP Isaiah Shayter, Fr. (2-7, 9.47 ERA)

Maryland

*Probables (not announced).

1. RHP Cristofer Cespedes, So. (3-2, 4.34 ERA)

2. RHP Logan Hastings, So. (4-4, 5.46 ERA)

3. RHP Brayden Ryan, R-Jr. (4-2, 8.68 ERA)

Top Bullpen Pitchers

Penn State

• RHP Mason Horwat, Jr. (22 app, 36.1 IP, 6.19 ERA, 1.50 WHIP)

• RHP Kyle Emmons, Jr. (19 app, 36 IP, 5.25 ERA, 1.47 WHIP)

• RHP Dimond Loosli, Sr. (20 app, 20.1 IP, 4.43 ERA, 2.04 WHIP)

Maryland

• RHP Andrew Koshy, Jr. (24 app, 42.2 IP, 4.85 ERA, 1.48 WHIP)

• RHP Ryan Bailey, So. (23 app, 33.1 IP, 7.02 ERA, 1.71 WHIP)

• RHP James Gladden, R-Jr. (13 app, 17 IP, 7.94 ERA, 2.18 WHIP)

Top Hitters/Runners

Penn State (6.83|3.44|6.36 Runs per Game)

1. DH Michael Anderson, Sr. (.356|.463|.733, 19 hr, 48 rbi)

2. 2B/3B Bryce Molinaro, R-Jr. (.268|.366|.568, 15 hr, 42 rbi)

3. 3B/1B Spencer Barnett, Jr. (.250|.325|.473, 8 hr, 18 rbi)

Maryland (6.08|4.60|7.33 Runs per Game)

1. 3B Brayden Martin, Jr. (.343|.478|.440, 2 hr, 37 rbi, 19 sb)

2. DH Ryan Costello, R-Fr. (.264|.405|.575, 15 hr, 59 rbi)

3. LF Jordan Crosland, R-So. (.290|.416|.530, 12 hr, 42 rbi, 12 sb)

Quick Picks & Analysis

Bryan: Penn State has started to show real flashes of improvement down the stretch, and it translated to a series win last weekend. The Nittany Lions will keep up the momentum in the final series of the year, taking two-of-three. Penn State 2, Maryland 1.