Nittany Lions Head Home to Face Riverhawks (Series Preview)
- bryanportney01
- Mar 13, 2024
- 2 min read
UMass Lowell (5-10, America East) at Penn State (9-5, Big Ten)
Dates: March 14, 16, 17
Times: 5:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 1:00 PM
Coverage
TV: BTN+ ($)
Live Stats/Pregame Lineups: StatBroadcast (PSU)
Storylines
Gambino Gets 300th Win
Penn State head coach Mike Gambino won his 300th game following an 8-7 win in 10 innings. He entered the season with a 291-366 record in his 13 previous seasons.
Source: Mike Gambino - Wikipedia
Roddy Hernandez Named River Hawk of the Week
Senior Roddy Hernandez (Jersey City, N.J.) has been named the River Hawk of the Week following an impressive weekend at Oral Roberts. The senior led the offense with six hits, six RBIs and nine total bases in 11 at bats.
Numbers Tell The Story: Offense
Penn State | Offense | UMass Lowell |
.292 | Batting Average | .245 |
.405 | On-Base Pct | .346 |
14 | Home Runs | 14 |
28-39-19 | Run Splits (F-S-S) | 22-12-28 |
Numbers Tell The Story: Defense
Penn State | Defense | UMass Lowell |
5.80 | Earned Run Avg | 7.78 |
.258 | Opponent Batting Avg | .295 |
93 | Strikeouts | 98 |
61 | Walks | 95 |
Nittany Lions Stay Undefeated (Source: Baseball History Penn State Athletics)
Penn State is 3-0 against UMass Lowell all-time. Penn State last played UMass Lowell from March 15-17, 2019, sweeping the series at home (Penn State outscored UMass Lowell, 13-9).
Probable Starting Pitchers
Penn State (Starters)
# 33 RHP Travis Luensmann, Sr. (1-1, 6.11 ERA)
# 24 RHP Jaden Henline, Sr. (2-0, 5.93 ERA)
# 27 RHP Mason Horwat, Fr. (2-0, 4.15 ERA) or # 20 RHP Frankie Sanchez, Jr. (1-0, 1.50 ERA)
Penn State (In the Bullpen)
# 30 LHP Anthony Steele, Jr. (6 app, 11.1 IP, 2.38 ERA, 0.97 WHIP)
# 31 RHP Chic DeGaetano, Gr. (6 app, 7.1 IP, 9.82 ERA, 1.91 WHIP)
Closer: # 15 RHP David Lee, Sr. (7 app, 3.48 ERA, 2-3 sv/opp)
UMass Lowell (Starters)
# 36 RHP Brendan Williams, Sr. (0-2, 6.27 ERA)
# 23 LHP L.J. Keevan, Jr. (0-2, 10.80 ERA)
# 50 RHP Michael Simes, So. (0-0, 7.24 ERA)
UMass Lowell (In the Bullpen)
# 11 RHP Brian Foley, So. (7 app, 6.0 IP, 4.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP)
# 35 RHP Miles Cota, Gr. (6 app, 8.1 IP, 5.40 ERA, 1.44 WHIP)
# 9 RHP James Capellupo, Fr. (4 app, 15.2 IP, 2.30 ERA, 1.02 WHIP)
Top Hitters
Penn State (7.00|9.75|4.75 Runs per Game)
# 40 DH/C J.T. Marr, Gr. (.439 avg, 1 hr, 13 rbi)
Batted cleanup (4th) in all but two games.
# 0 SS Grant Norris, Gr. (.271 avg, 3 hr, 12 rbi)
Batted 6th in his last 7th starts.
# 18 C Matt Maloney, Jr. (.353 avg, 1 hr, 14 rbi)
Batted 5th, 7th & 8th each in more than one start.
UMass Lowell (5.50|3.00|7.00 Runs per Game)
# 2 2B Roddy Hernandez, Sr. (.333 avg, 1 hr, 8 rbi)
Batted 9th in all but two games.
# 3 3B Carlos Martinez, So. (.300 avg, 3 hr, 11 rbi)
Batted 3rd in every game.
# 19 1B/3B Sean O'Leary, Fr. (.256 avg, 2 hr, 10 rbi)
Batted 5th & 7th in all of his starts.
Game Lines (BPSportsbook)
Thursday: PSU -5 | O/U: 13.5
Saturday: PSU -5 | O/U: 13.5
Sunday: PSU -0.5 | O/U: 12.5
Game Promotions
Thursday: Home Opener (Free Admission)
Saturday: Postgame Autographs, Trading Card Giveaway
Sunday: Postgame Kids Run The Bases
Quick Picks: Expert Analysis
Bryan: This UMass Lowell team has played some tough teams and drawn good results. I think the Nittany Lions have the chops to sweep the battle-tested Riverhawks. Penn State 3, UMass Lowell 0.
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