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Nittany Lions Head Home to Face Riverhawks (Series Preview)

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


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.


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)

  1. # 33 RHP Travis Luensmann, Sr. (1-1, 6.11 ERA)

  2. # 24 RHP Jaden Henline, Sr. (2-0, 5.93 ERA)

  3. # 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)

  1. # 36 RHP Brendan Williams, Sr. (0-2, 6.27 ERA)

  2. # 23 LHP L.J. Keevan, Jr. (0-2, 10.80 ERA)

  3. # 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)

  1. # 40 DH/C J.T. Marr, Gr. (.439 avg, 1 hr, 13 rbi)

    1. Batted cleanup (4th) in all but two games.

  2. # 0 SS Grant Norris, Gr. (.271 avg, 3 hr, 12 rbi)

    1. Batted 6th in his last 7th starts.

  3. # 18 C Matt Maloney, Jr. (.353 avg, 1 hr, 14 rbi)

    1. Batted 5th, 7th & 8th each in more than one start.

UMass Lowell (5.50|3.00|7.00 Runs per Game)

  1. # 2 2B Roddy Hernandez, Sr. (.333 avg, 1 hr, 8 rbi)

    1. Batted 9th in all but two games.

  2. # 3 3B Carlos Martinez, So. (.300 avg, 3 hr, 11 rbi)

    1. Batted 3rd in every game.

  3. # 19 1B/3B Sean O'Leary, Fr. (.256 avg, 2 hr, 10 rbi)

    1. 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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