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Nittany Lions Head to the West Coast in Crucial Early-Season Series (Series Preview)

Penn State (3-1, Big Ten) at Stanford (1-3, Pac-12)

Dates: February 23-25

Times: 5:05 PM, 5:05 PM, 4:05 PM

Coverage


Storylines

Former Penn State Baseball Coach Joe Hindelang Passes Away (Link to Story)

The Nittany Lions were saddened to hear this week that their head coach from 1991-2004 passed away on Sunday. He was the program's all-time wins leader, having led Penn State to a Big Ten Championship and an NCAA Super Regional appearance.


Moore Among Nation's Top Sluggers (Link to Story)

Malcolm Moore is on the watch list for the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award. He started all 64 games as a freshman last season, with 55 of those being behind the plate, all while batting .311, slashing 15 homers, and 63 RBIs.


Numbers Tell The Story


Offense

Penn State

Stanford

Batting Average

.301

.270

On-Base Pct

.397

.348

Home Runs

4

3

Run Splits (F-S-S)

6-4-3

0-6-4


Defense

Penn State

Stanford

Earned Run Avg

4.38

7.25

Opponent Batting Avg

.232

.287

Strikeouts

39

44

Walks

13

15


First-Ever Meeting (www.GoPSUSports.com)

Penn State is 0-0 against Stanford all-time. Penn State is 0-0 against Pac-12 opponents all-time. Stanford is 3-2 against Big Ten opponents all-time. Stanford last played against Indiana in 2022, when they won 13-0 in 7 innings.


Probable Starting Pitchers

Penn State (Starters)

  1. RHP Travis Luensmann, Sr. (0-0, 3.00 ERA)

  2. RHP Jaden Henline, Sr. (5-3, 4.70 ERA) [2023 Stats]

  3. RHP Frankie Sanchez, Jr. (1-0, 1.50 ERA)

Penn State (In the Bullpen)

  • LHP Anthony Steele, Jr. (2 app, 4.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.43 WHIP)

  • RHP David Lee, Sr. (2 app, 2.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.43 WHIP)

  • Closer: RHP Ben DeMell, R-So. (1 app, 0.00 ERA, 1 sv)

Stanford (Starters)

  1. RHP Matt Scott, So. (0-1, 5.06 ERA)

  • Fastball: 97 MPH (91-50 K/BB) [1.68 Control Rate]

  1. LHP Christian Lim, Fr. (0-1, 16.20 ERA)

  • Fastball: 90 MPH (39-15 K/BB) [2.23 Control Rate]

  1. RHP Nick Dugan, So. (1-0, 1.69 ERA)

  • Fastball: 95 MPH (100-49 K/BB) [1.85 Control Rate]

Stanford (In the Bullpen)

  • RHP Ben Reimers, Fr. (2 app, 4.1 IP, 10.38 ERA, 1.38 WHIP)

  • RHP Trevor Moore, So. (2 app, 4.0 IP, 15.75 ERA, 3.50 WHIP)

  • Closer: RHP Aidan Keenan, Fr. (2 app, 4.50 ERA, 1 sv)


Top Hitters

Penn State (6.00|4.00|3.00 Runs per Game)

  1. C Matt Maloney, Jr. (.625 avg, 1 hr, 11 rbi)

  2. OF Adam Cecere, Gr. (.364 avg, 1 hr, 2 rbi)

  3. OF Tayven Kelley, Gr. (.250 avg, 2 hr, 5 rbi)

Stanford (0.00|6.00|4.00 Runs per Game)

  1. OF Cort MacDonald, So. (.429 avg, 1 hr, 2 rbi)

  2. C Malcolm Moore, So. (.200 avg, 1 hr, 4 rbi)

  3. INF Jimmy Nati, So. (.412 avg, 0 hr, 5 rbi)


Game Lines

Friday: STAN -0.5 | O/U: 9.5

Saturday: STAN -3 | O/U: 8.5

Sunday: STAN -1.5 | O/U: 9.5


Game Promotions

Friday: Magnet Schedule Giveaway

Saturday:  N/A.

Sunday: Sunday Runday (Kids Run the Bases)


Quick Picks: Expert Analysis

Bryan: Stanford isn't as bad as the paper says they are. It's early in the season, and I have them taking two out of three. Stanford 2, Penn State 1.


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