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Nittany Lions Meet Hoosiers for a Pivotal Series in Bloomington (Series Preview)

# 10 Penn State (13-9, 1-2 Big Ten) at # 4 Indiana (18-15, 3-3 Big Ten)

# denotes Big Ten Rank.

Dates: April 12-14

Times: 6:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 1:00 PM

Coverage


Storylines

Medlar Magic Strikes Again: Attendance Record Shattered

On a sunny Tuesday, Penn State won 12-2 over FDU in 8 innings, in front of 4,902 people, which crushed the previous Penn State baseball game attendance record set at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The hope is that fans will go to the ballpark for hot dogs, free admission, and perfect weather, and stay for the talent of the Penn State baseball team.


Two Hoosiers Pick Up Big Ten Weekly Awards

SS Tyler Cerny was awarded Player of the Week after a performance that saw him go 5-for-14 with 2 runs batted in last weekend against Maryland. 1B Joey Brenczewski was awarded Freshman of the Week after going 6-for-14 with 4 runs batted in last weekend against Maryland.


Numbers Tell The Story (Away/Home Splits)


Penn State (Away)

Offense

Indiana (Home)

.316

Batting Average

.292

.439

On-Base Pct

.421

16 (1.6 per game)

Home Runs

26 (1.4 per game)

27-33-19 (3 weeks)

Run Splits (F-S-S)

16-55-39 (4 weeks)


Penn State (Away)

Defense

Indiana (Home)

8.81

Earned Run Avg

7.01

.295

Opponent Batting Avg

.380

28 (2.8 per game)

Strikeouts

194 (10.8 per game)

32 (3.2 per game)

Walks

87 (4.8 per game)



Hoosiers Hold Slight Advantage (Source: Baseball History Penn State Athletics)

Penn State is 17-24 against Indiana since 2004. Penn State last played Indiana from April 1-2, 2023, losing the series at home (Indiana outscored Penn State, 28-19). Penn State's last win over Indiana was on April 1, 2023 (7-2 at home). Penn State last won a series over Indiana from April 18-20, 2008 (4-game sweep, Penn State outscored Indiana, 29-15 at home).


Probable Starting Pitchers (Away/Home Splits)

Penn State (Starters) [Weekend Starter ERA: 5.49] (Away)

  1. RHP Travis Luensmann, Sr. (1-1, 11.70 ERA)

  2. RHP Jaden Henline, Sr. (2-0, 3.86 ERA)

  3. RHP Frankie Sanchez, Jr. (0-0, 22.50 ERA)

Penn State (In the Bullpen) [Weekend Bullpen ERA: 7.27] (Away)

  • RHP David Lee, Sr. (4 app, 7.2 IP, 1.17 ERA, 0.65 WHIP)

  • RHP Connor Throneberry, Jr. (3 app, 3 IP, 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP)

  • LHP Anthony Steele, Jr. (4 app, 5 IP, 12.60 ERA, 2.20 WHIP)

Indiana (Starters) [Weekend Starter ERA: 4.86] (Home)

  1. LHP Ty Bothwell, Gr. (1-1, 6.55 ERA)

  2. RHP Connor Foley, So. (2-1, 4.57 ERA)

  3. RHP Ty Rybarczyk, Gr. (1-1, 8.44 ERA)

Indiana (In the Bullpen) [Weekend Bullpen ERA: 6.90] (Home)

  • RHP Jacob Vogel, R-Fr. (5 app, 4.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.64 WHIP)

  • LHP Brandon Keyster, R-So. (7 app, 7.2 IP, 8.22 ERA, 1.04 WHIP)

  • RHP Julian Tonghini, Jr. (5 app, 10.1 IP, 4.35 ERA, 1.94 WHIP)


Top Hitters/Runners (Away/Home Splits)

Penn State (9.00|11.00|6.33 Runs per Game) [Away]

  1. DH/C J.T. Marr, Gr. (.432 avg, 3 hr, 15 rbi)

  2. Batted 3rd in each of his last 12 starts.

  3. RF Adam Cecere, Gr. (.813 slugging pct, 4 hr, 11 rbi)

  4. Batted 4th in each of his last 8 starts.

  5. SS Grant Norris, Gr. (.343 avg, 3 hr, 11 rbi)

  6. Batted 5th, 6th, or 7th in each of his last 22 starts.

Indiana (4.00|13.75|9.75 Runs per Game) [Home]

  1. SS Tyler Cerny, So. (.383 avg, 5 hr, 29 rbi)

  2. Batted 2nd or 4th in each of his last 12 starts.

  3. LF Devin Taylor, So. (.344 avg, 3 hr, 15 rbi)

  4. Batted 3rd in all but 8 games out of 33.

  5. CF Carter Mathison, Jr. (.657 slugging pct, 5 hr, 13 rbi)

  6. Batted 1st in each of his last 11 starts.


Game Promotions (Bart Kaufman Field, Bloomington, IN)

Friday: N/A.

Saturday: N/A.

Sunday: N/A.


Quick Picks: Expert Analysis

Bryan: Indiana has plenty of talent, as they hold a slight advantage at home in the stats category. I think the Hoosiers will win the series. Indiana 2, Penn State 1.

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